Juniperus Chinensis Chinese Juniper Bonsai

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Juniperus chinensis chinese juniper bonsai. While ubiquitous in the landscape the wide variety of. 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. Junipers are crafted into a variety of bonsai styles included informal upright slanting semi cascade full cascade. Needle junipers are highly prized and much sought after trees for bonsai cultivation.

The juniper trees came from cypress family of plants. Japanese needle juniper bonsai material. The united states also has several species of native juniper trees. The wood that this tree can produce is rich red in color.

Its beauty is revealed when trained as an asian garden bonsai or topiary form and planted in a lovely square ceramic pot. It is well suited for use as a formal accent screen or windbreak. Both have scale like foliage with a color ranging from yellowish green to bluish green or grayish green. They are also found in twin and triple trunks rafts and groups.

4 to 9 height. 15 to 20 ft description. In its natural form the symmetrical pyramidal shape rarely needs pruning. Oil of juniper has a lovely warm fresh balsamic woody pine needle odor.

They are fully frost hardy and will thrive in full sun and a quite windy open position. Less commonly found in formal upright and broom styles. The growing range from a low growing shrub to a tall tree which can reach up to 15 to 16 feet in height. Juniper bonsai are frequently seen with areas of deadwood jins sharis which are often bleached white.

The chinese juniper is a popular species for bonsai cultivation. 50 to 60 ft width. San jose juniper juniperus chinensis san jose sku 4845. Chinese juniper scientific name.

The juniper bonsai is also known in its scientific or botanical name as the juniperus chinensis. Juniperus chinensis rigida. The first twisted juniper was imported from japan in 1920 when it was known as kaikusa and later renamed by alice eastwood of california. Chinensis which is a forest tree of considerable size in its homeland.

Unique forms were selected by the chinese in antiquity producing dozens of colors and forms. Chinese juniper is a popular evergreen which ranges a great deal in size and form from a petite bonsai or crawling ground cover to a medium to large sized tree. The chinese have grown the species for centuries and produced a number of their own garden cultivars before the plant was discovered by the west. Forest service university of florida and the national institute of standards.

Juniperus chinensis spartan is a handsome fast growing columnar selection of chinese juniper that forms a stately densely branched bushy conifer with dark green foliage.