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Hi! I am relatively new and recently acquired a a juniper of some sort. I did some pretty heavy pruning and wiring but the plant is still in the pot from the nursery in just potting soil, making watering challenging. Any tips for monitoring watering? I watered it pretty heavy recently (5 days ago) and the top portion of the soil is relatively dry but the bottom is pretty caked and wet. I can pull it out of the pot and it maintains the shape of the container. I was contemplating putting a layer of volcano rock on the bottom so it can drain a bit better. The bottom has holes for drainage but I just don't think it is breathing well. I also considered a full repot but its a bit late in the season and I already did a lot of work on it and don't want an additional heavy stress. Pictures attached, thanks in advanced! (also, I am in San Diego if that helps inform any advice)

Below you will find a photo of my juniper procumbens nana. I got it on authum sale in 2018. I just left it to its own until winter 2020, when I slippotted it into a nice bonsai pot and made the initial styling. I left two cascading branches because I just could not decide which one to keep and which one to remove. I made several styling and reduction efforts the coming years. Not until spring 2024 I was ready to remove one of the excess cascading branches and finalize the initial styling.

You can find videos about every styling session on my youtube channel, green machine Sweden.

This tree is still in the original nurcery soil that it came in and has proboably been for more than 10 years. I think I will give it a repot, root reduction and a nicer higher pot come late winter or early spring next year.

So please do not hurry, there are no pride in a dead tree. 名媛直播 is a maraton, not a sprint.?You have allready made quite a big interference on the tree at the totally wrong time of the year. Repotting directly after, also in the wrong time of the year?may be the last thing you do on the tree. Just try to make it recover from your styling. This growing season has come too far to make it ready for rootwork come spring. I suggest earliest repotting in spring 2026, but a few more growing seasons will not hurt it.

Thank you for the advice! Any tips on monitoring watering in nursery soil?

In summer I just flush it like I do on all my other trees. If it is hot and sunny once every second day or so. Junipers love to be wet in the summer. Do not forget to water from above the tree. Junipers drink from the foliage as well and love frequent showers.

In winter I put the tree in an unheated greenhouse. Since it does not get any rain, I water it slightly every 3-5 weeks or so, just making sure it is slightly moist.

Local conditions may vary and so do the best care. I live in western Sweden. Normally very wet spring and authum. Mild and drier summers and winters.