Should I repot this spring?

[*tree*]

Just styled this juniper, it's not the first work done to it so even thought I made a lot of dead wood, the overal amount of foliage I removed was only 50-60%.
Should I repot it now or wait?
And if I wanted to layer it, because the roots are too low should I ring bark it or use wire?
Sorry for bad lighting.

 

[Japonicus]

Do nothing else but water, and fertilize.
Looks too much foliage removal to me.
There may not be enough left to help recover.
This much exposure of previously shaded foliage, with no growth tip runners
Doesn't look vigorous enough to recover on stored energy reserves.
Normally full Sun but I would caution against that. Keep it misted for a few weeks.

 

[roberthu]

With the amount of foliage left, I'd leave it for two seasons to build up strength again before I touch the roots.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Yes. Do nothing more to this for a year or two!

 

[*tree*]

Do nothing else but water, and fertilize.
Looks too much foliage removal to me.
There may not be enough left to help recover.
This much exposure of previously shaded foliage, with no growth tip runners
Doesn't look vigorous enough to recover on stored energy reserves.
Normally full Sun but I would caution against that. Keep it misted for a few weeks.

I didn't remove all the foliage from the branches that are now dead at once, about 2/3 last spring, the rest now, so the low growth was exposed to sun pretty well. I did a beginner mistake of not taking photos.

 

[Shibui]

I didn't remove all the foliage from the branches that are now dead at once, about 2/3 last spring, the rest now, so the low growth was exposed to sun pretty well. I did a beginner mistake of not taking photos.

Normally I would say go ahead but with junipers it's not so much about how much was removed in one go. It's more about how much foliage is available to help feed the new roots. My experience is that they transplant and repot much better when there's plenty of healthy growing tips to provide the food to the roots.

You are free to do whatever you like with the tree. It may even transplant well but you asked for advice which has come from several experienced growers with a unanimous let it grow.

 

[Japonicus]

I didn't remove all the foliage from the branches that are now dead at once, about 2/3 last spring, the rest now, so the low growth was exposed to sun pretty well. I did a beginner mistake of not taking photos.

This is where the wait until recovered saying comes into play.
Not this thread so much but what you did previously.
Generally the following year, but not all actions and subjects are general.
So it may take an extended amount of time to recover and display foliage
that is, well bushy comes to mind.

When the foliage is full and juniper is vibrantly flushing, what do the tips look like on your juniper?
This is an important question.

For me, my junipers respond quite well to pruning in the Summer when they are
growing on, if they are healthy and not so much if the roots were disturbed that year
or if they weren’t as active as they should be. It is best, to deal with the roots 1st
while the top side has enough foliage to drive recovery.