"Pond Type" Pot For Bonsai No Good?

[Strings Practitioner]

I have a Juniper Bonsai and while its healthy in most areas, there are some ares of browning occuring at the base rings of leaves- towards the bottom of the foliage. My Bonsai is currently in a Pond type of pot and I read that those may notbe optimal for my plant? Also I have no idea how old it is- Can you help me discover the ways to find clues as to age? Thank you for your time.

[djlen]

Can you supply a picture for informational purposes? I'm not familiar with a
"Pond Type Pot".

[Marsman]

I'm assuming it looks like this.



Note the partitioned part of the dish for adding the "pond".

[tarian]

age is of no reall concern . it is hard to define the reall age of a tree , some owners go by how long they have had them
others by how long they have been trained into bonsai
as a collector it is hard to establish age's of tree's from the wild
and one quote by Yoshio Naka
"Asking how old a bonsai tree is , is like asking a beautyful woman her age"
the pot shouldnt be a problem unless :-
- the inside of the pot is glazed
- there is no drainage hole in the bottom of the pot
-the center of the pot is inverted and raises in towards the drainage hole.

thanks tarian