Avoid Juvenile Needle Foliage and Stimulate Backbudding on Juniper Bonsai

Junipers are one of the most often used plants for bonsai. yet, people run into challenges with foliage turning yellow, juvenile, needle foliage and a lack of backbudding. In this video I will share some ways you can avoid these problems.

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0:00 My first needle & itoigawa junipers
1:12 Two main juniper foliage types
1:50 Why do junipers turn yellow on the inside
2:42 Juniper foliage dying off after first styling
3:36 Needle / Juvenile Juniper Foliage forming
3:45 Origin of Itoigawa Juniper
4:00 The biggest mistake what you have juvenile foliage
5:58 This is the way backbudding occurs in Junipers
6:28 How to prune juniper foliage
7:57 Why this is the only juniper I take cuttings of
8:37 Removing weak foliage to improve plant health