Juniper First wire

[Jacob54]

Just started getting into bonsai. Went to my local nursery and pick up a 12$ parsoni juniper, decided to practice on it by pruning and wiring it. I will probably re-pot next year. Let me know what you think or what I could have done differently always trying to learn! Thanks.

 

[p_anova]

Fill out your location and zone! If you are in the US, it is the wrong time of year to do a structural prune on junipers. They need the foliage to stay cool in the summer heat. Regardless, keep the guy in shade and hopefully it recovers, mist foliage. Next Spring, I would begin lowering the side branches while they are still pliable. I would not get rid of any more foliage and plan on repot the following Spring if it is growing healthy. Eventually, you will want to cut near the red line to increase taper but we are talking a couple of years down the line based on the health of your tree. Good luck.

 

[Jacob54]

Fill out your location and zone! If you are in the US, it is the wrong time of year to do a structural prune on junipers. They need the foliage to stay cool in the summer heat. Regardless, keep the guy in shade and hopefully it recovers, mist foliage. Next Spring, I would begin lowering the side branches while they are still pliable. I would not get rid of any more foliage and plan on repot the following Spring if it is growing healthy. Eventually, you will want to cut near the red line to increase taper but we are talking a couple of years down the line based on the health of your tree. Good luck.View attachment 448021

Thank you! Will do!