Repotting a Collected Prostrata Juniper

A repotting and root reduction of a collected prostrata juniper that has spent the past several years in a plastic training pot. This is an edit; the actual process took about 45 minutes.

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• bonsai
• bonsai tree
• bonsai tree care
• bonsai tree repotting
• bonsai repotting
• bonsai pot
• collected bonsai

[xwarmouthx]

Do all of our junipers come from your club members?  I am also in California and trying to find somewhere to buy prostrata junipers.

[chasnsx]

@xwarmouthx I used to go to Green Thumb Nursery in Lake Forest, or Laguna Hills Nursery (I think that is also in Lake Forest). Some plants are hard to find now because two of the biggest wholesale growers, Hines and Bordier's, filed for Chapter 11 due to the recession and they cut way back on plant production.

[64miguel]

do u use the same soil mix for all or your trees or do u have different mixes for different plants that may require different soil preferences?

[chasnsx]

I use the same basic mix except for the amount of organic component. This component may vary from 20% with pines and junipers to 40% with tropicals such as ficus, bougainvillea, and tea trees.

[MiZzCaNdiE07]

I got my juniper for Christmas last year and about a month later it started turning yellow/ brownish color so I tried researching what I could do but now I find that they are strickly outdoor trees. But believe it or not it's almost been a year and my bonsai is still fighting to stay alive. There are some green leaves still in some patches, do you have any recommendations that I could try in a dorm room? And how often should I re pot it?

[chasnsx]

Get an old desk lamp, (one that takes a screw in bulb) fit it with the largest compact fluorescent bulb you can find, (natural daylight color) and put the light on the tree during times when it does not get direct sun in the window. Repot once a year in early spring.

[bluelondon]

so much potential with this tree. can't wait to see what you do with the dead wood, should definitely add more flavor.

[timoboll777]

Hi everyone, welcome to my show :D

[JoeyGordon444]

is it good when pruning them to cover the branches that are cut off to cover them with the healing wax? just wondering

[DANATRINGWOOD]

for soil on my bonsai iv just started is just compost lol dont know if that will be alright im growing it in a shallow square dish type thing it looks good i took the shrub out of a 3ltr pot so im letter the plant grow for a bit in the dish before i start cutting and wiring the shrub im growing is Escallonia 'Peach Blossom'

[sharkfin154]

cant wait to see the follow up

[sharkfin154]

how do u graph the folliage?

[DWDUDDYJR]

hello, first would love to save you sir are a true artist. your videos have inspired me and i am very excited about learning the art of bonsai. i was wondering if you could help with choosing the best juniper from a nursery as in which variety would work well. also how about a small tree from the wild...perhaps a cedar?