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Old 8-Jan-2008   #2
Bonsai Barry
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Originally Posted by gusto1214
I recently bought a 3-4 year old juniper online that has already had a bit of bonsai training. The pot that it came in seems to be large enough, and I was wondering if there wasn't any reason why I couldn't just leave it be for one growing cycle before I try to do any work on it. I'm very new to this and when I bought the tree I wasn't aware of how much I didn't know about this craft. Does anyone know if there's something I might have to do right away?

Here are some things to consider:
1) If it is a juniper then it is an outside tree.
2) Take a photo and post it. You'll get more and probably better advice
3) Check the soil. If there are rocks glued on, take them off. Is the soil free draining or is it spongy?
4) Unless it is an emergency, you'll probably be better off waiting until spring to repot your tree... in the meantime, you have opportunity to read up on bonsai techniques.
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