Bonds Guy
Mame
I acquired this Shimpaku Juniper last year and my goal at the time was to only free the roots for its transition into a pond basket but I got a little carried away and ended up doing a partial repot.

Unfortunately I didn’t take an after photo but the tree is healthy and doing well.
As you can see the nebari looks good so my goal now is to get this guy in the ground so it can start beefing up. Only issue is I don’t know much about shimpakus or junipers for that matter.
So my question to you guys is, is there anything I should know before placing this tree in the ground? And is there anything I should know about ground growing junipers? I should also note that I’ll be placing a wood board under the tree to continue the development of the nebari
One last thing, I was told that junipers should only be repotted when tips are growing. Is that true?

Unfortunately I didn’t take an after photo but the tree is healthy and doing well.
As you can see the nebari looks good so my goal now is to get this guy in the ground so it can start beefing up. Only issue is I don’t know much about shimpakus or junipers for that matter.
So my question to you guys is, is there anything I should know before placing this tree in the ground? And is there anything I should know about ground growing junipers? I should also note that I’ll be placing a wood board under the tree to continue the development of the nebari
One last thing, I was told that junipers should only be repotted when tips are growing. Is that true?