first juniper (of some sort) prebonsai

[bonsaibeginer]

I picked up this juniper in my local nursery a cpl months ago. Not sure of the type as it had no label...

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This being my first juniper I just had a couple questions. I wanted to try and bend and twist the trunk as much as I could and slip pot it into a larger grow box to thicken and mangle the trunk as much as I could.

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My first drawback is that the trunk doesn't feel as flexible as I believed they were, so how much of a bend would I be able to put in a trunk this thick already and the best method to use. Would rafia and 5mm wire be enough or the wire under the rafia and wired again? I really don't feel I would manage boring a hole down the trunk into the heart wood though, a bit beyond my experiance levels...
And Secondly, would I be able to wire and slip pot at this time of year or together at all?
It's been getting a weekly dose of seasol and alternating fortnightly doses of charlie carp and miracle grow max feed, same as my other trees, how does that sound for a fert schedule and can anyone id this for me too please.
Thanks in advance eeveryone.

[kcpoole]

You can certainly bend this one using wire and Raffia, no need to spliit or drill.

Check out my Juniper Comp tree for some idea on how I do it
viewtopic.php?f=148&t=15049&hilit=raffia

Ken

[bonsaibeginer]

Thanks Ken
I've actually got that post bookmarked already, you did your work in May, could this type of bending be done now? and could I slip pot it into a styro box after the work is done?