I am as green as they come to both forums and bonsai, so please leave the pitchforks in the shed . I have owned a juniper bonsai for a couple months now. Last night, we experienced extremely cold temperatures in my areas, so I brought my tree into my garage (not climate controlled, but warmer than outside). I set my tree on a set of shelves, and they collapsed this morning out of nowhere. I immediately went out to see what happened and saw my tree on the floor. One of the two major branches had broken off, and the majority of the soil had fallen out of the pot. I put all the soil I could back into the pot and hustled off to work to avoid being late. Here is my question: Can I save my tree, or would it just be better to order a new one? If so, what do I need to do? I would love to save this one but I also understand that this is a lot of damage for a young tree. Thanks for you help! Pictures attached.
Dificult one. -5F = ~-20C which is the coldest I experience as peak cold here. I do not use protection on my junipers. When it drops below that I do not know how far it can take..
As for treating the damaged area; I would leave it as is. Juniper generally do not really grow over these places so cutpaste has no function here, I would say.