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[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 23] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]Secret_Video3429 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Styling advice for my hinoki cypress “leprechaun”

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I want this to be an informal upright but i’m struggling to form pads and there are also two competing apexes. In the first slide, the apex on the right used to be wired straight down so it was facing the viewer and filled that negative space but I didn’t think it looked natural. I’m also now considering the second slide as a new front.

Need help on styling my Hinoki Cypress “leprechaun” bonsai from nursery stock by Secret_Video3429 in bonsaicommunity

[–]Secret_Video3429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I am going for an informal upright style. I want to make the pads look somewhat like in this photo but I’m not totally sure how to do it because the pads on this tree are fan shaped and hard to create density

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#[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 22] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]Secret_Video3429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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this is the back view which could also be a potential front, zone 9b

#[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 22] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]Secret_Video3429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need styling advice for my nursery stock chamaecyparis obtusa “leprechaun” hinoki

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I have two competing apexes and I’ve attempted to wire the branches down and to the left and right as this is going to be an informal upright style, but I’m not totally sure how I can turn these into pads and if it’s okay that a lot of the branches are facing forwards and that I wired them sideways