This is a Shimpaku i have posted before ,it was workshoped withTony Bebb at Northwest Bonsai a few years ago,its looking exactley like Tony said it would.
John
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That is QUITE A TREE! Congratulations. I find it really original, because of the small foliage pads. Usually Shimpakus have those big round 'clouds', sometimes they are even poodle clouds. I'll keep your/Tony's alternative styling in mind.
In my experience the Shimpaku juvenile needle occurs when too heavy pruning has been done. To stop it, for the next growing season I will remove only the juvenile needle and the following season start to lightly trim and style again over the entire tree. Eventually the juvenile needle disappears totally.