Needle Junipers bonsai care, as shown on an overgrown bonsai

How do you bring back an overgrown needle juniper bonsai to old glory? And how do you maintain and manage Needle Juniper bonsai foliage?
How do you fix a bonsai with bad roots to the pot?
All these questions and more!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Definitely front 2. This was so useful to me Jelle as I am just about to tackle a couple of ignored junipers. One of the best videos I have seen on this subject material.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great to hear!Looking forward to seeing yours!

[@jaiprakashpathak8974]

Minutely and expertly elaborated.................... turning out to be a bonsai with beautifully ramified and well placed pads.

[@GrowingBonsai]

So nice of you Lookng time coming this tree

[@Lonely_Leaf_Bonsai]

Always a good day when Jelle posts! great vid!

[@GrowingBonsai]

You're the best! So kind

[@LeandroLinguidi]

Super in love with front N°1!!!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you!

[@dmantaisi]

Great informative video. I need to work on my needle Juniper and I feel more confident having watched your work. Thanks!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Have fun! But do not do it the day before a hand-modelling appointment, lol!

[@HelluvaGuy-t3c]

Helluva informative video. Thank you for sharing.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad it was helpful! DO have a browse on the channel!

[@BonsaiGuidetoLife-op7dw]

The best thing about repotting junipers is I get to smell the roots! They always smell so good! Nice video

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A spa day for the Juniper!!

[@GrowingBonsai]

😂

[@andrewbeattie5245]

Great demonstration of pad development. I like the front as you had it at the end 16.00. Thanks

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you! 👍

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

That is a most difficult choice! This was an absolutely great video Jelle! Packed with useful information! I liked the second front with more of the deadwood showing, until you repotted the tree straighter. That changed the whole look of it and then I loved the front you chose. More of the foliage can be seen.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Something to keep in mind: A tree can often be tilted to create a fully different view!

[@natrjack965]

Absolutely fantastic Jelle 😊

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much!

[@carlosnunes5717]

Another great video and beautiful tree, would love to buy it if I could

[@GrowingBonsai]

it is not for sale

[@simonveghel3937]

thanks jelle! was waiting for this video. great information and demonstration! i'll try it on my squamata see how it works out. cheers!

[@GrowingBonsai]

:) Hope it works well

[@hankengai]

Great vid, and very usefull info about pad pruning, thanks! For me, definitely front no 1. With a more visible live vein, the entire tree is more credible. The other version makes the deadwood too dominant, imho, and the pads look like just an accessory. Thanks again!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great thinking, thank you!

[@chrisgawkowski3908]

Thank you for the video, very useful info. Could you please clarify the name/ maker/ supplier of the high pressure water pistol you used to clean up the wood. Thank you

[@jasonhorton1973]

Great video and information 👍🏻. Could it be a Blue Alps juniper 🤔. Thanks for all your hard work Jelle.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you. I think it is a squamata :)

[@ArdArdArd123]

Thank you for this video Jelle! I've had a hard time finding good resources for needle juniper care. And especially how to prune them well.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Ohw, I am sorry to hear. I hope this gives a clear insight in how I do this!

[@wshow11]

Nice! Thanks Jelle😊

[@GrowingBonsai]

thx!

[@jeffhurst4744]

Another Good video. Brief and on point. I vote for front #2. I’m looking for a needle Juniper. I just found a great lava rock to stick it in/on…a combo in rock and over rock look. My sources for stock or suitable Needle Juniper are drying up. May need to travel hours to locate one.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Off you go. Do not wait and sit around :)

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Great stuff, as always. 👍 For me, I think front no. 1 but rotated round clockwise about another 10 degrees so the deadwood is rotated further to the back, rather than to the side. That way it shows through and contrasts with the foliage without dominating it.

[@GrowingBonsai]

let me try that, thx!

[@gregoryh4601]

Sir. You May want to try a Rectangle bonsai Pot next Time.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Interesting thought. Why do you feel this would be a better option?

[@BonsaikelapaBambuApusTangsel]

Rlremakash shering nya sobat

[@GrowingBonsai]

👍

[@Fr3ddyFazbear87]

It looks very nice. I'm very new to Bonsai, so I was wondering if your juniper in this video will only have needle foliage or if you can give it scales. Thanks

[@GrowingBonsai]

this specific species has only these needles. Chinese junipers often have needles when young and as they mature they get scales

[@Fr3ddyFazbear87]

Thanks, I just got my juniper today, but I don't know how to determine the species. Can you help me out?

[@GrowingBonsai]

@@Fr3ddyFazbear87 ask the seller?

[@Fr3ddyFazbear87]

@Growing Bonsai by Jelle the seller at a bonsai expo in the city. He didn't have a business card or anything, and I can't go back to the expo in time before it closes tomorrow.

[@dantegianoli3267]

i love this tree

[@GrowingBonsai]

great to hear

[@mrbogie4392]

So when is the best time to prune junipers?

[@GrowingBonsai]

I like maintenance work over winter. Then let it grow wild over spring, with a cutback once runners have formed to induce backbudding.

[@greenmachinesweden]

Great vid Jelle, but I think you may need other optics for this type of video? Front nr 2 is my prefered. I like the fire works, need to remember that for new year. Cheaper than the bamboo I am using. Would you do this thinning and pruning any time of the year or is spring preferred??🙂👍

[@GrowingBonsai]

I prefer spring, or even later winter👍

[@greenmachinesweden]

@@GrowingBonsai Thanks. I never got to it yet this year. I think I will start now and make little by little during the season. So time consuming on procumbens.🤣😅

[@GrowingBonsai]

@@greenmachinesweden yeah, several hours to do well and with concentration!

[@greenmachinesweden]

@@GrowingBonsai That is why I only have two.🙂👍

[@GrowingBonsai]

@@greenmachinesweden good choice. I have only one 😂

[@hruaiahnamte7052]

Love you jelle can you do one on how to do pads i cant seem to figure it put

[@GrowingBonsai]

Hm.. interesting. Specifically on needle juniper, or in general?

[@TaderSamich]

Front #2, but with a little bit more live vein showing on the left

[@GrowingBonsai]

ok!

[@nwilliams1540]

I like front number two best.

[@GrowingBonsai]

thx!

[@WolfgangKeim1]

Front no1 would be preferred

[@GrowingBonsai]

Ok, guess that confirms it!

[@burlo_one3532]

Front number 1

[@GrowingBonsai]

👍

[@johnpereira9594]

Front no 1

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thx!

[@lloydbugler5605]

No. 1 but more upright.

[@GrowingBonsai]

thx!

[@Ollieslife101]

What the heck was that sprayer...please post a link I need one in my life asap

[@Vaasth]

I like the number 1 better

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you!

[@tasanastasi7799]

Front 1 please

[@GrowingBonsai]

OK, seems to be the general idea

[@kurtdebree]

Maybe a possibility... front 2 and bend tree to front

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thx!

[@patrick.bastiaensen]

ga voor 1

[@GrowingBonsai]

Ok!

[@stormdrifter7904]

Junipers don’t produce flowers. They’re conifers, in the gymnosperms; only flowering plants (angiosperms) flower. What you were picking off were pollen cones

[@GrowingBonsai]

Absolutely technically correct. Flowering bodies would have been the correct reference. But in general, most people would call these flowers, i feel. 🤷

[@lenalhoest3542]

Nieuwe kant vind ik beter

[@GrowingBonsai]

dank je!