Hello
@Vance Wood
Thanks for the quick reply. Also that shimpaku juniper, I like very much. I can take the criticism and am here to learn, with just a few months in this kind of input should keep me on the right track.
I want to explain my reasoning for thinking the tree I posted might turn out to be bonsai. So correct me where I am wrong, that way I can make better choices with material down the road. I am enjoying the whole package of learning bonsai frustration included, but getting it right is the aim.
1. First off the tree was readily available, being mine, and also a tropical so less liable to death by rookie.
2. The proportions, the girth of the trunk where it exits the soil is about 12cm, and the tree at its tallest is about 32cm. Perhaps its an issue of presentation?
I am posting some more photos with a tape measure for reference. If I'm still headed the wrong way, let me know. Thanks.