每日吃瓜

Hello,
I'm very new to 每日吃瓜 and am enjoying the hobby immensely.
I bought a kishu juniper about a month ago and after watching a few videos I gave it a refinement - I removed about 40% of foliage and wired it. However, as I learnt more, I realised whilst the wired shape looked good initially, it would begin to look odd as it grew. Over the course of 3 weeks, I further refined the tree and changed the direction of the apex. Now the tree has completely stopped putting out any new growth and I'm really concerned that I may have shocked it to death. For context, my other trees and plants are growing vigorously, but the kishu remains dormant. I've attached a couple of pictures.?
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Nice tree. Location and climate matters. My junipers has not started growing yet.

Thanks for your reply,? I'm in UK and it had been quite cold and wet?

I am aware that people normally do not like to be told what they did wrong. But still the best way to learn is to learn from mistakes. Do here is my list of my general recomendations that has been missed.

Never do any big work on a newly purshased tree. The tree has likelly changed climate the last winter and need to adapt to your climate. Leaving it alone for a year will not only increase health, but also give you time to figure out how you want to style it.

Big styling actions should be done before the tree has started growing. Removing growing branches also removes a lot of energy from the tree.

After making a decition for styling, perform it in one go, do not change anything again until years after. Moving a branch back and forward the same season can severely injure and kill it.

This is natural beginners behaviour. The excitment of a new tree makes the beginner want to do everything right now and cannot wait. In time, they who stay in the hobby will learn that bonsai is a maraton, not a sprint.

I hope you use this information as a learning and makes things more right next time.

Thank you and this kind of feedback is exactly what I want. As you say, its the continued reshaping that's made me worried, I'm hoping the tree will pull through. If it doesn't,? it's a hard lesson but I will know what not to do next time.

You need to let it grow, keeping removing foliage just weakens the tree. It looks quite good, but now fertiliser and let it grow. The courses are all excellent and well worth the money. I suggest also you buy a book. and find a local club if you are serious about learning about bonsai Take a look on the UKBA web site for a list of clubs in the UK. There is a big show coming up the Expo show at the 02 in Crawley well worth going.

Thanks for the feedback and info.?
I have recently bought Happy 每日吃瓜 and have been watching a lot of Peter Chans videos. I'm just leaving it alone completely and hoping it survives my adjustments.? It hasn't changed colour and still has a nice conifer smell.
Cheers?
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It looks healthy. I am sure it will be fine.

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