alisons50
Retired mom of 2 boys, have 11+ acres mostly trees, have about 2 acres cleared for house and gardens, so I can plant both sun and shade plants. Z6b
Retired mom of 2 boys, have 11+ acres mostly trees, have about 2 acres cleared for house and gardens, so I can plant both sun and shade plants. Z6b
Early Autumn 2020
18
Early Autumn 2020
18
raregold71
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Need help fixing this baby, any and all welcome ideas!
I’m not even sure what variety of juniper it is, but the pic looked close??? Lol
Really cool plant
Thank you @aprilblue9 I just wish I knew how to make it more handsome!
@sinukarta can you offer any suggestions?
I wish i could help, but I've never had one.
Cut all the long branches and trim the rest. Repot with bonsai soil below I will link the one I use for my outside bonsai. Also either leave it outside in the winter protecting the roots or put it someplace it gets cold. Bonsai Tree Soil - Two Quarts All-Purpose Blend Bonsai Soil Mix - Tinyroots 100% Organic - All Natural - Great for Any Bonsai Species - Genuine Akadama - Turface¨ FRIT Mineral Additives https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GS9ZGO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ebuCFbT2WFKB9
Thanks @bch208 it originally came wired to keep its shape long and lanky. After a year or so I could t stand the wires so I took them off! But it isn’t really growing well, to much browning that I guess I should trim off!
it's nice Bonsai material Alison, so what you need to do before cut everything; is decide the pose of the Bonsai. Just image this tree is a human models, and standing in front of you, and you can move arround, even make it tilted to the right or left; and move their hand (branch). Finally you will decide where is the best front face of this Bonsai.
Front face of the Bonsai is dependent of many aspect; Root visibility, basic movement of the main trunk, and planing the main canopy foliage should bend forward like someone in front of you who respects you in Japanese culture. And all those aspect is a natural description of a tree living in nature.
After you choose the right pose you need to wiring those hands as you wish, but remember juniper is a sensitive plant, you must wiring this just in one time, don't repeat this activity on the next day, you can repeat it in another month, after its completely healthy. And juniper is not an easy tree to grow their branches, so you have to really sure to choose which one is the best branch to grow. Dance with them and good luck! You can get application "My Bonsai" on Android to planing the Bonsai.
I think its the first step for creating Bonsai, i hope it would be help you @alisons50 cc: @lesliecole49