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It's not the path I think I would have gone, but it's hard to tell from 2D pics. I'm sure you'll have a good tree once buds pop and you can choose your branching.

It looks so much better chopped down to just that bottom section and the new branches. Good job.

If it were me I would cut the branch up high because it's too thick to be that high on the trunk, cut the top back a bit (and the first branch) then regrow the branching from there. It would be a slightly taller tree than going with the cuts you've marked, SniffingKrylon, but I think it would be...

I agree it looks very dry. Keep the soil moist, not letting it dry completely out. I wouldn't cut the remaining leaves off though, I think that would definitely kill it.

I like it. Angling it like that really changes everything about it. I think once this thing adjusts and starts growing you'll get a better idea of where to go with it. If I were you I'd cut off all the branches on the right side except for the first one and regrow all the branches so they're in...

It's kind of impressive how much it's fattened up just by growing in a bonsai pot. I could see the two lower side branches growing out another inch to make it look even more squat.

Some of the best growth I ever had indoors with my ficus was when they were in a 20 gallon (approximate) tote, with the top covered by plastic cling wrap, and shop lights on top, for a week that I was on vacation. When I came back there was some algae in the bottom of the tote, but no noticeable...

Did you try asking the salesperson? Sometimes the 8822 is in the back.

Probably is if you’ve done it before, but I’ve never grafted. :D I figure if you have a plant with that potential it’s a good idea to go for it. Get a teacher to help you if you haven’t done it yourself yet.

Graft shimpaku foliage on it.

It doesn’t really look root bound to me. I would wait until next year to repot it. Put some Plant Tone or similar organic fertilizer on the soil surface and just let it grow.

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/one-more-time-yamadori-style-junipers.4789/

There’s a couple threads on here about some extreme bends on young material. Smoke had some pines I know for sure, but you could do the same thing with the juniper. Wrap it in raffia, then wire, and bend the piss out of it. Let it grow for a couple years and take the wire off. Search for that...

Ninety-nine percent of the time windswept doesn't work unless you're quite advanced. I think it's too skinny to do much with. I would put some wire on it, do some more extreme bends, then let it sit and grow.

Let it grow freely and cut back. You might get some backbudding. Otherwise, looks like a good candidate for grafting.

You can plant them in the ground with a tile underneath. In a couple years you could cut back. Let it grow a year or two and repeat. What would I do? Plant them and just forget about them. Go buy some nursery plants and start hacking away with cutters and practice your wiring. Absorb as much...

Ha. Took a break from bonsai for a few different reasons. I actually got rid of all my plants, but the itch was too strong and I picked up a shimpaku and some ficus recently.

What makes you want to make a cascade out of it?

Did you put the wire on?

Good idea. I've noticed that Fukien Tea has stiff hard to wire branches once they've grown and hardened so I'd try to wire before they really lignify. They grow fast with coarse soil and heavy feeding. The ones I've had have been pest magnets so I haven't had much luck keeping them more than a...

I'll be honest with you, I didn't like the initial styling, but it's coming together nicely.

Happy Frog is supposed to be pretty good. A similar, and cheaper, option would be Plant Tone. You can get a eight pound bag for around $10 at Home Depot, Lowes or Walmart. It's not hard to find at all. It still has mycorrhizae and some trace elements in it...

I agree with Ryan. Then take the cut off section and plant it in its own pot. It should root fairly easily.

I have one where I cut the tubers off the base. Mine was cut flat on the bottom without any of thr leg looking parts left intact. I'll have to make a thread about it. Yours has that nasty looking area (graft?) where the two trunks meet at the base. I don't think it will ever look any better...

I think you're right. The base has some swelling. It looks a bit odd from some angles. After the chop, I had one bud start to appear near the nebari, but nothing came from it.