Bonsai Juniper Species

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.

Bonsai juniper species. Care guide for the wisteria bonsai tree. Some of these common species include the very popular juniperus procumbens nana green mound juniper and juniperus chinensis shimpaku juniper. 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. 3 an 800 year old bonsai tree at shunkaen by kunio kobayashi.

Juniper tolerate extremely well such deadwood designs. Sabina juniper or. 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. Juniper are one of the most commonly used species in bonsai for a variety of reasons.

Blaaws juniper or j. Fukien tea tree ehretia microphylla. Bougainvillea buxus including buxus microphylla and buxus harlandii. 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.

Even large scale debarking is possible. Both have scale like foliage with a color ranging from yellowish green to bluish green or grayish green. 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. Jin and shari underline the age of a juniper bonsai.

Juniperus juniper bonsai species guide shimpaku or j. Juniper bonsai can survive an extra day or two if you forget to water them. The blaaws juniper is more vigorous than the shimpaku but has less naturally. 2 juniper shohin tree by morten albek.

Beginner trees bonsai trees indoor bonsai trees outdoor bonsai trees. It is a robust species which needs very much water in summer and does not tolerate late frosts in spring. 1 juniper bonsai tree by luis vila. We have 25 guides available in this category.

This also makes them perfect for people who do a lot of traveling and may need to go a few extra days between watering. The shimpaku is a chinese juniper variety with bright green new foliage that fades to a darker. The first is that it is perfect for beginners. Juniper bonsai trees these dwarf junipers from japan are the most popular evergreen in the u s.

Juniper bonsai of various species especially juniperus chinensis juniperus rigida juniperus communis are very commonly used for bonsai design.