Bushy Juniper

guesskoenig · 06-09-2009, 06:52 PM

I bought this procumbens nana off the net a few days ago and it has very nice, small foliage and is currently growing in a large planter. As you can see in the pictures it is fairly low-growing with a large spread. I pulled the whole column out of the planter to take a look at its roots and it seems to have outgrown the container it's in. I was wondering if I should cut back on the roots or simply put it in an even bigger planter. I also have no idea on where to go with the style - I was originally going to go for a cascade of some kind as I was going to get a different tree, but ended up receiving this boxy one. A couple of the branches already hang off over the edge a bit and one in particular looks like it would be well suited as the lead but I am unsure of what to do. The way the tree has grown it almost looking I could seperate it and get more manageable trees out of it. There's a picture of the trunk formation so you can kind of understand what I mean, although it is not of superb quality. One branch is responsible for pretty much an entire side of the tree while the other is three branches growing out with only a few shoots.

Bonsai Barry · 06-10-2009, 12:02 AM

If it were mine I would probably not mess with the roots this year. I would plant it in a slightly larger pot.. well, I might nip a root here and tease a root there but not much more than that. I think you will be able to better assess the possibilities of this tree if you remove the branches that you know you don't need. Also, some of the foliage could be reduced, for example, foiliage that is growing on the underside of the branches. Opening up the tree will give some options for planning major pruning and wiring in either the fall or late winter.

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06-10-2009, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bonsai Barry Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cental Coast of California Posts: 35	If it were mine I would probably not mess with the roots this year. I would plant it in a slightly larger pot.. well, I might nip a root here and tease a root there but not much more than that. I think you will be able to better assess the possibilities of this tree if you remove the branches that you know you don't need. Also, some of the foliage could be reduced, for example, foiliage that is growing on the underside of the branches. Opening up the tree will give some options for planning major pruning and wiring in either the fall or late winter.

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