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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #11985
Could I have some opinions please on these trees? Very much appreciated.
1st juniper Meyers in China mist pot. ?220

2nd another juniper ?150

3rd 名媛直播 Larch In An Ian Baillie Slab Pot ?250

I like the 1st juniper the best, the jins need some age but the tree appeals to me.

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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #11988
lovely trees, amazed to see you found them on ebay ;) .
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #11990
Not yours are they? Lol
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #11992
ai ai capt'n, my way with trees is to start off from scratch. love the jin and the one with the stone pot/slab.
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #12004
I can?t make up my mind by either one of them. They all seem healthy, with a relatively good nebari, good trunk movement, nice ramification... I?d say that the difference might be then marked by the price... I would probably go for the second juniper. Besides, junipers are a classic topic in bonsai... That said, I would have a rather hard time choosing between them... If you have the money to spend and the skills to take good care of them, it is a nice dilemma.

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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #12005
Thanks for your thoughts Alain, appreciated. This would be my first bonsai, been looking for a while. Is rather get a bigger tree than many small ones as I've little space so won't be getting many.
I've read a few books so sure I won't kill it, styling etc I'll learn as I go :)
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #12006
i agree a agree with you, if you made a point, i don't know, but the best way in my opinion learning as you go along is a brilliant method with bonsai.

happy bonsai-ing!

jaimin
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #12014
The second I do not like at all. I would probably go for the first.

Do not buy this if you do not have experience.
Having read a few books is nothing compared to seeing your first tree wilt without you knowing what you did. Experience in taking care of trees in pots is something you cannot read from a book, IMNSHO
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #12018
Thanks for your feedback leatherback, I didn't like the second either, I thought there was no nebri at all and I didn't like the full length shari.
Can I ask how does someone get experience before buying apart from a club?
I only use the books etc for a general knowledge, I would research the tree species.
Thanks for your help
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Posted 10 years 4 months ago #12019
In my no shit honest opinion? Lol
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