Danteswake
Yamadori
All right, thank you!
Can someone clarify this please?
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Danteswake
Yamadori
Good read. The funny thing about my story is Ive over loved most of my trees, some ending in their demise as wisdom suggests. But this one I cut back hard and let nature take its course. What I thought was rust, wasnt. What I thought was gonna shrivel up and die, didnt. Ive learned patience and listening to others, thank you.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
After looking at the "before" photo, I am going to change my vote to San Jose juniper (a cultivar of Chinese juniper). I've got a few, and they will switch back and forth between immature and mature growth depending upon environment and strength.
Not at all uncommon. That's why I recommend you immediately buy another 20 trees. I'm not joking. It is much easier to leave your trees alone when you have other trees to turn your evil eye upon. Some of my trees I have to watch while they throw sacrifice branches, etc, and it can be like scratching your fingernails on a chalkboard you want to prune them so bad. So you have to have other trees to work on
Not at all uncommon. That's why I recommend you immediately buy another 20 trees. I'm not joking. It is much easier to leave your trees alone when you have other trees to turn your evil eye upon. Some of my trees I have to watch while they throw sacrifice branches, etc, and it can be like scratching your fingernails on a chalkboard you want to prune them so bad. So you have to have other trees to work on
Danteswake
Yamadori
I had 11, lost 4. One a f'ing tea that was a gift. Uggh! Avoid at any chance you get. But on a positive note I am making progress thank to this site. Also lost a money tree, thanks Mom but your buying me death waiting to happen. Just smile, take the gifts and gift it to a friend. Or someone like a mother-in-law.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
It is a Juniper- Juniperus Virginia is a Red Cedar which this certainly is not. It is a nursery variety- something like a Blue Point or comprable hearty little ground cover Juniper. Not ideal for Bonsai- produces mostly immature foliage and it is quite small. Buy trees that you are certain of the variety, certain of their suitability as bonsai And that jave more age to them. I would recommend sticking this guy in the ground and checking on it in 5-6 years.
When pruning Juniper, avoid removing all the foliage from a branch and expecting back budding to help you. You were fortunate to get any back budding off the trunk the way you did here but even though you got some, it will take many years for that growth to develop intonuseable branches for bonsai. Focus on what you have with Juniper and manipulate with wire not trying to chop back and regrow...
Danteswake
Yamadori
I must be very "fortunate" because its back budding strong. My plan is a cascade or semi. Hopefully I will be able to show that breaking some rules works too.
Danteswake
Yamadori
Danteswake
Yamadori
Its gonna be crazy when it matures. Hopefully I live that long. 
Danteswake
Yamadori
I dont mind the skinny legs. What I want is them developing into an artisic form. This is our art, we all have different visions.
Danteswake
Yamadori
Danteswake
Yamadori
My vision for this is it draping down from a literati type pot. Long sexy legs with healthy blue tips in all directions.
Danteswake
Yamadori
I cant plant in the ground for 5 years because I live in Florida, it would drowned during our rain season.
Danteswake
Yamadori
Danteswake
Yamadori
If you look at previous pics of the bark, the skinny legs could look amazing in a few years.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Personally wonder at possibility of Monterey Cypress
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just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Maybe a few decades, yeah....I'd put it in the ground and come back to it in 10 years.
