{"id":1956,"date":"2020-02-23T20:40:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T09:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2020-06-20T20:37:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T10:37:08","slug":"disaster-brings-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=1956","title":{"rendered":"Disaster brings change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The top of one of my shimpaku junipers got more and more pale over the past month or so. I was pretty sure there was nothing I could do to halt this. Once a juniper starts to change colour like this it is way too late to reverse the problem so I just watched and waited to see what would happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Eventually it became obvious that the entire top of the tree was dying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When something like this happens there’s no point throwing a tantrum. Nothing can reverse death. It is time to look at what I still have and what can be done to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closer examination show that the lower branches are still healthy and growing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even closer examination of the trunk reveals a hidden dead part. It is probably the result of damage from previous trunk bending but is hidden under bark so went unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That dead patch just happens to be in the centre of the live part I have retained when making the shari on the trunk. Last time I widened the shari I have unknowingly removed the last live part connecting the lower trunk to the upper part. Of course the tree cannot live without a direct connection between roots and foliage for sap transport so the section of tree above the damaged part has slowly died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to do now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can now see 2 positives from this change. The dead part of the trunk has very nice random bends and twists and could make a really good jin. The remaining live part of the tree is now short enough to qualify for a shohin sized tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First step is to strip the dead foliage and bark from the dead part of the trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So far so good. I may not keep all of that jin but it is an option for future styling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remaining tree now appears quite wide because of the reduction in height. The remaining branches will need to be shortened and\/or relocated to fit in with the new size. I can see a couple of possible options but will continue to consider this tree’s restyling for a few weeks before making further changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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