From what I just read it should be kept in like an outdoor shed and watered every two weeks?
What did you read? Where did this information come from? (So I may strangle the person who wrote it, lol!)
Squirtleturtle your tree is a juniper. In nature they are a temperate tree and have been living outdoors in some pretty harsh conditions for thousands and thousands of years before humans came and started cultivating them for landscapes and bonsai purposes, etc.
Unlike a house cat or dog or hamster or something that had been bred so much and lost many genetic characteristics of its ancestors, this tree needs to be outside just like it's wild cousins. It needs the seasonal cycles of hot/cold, long/short days, etc. to make it happy and thrive.
Not meaning to sound too harsh here or make you feel bad but the place this tree came from is just there to make money. They tell you it will live indoors because it can... for awhile. Then when it dies (and it will die indoors) the customer usually blames themselves, thinking they must have done something wrong to their poor delicate fragile indoor bonsai to kill it.
Then the customer goes back to get another tree to redeem themselves and the retailer gets another sale out of them! Genius!
It's great you found this forum. The people here are genuinely interested in growing bonsai trees. There are some very knowlegable folks here that are willing to help and will not try to lead you astray. Listen to them and learn. Use the search function and read posts about junipers yoo that will help as well for styling eventuslly and other topics as well.
From your pictures it looks like those upper branches still have a fresh alive-looking green to them. Like what
@bonsaichile said its kind of hard to tell without being there in person, but I think there is still hope. Maybe those small branchlets at the bottom near the trunk are brittle and will break off easily but if it's just those few branches, don't worry to much. it's just part of aging and growing for the tree.
The part about watering on a schedule is wrong. Water when the tree needs it. Water when the the soil is dry on top. Stick a chopstick down in and if it comes out dry you need to water well. If it's wet then wait. Check often like every day. You'll learn to tell when it needs it. Looks like its planted in potting soil which retains lots of water so make sure it doesnt stay soggy either. Junipers hate that! And no fertilizer till spring either. It's going into its dormant time now and does not need it. Keep us updated.