People like me, for instance.
Two things you should never do to a Juniper (Itoigawa in this example)

1-) DON'T be a lazy sloppy wirer. Don't trap foliage under the wires.



2-) DON'T use a propane torch to finish your jin *without protecting the foliage* first.

Who was it that said if you aren't killing trees you aren't doing bonsai?

Ivan Mann wrote: Who was it that said if you aren't killing trees you aren't doing bonsai?

hahahahahahaha!!!
I am NOT killing this Juniper, just being hasty...
Seriously, I have had my share of dead conifers to be aware of the big problems but also the small ones.

Come on man. You should really know better.
If you are sloppy like that, you are not welcome to work on my trees next year!

leatherback wrote: If you are sloppy like that, you are not welcome to work on my trees next year!

Both accidents.
Wearing a mask, foggy glasses, disaster.
In fact I have protected the area around the jin with aluminium foil, but it was not enough.
The wiring... Well accidents happen.