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Local advise would probably be good, but local mud or Michigan mud are both mud and not particularly good for growing bonsai. The trees look a little haggard as they are and I would consider them iffy at best, so--- I would wash all the old soil off with a garden hose and replace it all with a good bonsai mix. I think if you do not do this now the trees are doomed.

Once you do this you have to understand that as tough as Junipers are once the roots are drastically disturbed it takes three complete seasons for the tree to regenerate the root system enough to tolerate being worked on seriously. In short once you do this leave the tree alone for three years.

25-May-2006	#6
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,533	Local advise would probably be good, but local mud or Michigan mud are both mud and not particularly good for growing bonsai. The trees look a little haggard as they are and I would consider them iffy at best, so--- I would wash all the old soil off with a garden hose and replace it all with a good bonsai mix. I think if you do not do this now the trees are doomed. Once you do this you have to understand that as tough as Junipers are once the roots are drastically disturbed it takes three complete seasons for the tree to regenerate the root system enough to tolerate being worked on seriously. In short once you do this leave the tree alone for three years. __________________ The only finished bonsai is a dead one; me 1992 MABA Des Moines Iowa