Starting a Blue Star Juniper Bonsai, January 2024

In this video I take a nursery stock Blue Star Juniper that I bought from Mosaic Home and Garden a few months ago and begin its journey as a bonsai tree. I do some minor root work and a fair amount of branch pruning.

[@baldyeti]

She looks all set and ready for the growing season. I’m diggin it, brother.

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Thanks! I hope I have better luck with this juniper than my last two. One of the last ones died, and the other one we’ll find out in spring if it is still alive! 🤣

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Nice work on this tree. Spring will help bring out the beauty in it. I am glad of your positive attitude in pruning your little creation.

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Thank you! I don’t have a lot of experience with junipers, but I’m excited to learn more about their quirks. Thanks I try to keep a positive attitude in hobbies as well in life! We only have a limited amount of time on this planet … so we might as well enjoy it while we are here! 😃

[@DavesBonsai]

I started one of my own last year. Turned one into a triple trunk. Enjoy the journey. Best of luck with this Blue Star!

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Oh nice! Thank you, good luck with yours as well! I’m excited to see how mine will do as it gets into the growing season.

[@thebonsaiprojectkernow]

Beautiful job, this tree is on my list

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Thank you! Yes they are quite beautiful trees!

[@classyadventures599]

I have one of these little trees as well. They are fun to work on

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Oh nice! I don’t have a lot of experience with junipers, I’ve been watching a lot of videos trying to learn as much as I can about them. Nigel Saunders has some great videos talking about his. How often do you branch prune and root yours? I’m hoping I didn’t prune to much off mine here!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

That is one cool buy!

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Yeah I saw this a few months ago and I knew I had to pick it up!

[@bonsaibythesea]

Greetings from Nova Scotia 😮

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Hello from Pennsylvania! Thanks for stopping by!

[@sadoldgit313]

How strange! Only this very afternoon I was pruning and styling a Blue Star Juniper that I had been growing on after my wife discarded it as a hopeless case! After seeing it she now wants it back!

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Oh what a coincidence!! Good luck with yours, hopefully you get to keep yours! 🤣😀

[@Bob_V7_Bonsai]

You could give it a wire , now it’s still flexibel . 🤔

[@dreamingofbonsai]

True. I have very limited experience wiring so far. 99 percent of my bonsai journey has been clip and grow. But that may change this year.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Foist and to like.

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Woo hoo! 🎉🎉🎉

[@stanhill3980]

I wanted to see bonsai not a wood Bucher.

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Thanks for watching.

[@gavinhartley5454]

What a f'in mess!

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Haha, yeah it can be a messy job sometimes! Thanks for watching!