My First Bonsai - Chinese Juniper

silver29

Hi all

This is my first post, and i have recently bought my first bonsai. I was wondering if you all could comment on what i should be concentrating on intially before i build up my knowledge to make major styling decisions.

Also this was bought as an outdoor bonsai - excuse my ignorance, but can it be kept indoors in the winter ? or should it be kept outdoors all year ?

Thanks

Attached Images

1stday02_5.jpg (38.3 KB, 250 views)

__________________
Silver29

Advertisement

TreeBay

Hi Silver,

I think the view from the opposite side (The photo in your Gallery) is better, but you can improve this side by thinning the foliage where the first branch comes off the trunk.

It should be shaped so that you can see some of the underlying structure and not so much like a poodle's body. Cleaning away any foliage (you can keep the branches for now) that grow within a couple inches of the crook where that first branch comes off the trunk would be a good first step. Then you can repost and we'll see what we have.

Junipers should be kept outdoors for best results. Some people are able to grow them indoors in a greenhouse environment (with a lot of extra lighting and humidity and things like that).

I pulled up an informal upright juniper from the gallery that you can use as an aid to help understand how to separate the branches from the trunk a little more.

http://pictures.bonsaitalk.com/showphoto.php?photo=27

Regards,

Matt

Regards,

Matt

__________________

Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today!

bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

dbz12fan

I was able to keep a juniper alive indoors for a year with propor lighting humidity etc. It eventually died, so I don't reccomend that you try it.

__________________
"Success demands understanding"-Andy Rutledge

Charles Bevan
Vero Beach, Fl

silver29

Outdoors it is !!

Thanks alot fellas, I'll give it a good trim !

__________________
Silver29

silver29

I've finally found the time to give it a trim, as its my first time i was abit worried about cutting too much...

what do u guys think

Attached Images

cjaug1.jpg (53.0 KB, 180 views)

__________________
Silver29

LivingArt

good job. just a reminder, if you cut foliage on a juniper it will turn brown near the cut so you must pinch foliage with your fingers to trim it or use tweezers.

__________________
TreeBay Bonsai Tools & Supplies

silver29

Thanks for the comment.

I am thinking of cutting off the bits between the top and bottom layer. if u know what i mean

__________________
Silver29

TreeBay

No, so I am a little scared

Regards,

Matt

__________________

Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today!

bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

dbz12fan

I know what he means and I don't reccomend it.

__________________
"Success demands understanding"-Andy Rutledge

Charles Bevan
Vero Beach, Fl