My First Bonsai

Juniperus Procumbens Nana

This is my first attempt at raising a Bonsai. That isn't completely true. I was given a little Bonsai that came in a box about ten years ago. Since I never researched how to care for it, never knew about prunning, and it died within weeks, I just don't count it as a Bonsai experience.

After picking the brain of an older couple who happened to be at the same nursery I was, I learned that experts claim that the Juniper variety of Bonsai is extremely unpredictable as far as survivability.

And after deciding to just bite the bullet, I purchased all of these ingredients as my first true Bonsai starter kit:
Cactus potting soil (lava rock mix), drainage rocks, prunning shears, sculpting wire, Bonsai pot, humidity tray, and starter Bonsai Juniper tree.

After initial repotting and sculpting.

Final first grooming.

Now it will rest for two months before I attempt any more prunning. This is mid Spring, and the beginning of the growing season. I have anchored down the trunk, but I haven't wired any branches. That is to be done at the end of September.

According to the reasearch I did, I need to keep it in a shaded area for 6-8 weeks, while keeping it well watered. The plant has gone through a shock, and careful treatment is key to its survival.