bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - new shimpaku juniper - really great price. what would u do? (Massive Pics Warning!)

Look pretty nice. The main thing I noticed is the lack of foliage close to the trunk. If the soil its in is good then I'd cut all the branches back some (leaving plenty of needles) to stimulate some back budding. Then lots of sun and fert.
In a year or two it will be ready for styling.
If the soil is not good then repot. Cut back when grow becomes vigorous.
In the mean time study it and find all possible new trunk lines. Make sketches of these as you will have a guide and plan when you do the style.

6-Mar-2008	#2
waltr bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Sep-2004 Location: Doylestown, Pennsylvania Country: USA USDA Zone: 6a AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 453	Look pretty nice. The main thing I noticed is the lack of foliage close to the trunk. If the soil its in is good then I'd cut all the branches back some (leaving plenty of needles) to stimulate some back budding. Then lots of sun and fert. In a year or two it will be ready for styling. If the soil is not good then repot. Cut back when grow becomes vigorous. In the mean time study it and find all possible new trunk lines. Make sketches of these as you will have a guide and plan when you do the style.