Bonsai Juniper Species

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Bonsai juniper species. Juniper are one of the most commonly used species in bonsai for a variety of reasons. Tree species that never lose all of their leaves at a single time though they do shed their leaves gradually throughout the year to replace old leaves. Both have scale like foliage with a color ranging from yellowish green to bluish green or grayish green. Fukien tea tree ehretia microphylla.

3 an 800 year old bonsai tree at shunkaen by kunio kobayashi. Sabina juniper or. The two most popular juniper species for bonsai of the group with scale like foliage are the chinese juniper and the japanese shimpaku which is a variety of the chinese juniper which was originally found in the japanese mountains. Some of these common species include the very popular juniperus procumbens nana green mound juniper and juniperus chinensis shimpaku juniper.

We have 25 guides available in this category. Many of these species of junipers do very well for bonsai due a variety of factors including foliage sizes and shape drought tolerance trunk resiliency and root strength. 2 juniper shohin tree by morten albek. Even large scale debarking is possible.

1 juniper bonsai tree by luis vila. When we think of a traditional bonsai and what it should look like we think of a juniper procumbens nana these impressive trouble free evergreens are an excellent choice for the beginner. The first is that it is perfect for beginners. This also makes them perfect for people who do a lot of traveling and may need to go a few extra days between watering.

A vigorous twining vine with compound leaves which produces long tendrils and hanging flower clusters in blue purple violet or white depending on the cultivar. Juniper tolerate extremely well such deadwood designs. Bougainvillea buxus including buxus microphylla and buxus harlandii. Chinese quince bonsai pseudocydonia sinensis broadleaf evergreens.

Juniper bonsai of various species especially juniperus chinensis juniperus rigida juniperus communis are very commonly used for bonsai design. Juniperus juniper bonsai species guide shimpaku or j. Juniper bonsai can survive an extra day or two if you forget to water them. The shimpaku is a chinese juniper variety with bright green new foliage that fades to a darker.

Jin and shari underline the age of a juniper bonsai. Blaaws juniper or j. Care guide for the wisteria bonsai tree. The blaaws juniper is more vigorous than the shimpaku but has less naturally.

A juniper bonsai tree placed in a unique crescent bowl which enhances the dramatic effect of the cascade.