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I got this bonsai for chrismas, not sure what type it is. I have given it a little trim but I am still waiting for my wire to come in the mail. What type of tree is this, another thing do I need to water it every day if its an indoor bonsai, I'm not sure if you need to water indoor ones different from outdoor ones.

Hello and welcome.
First let me get this out of the way: there is no such thing as an indoor tree, at least not in the meaning you think there are. Indoor means: to be protected from an environment the tree cant cope with by placing it in an environment it can survive in when not placed outside where it belongs . Put in other words:these trees ( mostly sub- or tropical species) need to be protected from cold, or frost ( depending on the tree species) by placing it in an unheated, bright place/room/garden shed, but NOT/NEVER in your heated, dry, lethal ( to the tree that is) living room.
You have a juniper, which is not a (sub)tropical species that needs protection from cold. Even more: it needs cold to go into dormancy in order to survive. But now we have a bit of a problem: i can see by the color of the foliage that your tree was kept in a warm greenhouse/garden center so it still thinks its summer. Placing it outside now will be a problem, BUT , leaving it in your living room is an even bigger problem ( meaning : it will die, no doubt about it). So, if temps in your part of the world are not too bad ( meaning around 10-ish degrees), place it outside. If you are experiencing deep winter now, place it in a garden shed/garage/ room where it doesnt freeze. As soon as spring comes, outside with it and never place it inside again.
Concerning your questions about watering: never water on a schedule, water when soil feels dry to the touch, then water with a garden hose or watering can until water spills from the drainage hole underneath.
Do not do anything else with the tree: no fertiliser, no wiring, no cuting, repotting, whatever. First learn ot keep it alive for a year, which is difficult enough for most people

I dont get it. Every christmas the same thing. Lots of beginners with pourly made junipers sold as indoor trees asking about care in the forum. In my country I have never seen a tree like this for sale. Online I have never seen any culture advice saying they can be grown indoors.

Is this an exclusive american problem or is theese "indoor junipers" sold in Europe as well? Where are they produced?

How you know it's a juniper? There are no pictures in this topic...

Rorror wrote:

How you know it's a juniper? There are no pictures in this topic...

I call the tree posted in the first post a juniper..?

Thanks LB for the picture.


First post is only text for me:

I live in Australia, and its the middle of summer right now for me, will this change anything?

Nop, same advice- outside with it, no fiddling, learn how to water and keep it alive first. And dispose these pebbles/ grit on top, they prevent you from seeing and assessing the soil underneath.

Obbsessedwithbonsais wrote:

I live in Australia, and its the middle of summer right now for me, will this change anything?

Do you know what the roots are actually growing in? Is the peagravel the main substrate, or is it just a top-dressing? If the tree is really growing in this stuff, you have to water lots and lots (Twice a day or more). Even if it is in organice potting soil, knowing Ozzy summers, I could imagine watering at least once, and probably twice a day is needed.

Ok, I'll wait until I know how to look after the thing before styling it and I'll put it outside, ill remove the gravel.