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title: "My first plant any tips?"
description: "My first plant any tips?"
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community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "Le"
published: "2025-09-04T02:21:02.192719Z"
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# My first plant any tips?

_Posted by Le on 2025-09-04_

My first plant any tips?

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## 4 comments

### LittleMorningLatte commented on 2025-09-04

Thats a juniper so give it LOTS of light

### Waspinator commented on 2025-09-04

Junipers are sensitive to heat, especially when in bonsai pots. It'll happily accept indirect light or even part shade if that helps keep it from roasting. Other than that, care is pretty average for houseplants. As a bonsai, if you want to thicken the trunk, you should put it in a larger basic pot to help it grow. If you're happy with the overall size, you can wire and trim for shape. Since it already has a wire, remember to take it off after about a month

### Just a guy commented on 2025-09-05

Water it almost every day depending on your climate these need tones of water and don’t clip too much at once good luck

### Cottage Kicker commented on 2025-09-27

Prune off anything under the branch…and in armpits! Looking good!! Enjoy

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