Morpunki it is also called as Thuja orientalis and also called as Platycladus. This is a good Plant for Bonsai. Thuja is of plant like cypress and ever green. In favorable conditions it can be grown as a indoor Bonsai, otherwise it is a little shade loving plant. it can be grow up to 10 to 12 feet. It is a slow growing medicinal plant. The leaves of the plant grown in flatten manner new leaves will have light fresh green color and old ones will be in dark green color.
I bought a Thuja plant from a nursery and thought of making it in to a Bonsai.
Plant Before Pruning
It is a nursery plant. just five years old. This plant is growing from branches, Thuja is slow growing plant with small tiny leaves. giving shape to this plant is little demanding job because of many small branches on the main trunk line. First we have to clean and clear the main trunk line by removing all small , tiny branches. then we get a clear view to wiring and styling of the plant.
After some cleaning we can see some space between branches and that gives a clear view for further steps of styling.
After Some pruning and cleaning
After Some wiring started styling Plant
By bending Morpunkhi , it was given a shape
After styling , its the time to repot the plant to a selected Bonsai pot. The pot and the plant should be synchronize and co exit in a natural way.
This time instead of Pot a lawa stone is selected to place the plant as if it is growing from a mountain.
The Surface of stone is having good structure with small groves.
Select a best suitable place spot and angle on the rock to place the plant and make a grove by carving a notch to fit the plant in the rock.
Plant will be place in this groove.
Remove some of soil and cut down the extra roots and place plant on the stone.
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