Maybe I should be more specific.

I obtaines some juniper gold coast trees with trunks that I
think would
look good as they are. The branches and foliage need working
on. Do I first
see to the branches and foliage before putting in a bonsai pot
or can I pot
it up now?


Again, one generally does not put a tree in a bonsai pot until it
is a "bonsai." And, working on branches and foliage puts some
degree of stress on the tree. It is usually best to do that
while the tree has a full set of roots to help it recover from
the stress.

If you are happy with the trunks -- and it is YOU who has to be
happy with your trees -- then you can work away at the top.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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