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Hi Wa. , I agree with Dave completely. Don't worry about it. It does not look that bad from here, especially if there is new growth at the tips. Shimpaku's tend to drop old foliage in response to stress like this (sometimes to recent fertilizing and over watering too). The old foliage that come directly out of the trunk and at the crotches of the branches are not needed anyway. You should have removed all of them when you repotted it. You still have way too much branches to work with. In the future try not to treat it with anything (pesticides or fertilizers) for a long time after a repotting.
Good luck,
Si

17-Jul-2007	#5
SiNguyen bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Orange County, California Country: USA Posts: 483	Hi Wa. , I agree with Dave completely. Don't worry about it. It does not look that bad from here, especially if there is new growth at the tips. Shimpaku's tend to drop old foliage in response to stress like this (sometimes to recent fertilizing and over watering too). The old foliage that come directly out of the trunk and at the crotches of the branches are not needed anyway. You should have removed all of them when you repotted it. You still have way too much branches to work with. In the future try not to treat it with anything (pesticides or fertilizers) for a long time after a repotting. Good luck, Si