Darsh wrote: Yes it's a good suggestion, I meant to, but forgot when I actually started.
Basically it was a normal Christmas tree/teardrop shape about 9-10" tall.
What advice would you have given? Wait a few years

Just wait for spring, at least.

This forum, has some cool videos, something about an anniversary. One of them shows how to grow the lower branches first. Sort of cool, how to get the trunk bigger than the rest of the tree. This guy had the lower branches, at a few meters.

Don't toss the plant, it'll keep growing, hopefully. The fastest way to kill a juniper, is to keep it inside.

and yes, it will take ... years

Samantha wrote:
This forum, has some cool videos, something about an anniversary. One of them shows how to grow the lower branches first. Sort of cool, how to get the trunk bigger than the rest of the tree.

Yes, I believe the video Samantha refers to is this one:



However, what you could do is subscribe to Bonsai Empire YouTube channel and watch all of its videos there. Of course, there are so many others good channels... I find incredibly interesting the series "The Bonsai Art of Japan" of Bjorn Bjorholm.

Alain

Samantha wrote: Don't toss the plant, it'll keep growing, hopefully. The fastest way to kill a juniper, is to keep it inside.

Thanks for the advice, but I'm not throwing away my tree, I like it.

Great video too Has anyone used the damage/injure technique before? That's the first time I've heard of it.

Darsh wrote: What book is that from??

I wouldn't recommend this book as it's probably not available in Poland, and you would have to get it shipped to you. I definitely would suggest that you get a book on the topic of bonsai, as it would mean less work for all of the more experienced people on here

If you still want to go for my specific book, it's called 'Bonsai Basics' and is by Colin Lewis

Great thanks, I'll have to order in either way because my Polish is not great and it's difficult to get such specific books in English here.

well, if you're having one shipped anyway... wink wink nudge nudge

www.bookdepository.com/book/978151172835...pSWXmLfsYaAh638P8HAQ

Perfect, thanks

Samantha wrote: Just wait for spring, at least.

Why ?

Why not? can you grow a juniper in the dead of winter?

Samantha wrote: Why not? can you grow a juniper in the dead of winter?

The original quote:

Yes it's a good suggestion, I meant to, but forgot when I actually started.
Basically it was a normal Christmas tree/teardrop shape about 9-10" tall.

What advice would you have given? Wait a few years

What exactly do you mean? Wait for What, and Why wait with that?
The 'wait for spring' doesn't make sense if you're not telling if that concerns wiring, shaping, pruning, repotting or fertilizing.