Juniper

[nurvbonsai]

Good Saturday afternoon,

Today I took my juniper into my club and one of the long standing members helped develop it a little further and went over some basics again which I found immeasurable that they offered their expertise. The chopsticks will stay in for a year or so, according to them, to help thicken up since upon my first repotting, there was almost no rootball. Thoughts?

I was hoping to also hear feedback on the fact that I also spent for the first time an afternoon collecting moss for the first time.

Thank you.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I find it difficult to say anything about your plant because it's pictured with a similar plant in the background. I find it difficult to see which is which.

If you can make a picture of the plant alone with a backdrop, I believe more people will provide you some feedback.

 

[Shibui]

I don't understand how chopsticks help thicken a tree trunk? Or what that has to do with 'almost no root ball'?
Second the motion for better photos in order to offer suggestion on wiring and styling.

 

[nurvbonsai]

How’s this? I was lead to believe the chopsticks were to help keep the trunk anchored in addition to the aforementioned comments.

 

[defra]

Yes thats a Better picture that makes more sense.
Good that you brought it to a club meeting
Just leave the chopsticks till they break down or untill next repot just to ensure it stays on its spot in the pot, if i understand it right thats the function of the chopsticks what they ment at the club helping thicken up the trunk without unnescecary root damage ?

i think you have set a decent basic structure as its a needle juniper feed it well over the growing season and keep plucking the old browning needles when they apear to promote the interior growth keep an eye on the wire and by next winter you will have growth to either cut back to or to use as seccondary branches to form future pads with!