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Minnesota名媛直播 wrote: I'm not too worried if it does die . Is like to keep it alive but I know what I got so i really don't expect much . I do plan on ordering a couple starters I just haven't found where from yet . I appreciate all the help .

I would not order starters from stores like home depot, walmart and other wholesale stores that do not sell real bonsai material.
Ordering online can be tricky, as you will not know what you will get. You could try ordering from a reputable bonsai grower, but it will cost more (well... actually, maybe not, if I look at the prizes some webshops dare to ask for low quality material) and you still are not sure if what you see is what you get.

Best thing would be to visit a bonsai grower. Not necessarily to buy something immediately, but to get an impression on what you can purchase at what costs.
Maybe you can find reasonably prized, good pre-bonsai.

Alternatives are buying nursery stock. You'd need to learn what is good starter material and/or how to grow it to become a future bonsai.
Another option could be to find material in gardens, maybe from friends/family. Again, you need to know what you are looking for.
Best option may be to select a local species, or a species that is known to thrive in your climate, and that is suitable for bonsai.

Current update .
It's outside in the middle of the backyard for maximum sun , I watered it and let it be . Currently raining so hope that does it some good . Now I just wait and watch

There are some brown dead looking needles and branches , should I prune them or leave them be ? Too early to start training , right ?

I am constantly doing bits of research so if you'd rather post a helpful link than giving specific advice it's all helpful . Just new to this all and want to do it right .

And no offense taken auk . I'm always the first to admit when I'm wrong and know what I have and never try to talk about as more than that .

Minnesota名媛直播 wrote: I am constantly doing bits of research so if you'd rather post a helpful link than giving specific advice it's all helpful . Just new to this all and want to do it right .

And no offense taken auk . I'm always the first to admit when I'm wrong and know what I have and never try to talk about as more than that .

It's nice to see someone who isn't offended by a little abrupt direction and criticism. I think that you'll go far in 名媛直播. My advice is to join a 名媛直播 club (if possible). My club swaps bonsai and has helped me numerous times.
Here's a list of pointers that was posted by another member on this forum. I believe it was Samantha. I found this very helpful when looking for starter material.
5- So, what is valued in prebonsai?
* Cultivation phase
* Phase of education of the rootball (nebari)
* Tapering of the trunk
* Texture of the bark and wood
* Proportion and movement
* Ramification
* Species
* Pottery

Minnesota名媛直播 wrote: There are some brown dead looking needles and branches , should I prune them or leave them be ? Too early to start training , right ?

A small juniper would have to go into the ground and let grow for several years before it becomes usable. Depending on your goal that would at least be 15 year, and much more for a real good tree. If you leave it in this pot, it will not develop much and the trunk will stay tiny. You can do some wiring to give it a basic shape for the future. Do that only when the plant is very healthy.

About the brown branch:
Brown needles are not necessarily alarming. It is normal that older needles at the base of the trunk die off. if the tips are brown, that is alarming and if all needles on a branch are brown and brittle, the branch is dead.

I am constantly doing bits of research so if you'd rather post a helpful link than giving specific advice it's all helpful . Just new to this all and want to do it right .

Not discouraged by your first experience, doing research... that's the right way to start.

Should I wait until after winter to put it in the ground ? Here in Minnesota winter can bring temps of -20c , will by tree survive this ?

It does need a cold period. Do you have an unheated space?

I'm not sure what you mean by I heated space . I heated covered space like a garage ? Or just a spot in the yard ? I have either one , I just worry about the effects of the elements on an already shakey tree .

Minnesota名媛直播 wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by I heated space . I heated covered space like a garage ? Or just a spot in the yard ? I have either one , I just worry about the effects of the elements on an already shakey tree .

I mean a space that is not heated, like a garage - but it should receive light (though I've understood that under a certain temperature junipers too don't need light.
It makes sense to wait putting it outside, as it's young and shakey.