Hopefully, that wasn't the take-away you got from @sorce . His posts tend to have multiple meanings but most of us have learned to read between the lines.
Bonsai by Dori in Cottondale FL, close to Chipley on hwy 231. She sells local and imported bonsai. They have their own nursery. She said they have been growing junipers locally for over 20 years. She also sells pre-bonsai stock. $50 each or 3 for $125. She sells several different species and has some amazing display treesHopefully, that wasn't the take-away you got from @sorce . His posts tend to have multiple meanings but most of us have learned to read between the lines.
Pro-nanas thrive here; you just can't be whacking and hacking, bending and twisting on them at will. I have several very healthy and happy specimens and it looks like you have a good start on yours.
Now, the most important question, where is there a Bonsai Nursery an hour and a half from the panhandle?
Ohhhhhh... You think her place is a Bonsai Nursery? When you visit a real one you'll see the difference. She's about 30 minutes from me but I would never buy material from her. I'm not saying she's a bad person but Roadside Sellers are just not my cup of tea.
Juniper = go slow 
Have you been IN her place? She does sell $20 mallsai to drive by tourists, but she has some legit bonsai for sale and on display. Her nursery is not located at the shop. From what I understand, they have a nursery somewhere out by interstate 10. She may not be what everyone thinks is an ideal place to get stuff from, but she's the only thing within a days drive for me to find anything with a trunk bigger than a 1/2 inch....... lol
She said they had been potted in growers pots but have not been repotted for years. Quite rootbound. She said that's why they have so much mature foliage. All I did was slide the entire root ball and soil out of the plastic pots, which were falling apart, completely intact, added some bonsai soil to the bottom of the terra-cotta and a screen on the drain hole, and place them into the new pot with a bit of soil around it to fill the pot. No pruning or loostening of soil, etc. They wouldn't stand on their own in the plastic pots so I had to do something to stabilize them and give them a heavier base so they wouldn't tip in the wind.Those will need hours of thinning BUT call them first and find out how long they have been potted. If recent go gentle, if over a year thin away for health. If you just repotted them as the terracotta looks new wait to do a "light" thinning a week or so after you see a lot of new growth...
Grimmy
Yes, I have been and I've purchased a Juniper from her (which slowly died in about 4 months). Again, I'm not saying she's a bad person but basically the nicer trees inside are overpriced so you don't buy them. They are the bait to get you to buy one of the ones out front. She is committed to selling roadside bonsai and that's fine if that's what she wants to do. Anyway, I don't want to run anyone down so here's an interesting article from a well known artist in our community: https://adamaskwhy.com/2017/03/29/but-but-but-are-these-bonsai/
Yeah, I was drooling to go but my sister would have had my head if I bailed on her to go buy trees.. she doesn't get it..... lol. I did almost blow off the boat trip though...... lol. I will be attending the first meeting once they resume in September, hopefully we can meet. I'll be hard to miss...... short bearded guy covered in tattoos.. lol.
Looking good!
San Jose aren't nana procumbens.
I believe this one is Parsons juniper. I have 2 and this looks a lot like them.
