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ABADDON
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My very first Bonsai. =)

Hello everybody, I'm completely new to this. I just bought my very first bonsai tree today, but here's the deal, I got no idea of what kind of bonsai this is, I mean, what species is this? Also, I would really appreciate ideas and directions on how I should take care of it, and even some ideas of things I could do with it if possible. I'm posting some photos I took of it below. Thank you.

[img]https://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8879/dsc00312j.jpg[/img]

[img]https://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1807/dsc00325rog.jpg[/img]

[img]https://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4747/dsc00323yuf.jpg[/img]
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bonsaiboy
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It is a juniper.
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looks good would do well in a windswept of slanting style needs to be trimmed and wired research on what is needed and I'm sure it will be a great bonsai keep it outside btw thats very important
ABADDON
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Thanks for the replies guys, you're right, it is a juniper, a shimpaku, now, I didn't really like the way it was, I wanted it to be in a more upwards position, so I did this...

[img]https://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6056/dsc00327ugu.jpg[/img]

[img]https://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5640/dsc00328vnj.jpg[/img]

[img]https://img245.imageshack.us/img245/662/dsc00329f.jpg[/img]

Can I leave it like this? Is it going to work? Or should I let it be the way it was before? Btw, I'm keeping it outside, by the window as advised. Thanks.
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ABADDON,
Can I leave it like this? Is it going to work? Or should I let it be the way it was before?
There is no cultural reason to return it to its previous position. This is a matter of styling and is left up to the individual grower. Do you have any ideas where you will go from here?

Norm
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Gnome wrote:ABADDON,
Can I leave it like this? Is it going to work? Or should I let it be the way it was before?
There is no cultural reason to return it to its previous position. This is a matter of styling and is left up to the individual grower. Do you have any ideas where you will go from here?

Norm
Well, since I discovered that it is in fact a Shimpaku, I decided I would love to see it looking like this after some years...

[img]https://br.geocities.com/franchecci2007/shimpaku3.jpg[/img]

I hope I'm not in over my head. I do realize this is gonna take not just quite some time, but also a lot of work, but I'm willing to learn and do whatever I need to to achieve my goal. Thanks for the help so far.


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