First training bonsai...

[Jamesm03]

Here is my Juniper I received on Saturday. There were some trainers that helped a little with how to go about it, but I think it turned out pretty good. I only wired the one limb.

 

[sorce]

Hey @Shimpaku
These trainers are the types I'd be wary of!

If by trainers you mean humans!

Don't take that too hard!

But that Mugo like knot at the top is gonna give you ugly soon!

Hopefully they told you to cut those branches off sooner than later!

Other than that....it's got potential!

Sorce

 

[Cypress187]

Other than that....it's got potential!Sorce

He's got a head-start on me, mine is dead, ghehe.

 

[sorce]

He's got a head-start on me, mine is dead, ghehe.

Out of the 8....

I got one that MAY make it!

Junipers are very temporary for me!

Sorce

 

[Cypress187]

Out of the 8....I got one that MAY make it!Junipers are very temporary for me!Sorce

Can I still do stuff like that? I though I needed to wait until next spring?

 

[sorce]

Can I still do stuff like that? I though I needed to wait until next spring?

Kill a juniper? Nows a good time...
But mine tend to die best in spring after a good effed up winter!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

The only way they die for me is with help from VC.

 

[thomas22]

Here is my Juniper I received on Saturday. There were some trainers that helped a little with how to go about it, but I think it turned out pretty good. I only wired the one limb.

I'm curious what trainers means also. Was this a workshop of some kind? I have a few comments to help you in the future. When you take pictures of bonsai take it with the camera level with the tree, not from above. That way maybe we could tell what style you and the "trainers" were going for. It look like you repotted the tree and the same time of styling. Generally you would do a first styling one year and then repot the next year when the tree has rebounded from all the foliage loss and wiring. There wasn't too much foliage removed and only one branch was wired so you may be OK. It looks like you or the trainer were going for semi cascade style. Look at a lot of pictures of this style next year you can wire all the branches to try to improve this tree. You need foliage at the top center of the tree. Yours is bare so I would either wait for new growth or bend existing branches up. Keep it outside, feed, water when it needs it. Good luck.