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Hi guys! First timer here, new to the forum as well as the world of bonsai, so please be gentle

I decided to take up bonsai in autumn. I did some research and pruned my first nursery stock Blue Star Juniper.

Of course I did a terrible job at wiring (and probably other things as well), and the foliage started browning pretty soon where the wire was too tight or sloppy.

I quickly loosened the wire from the affected areas, but the tree looks mostly bad.

It's placed outdoors, on the window seal, and I misted it daily when the weather was warmer. When the temperatures dropped, so did my misting frequency.

Questions:

a) How bad is it?
b) What can be done?
c) CAN anything be done still?
d) Is anything other than bad wiring causing the browning?

Like I said, I'm a first timer, so any constructive advice is welcome.

the wire is the wrong type of wire and completely wrongly done. Take it off. It looks rather dry how are you watering? It sounds like you are severely under watering if you are only misting. It would help to know what country you are in. I suggest that you read the Juniper guide that is on this site in the store

It's a juniper.
So it should be outdoors, being watered as the soil feels dry, plenty of light, plenty of fresh air, and yes, they take the winter quite happily.
But...
Yours seems almost dead.
Dry, I suppose.

Thank you for your reply!

I live in Slovenia (moderate climate). I will rewire it completely this week, but I'm not sure about watering as it's freezing outside. Should I water anyway or wait for a warmer day? Or move to a spot that isn't freezing?

Thanks for the help!

Do not worry about the wire. This plant is doomed already.

Also, study the subject a bit more. Questions about dead or dying plants are asked here on a daily basis and the answers are often the same.

Probably dying, yes, Frost won't kill it lack of water will, but if you have a mild day then it could be watered. It may survive Take the wire off and do not put it back on until you know how to do it properly.

OK guys thanks for all the answers. I thought watching a couple of yoitube videos was enough - guess not.

Feels bad

Anyway, I'll try to save this one, but just to be sure I'll start another one, this time wiring very carefully.

I feel more competent now, after all I'm a member of the community

Thanks for not being douches and helping with actual advice, even though I'm a newebie.

Yeah, first make sure your tree is healty again before you start wiring. This could take over a year, if it survives at all...

ZeManN wrote: I'll start another one, this time wiring very carefully.

Don't.

Not only is the way you wired the plant horrible, so is the way you shaped it. That is NOT how you train a bonsai. Sorry if that sounds rude, but I'm just being realistic. If you shape a young plant like this, it will not become a good bonsai.

First: learn how to keep your plant alive. That's the most important thing. You cannot train a tree if that tree is dead. You need very strong and vigorous plants if you want to create a bonsai out of them.

Next, learn what a good bonsai looks like. Look at pictures, go to exhibitions, join a club.

Then, learn what it takes to create a good bonsai. It takes YEARS to create a good basis for something to become a bonsai.

Learn to be patient. 名媛直播 takes lots of study, practice and time.