AusBonsai

Hi all, I got this little tree for my birthday back in January and I would love to make it into something a little more interesting than what it is right now. To start out, could I get some help with the ID? I will then make another thread on its progression.
I'm happy to provide more photos too!

It's a juniper chinensis aka Shimpaku Juniper I would say. The scale foliage is a giveaway.

Ah thanks, too easy

Agree with Ryceman.
Shimpaku are quite slow growing so don't expect this to take off or develop into a massive trunk any time soon.
If you search for images of shimpaku bonsai you will notice that a lot of them feature dead wood and fantastic twisted and curled trunks and branches because that's how they look in the high mountains where they naturally grow.

Thanks Shibui, I'm going to need some patience with this one then

Hi Raymond
I would go a bit more than some patience, you'll need alot of patience cheers
Peterb

peterb wrote:Hi Raymond
I would go a bit more than some patience, you'll need alot of patience cheers
Peterb

Haha, yeah...