itoigawa

Hi, I just acquired this juniper itoigawa and I have a feeling is not doing so well, my guess is that the akadama soil it's planted in got milled and the roots don't get enough oxigen. My plan is to repot it in spring with some better soil. I might be wrong as I don't know a lot about this...

Hi, I am looking for advice. Most of my collection of bonsais (around 40) are doing fine, but I have this Itoigawa juniper that has been having issues for the last 2 years. I initially thought it was the quality of the tap water, so the now I only use RO water + injected fertilizer The three...

Purchased these cuttings claiming they’re Itoigawa Shimpaku. I think they are based on what I’m finding online, but some confirmation would put my mind at ease. Are these Itoigawa?

In the summer of 2019, our family vacation was to the LA area, and I managed to work in a visit to Chikugo-en nursery, owned by Gary Ishii. The elusive ‘Kiyozuru’ variant of the Itoigawa was brought to the USA by Gary’s father, Mas Ishii. Gary really didn’t have any other information about...

Hey All, Need some help styling my juniper Bonsai. I’ve had it for a couple of years now but have no clue where to even begin in terms of styling. Any suggestions and tips would be great. thanks in advance

Hello! I got this itoigawa juniper because I really liked the trunk and thought it had enough back budding and smaller, twiggy growth towards to middle to make a more compact tree. It’s early spring and my thought was to chop the larger, straight branches and focus on developing the inner...

Bought this yesterday for a good price (<£100) at the Bonsai Boot sale (for our non-UK readers, a carboot sale is normally junk sold out of the back of a trunk, equivalent to a garage sale). It's gotten away from the previous owner but there is some great foliage tight to the trunk up at the...

I bought an Itoigawa last year at a show (Doncaster Shohin Exhibition) and admittedly, I don't show as much love to it as I do with many of my other plants. Conifers have never been massively interesting to me, but nevertheless I wanted to give them a try. I was wondering if anyone could...

selling this one for 250 put in a cedar grow box 8 months ago for future development pick up in corona ca

Hi all. Something strange is happening to my Itoigawa Shimpaku Juniper... The color of the foliage turned from a nice green to this lighter kind of olive green as you can see in the photos. This color change happened in less than 2 days and it has been this way for about a week. I don't really...

Hello, been lurking the forums for a while and read some good threads but never posted anything. I've seen others receive good ideas and inspiration for their bonsai so I thought I'd post it here and hope there are some obvious things I can change or look into to improve the shape of my tree...

Hi everyone, the book I’m reading provided some nursery which I can buy seedlings/liners from. But it requires that I buy a wholesale amount or require some sort of licensing. Question where do y’all source for tree/seedlings, substrates and supply. Any recommendations are welcome have a good...

Hi guys, im a beginner and have been lurking around here for one year already, now i decided to make a thread to try and get some help. I have recently bought a juniper that i don't know wich variety it is and i would like some help from more experienced eyes. I also have 2 other junipers...

Three year progression on this Itoigawa Juniper whip originally sourced from Shoka Bonsai in the UK. Picture below from 2019 Picture below from yesterday. My wiring could still use a little refinement but overall I’m pretty happy with the progression & how much I’ve learnt in the process...

I've always been intrigued by the elegance and art of bonsai since I was a teen, and now that I'm in my 30's I realize that I've wasted the last decade not doing any research or even purchasing my first.. until now. I'm the typical excited, over-anxious, impatient, and nervous first time buyer...

Over the last couple of weeks my beautiful tree has been turning yellow and browning at the tips. I've been in constant care for this tree since I got it and now I'm not sure what is happening. Is anyone familiar with this coloring and cause?

Any idea on how I should style this Shimpaku?

Hey guys, I just got this Itoigawa juniper prebonsai from internationalbonsai.com. I plan to let it grow for a few years, but the nursery pot has to go, I live in an apartment so growing in the ground is not an option, so I have a some questions: A) Should I do root work and repot into a new...

It may be hard to see in the photo but the bottom section of this juniper has considerable inverse taper and would appreciate any thoughts around possible air-layering. I recently saw a YouTube video where someone repotted the whole lower part, air layer and root base in a larger pot which...

One of my junipers, an Itoigawa, wasn't reppoted, hard pruned, trimmed or trashed around for one and a half years. The only work done to the tree was wiring it by the end of the winter. It is healthy and growing fast, but... As you can see, there is a mix of scale and juvenile shoots, and I see...

Hi guys, I bought 2 junipers from a local nursery a few years apart. Both were sold as Itoigawas, however the new one looks very different to the one I got a couple years back. any help identifying them would be great. thanks

Dear Everyone, I would need help to identify what's killing my tree. I purchased this tree roughly a year ago and left it untouched for the most part of that time to first observe it during a whole growing season. The tree was doing GREAT and had vibrant color. When the tree start growing again...

My itoigawa juniper is suffering, dying - probably already dead - but I have to try. Do you know what could be happening with it? and what do you recommend to do? I think is an intoxication by excess of Phyton-27. 2 months ago: Now:

Hi guys I recently noticed my itogiwa juniper had this at the end of the top parts of the tree and was wondering if I should be worried or not

Does anyone know reasonably priced Itoigawa juniper source in the eu, I live in Ireland and haven't been able to find any places that will sell cuttings or anything to do with them. Any leads or replies will be greatly appreciated thank you.