juniper

I'm new to bonsai, I have around twenty trees but have only started bonsai this year so my experience is minimal. I recently bought what is claimed to be a shimpaku juniper online and encountered something I've never seen before, and from what I've researched, is due to an unhealthy root system...

collected N. MI early 70's

Hi! New to bonsai especially to juniper in the UK. I had this for 2 years - put in a pond basket last Spring. It is vigorous but not sure how to take this further. It does not seem to have a lot surface roots and the flakey bark seems not pursued with junipers unlike pines. Please advice.

My new birthday gift, glued rocks and all ; ) Beautiful little juniper tree.

My new birthday gift, glued rocks and all ; ) Beautiful little juniper tree.

Does anyone know any nurseries that carry Junipers and Pines in Seattle? Thank you for your advice!

Context: At the time of this first post, I’m still relatively inexperienced in bonsai and especially with conifers. I obtained this double-trunk Itoigawa pre-bonsai at a club workshop on 02 FEB 2025 - it was in a 2-gallon nursery container but appeared to have been slip-potted at least once...

Hello everyone! I recently tried my hand at bonsai making by restyling a nursery stock juniper. Comments and suggestions are welcome! I am very new so I'd love to improve. I was originally going to let the trunk grow out more before I started, but I just grew too impatient lol. Some questions...

I have a few questions about my recently acquired trees. For context i live in Nashville Tennessee Zone 7b current soil temps are around 46F i acquired a juniper procumbens nana from bonsai boy in NY. I have tested the soil and recieved a ph of 5 is this low for this species? if it is should I...

The other day I picked up my first juniper from a local bonsai nursery. Said he believed it was grey owl juniper but wasn’t 100% sure. The trunk looked good and i thought with some love and deadwood it could be cool. I really liked the color of the foliage and they gave me a good deal on this...

I'm looking for a large RMJ or Sierra Juniper. Hit me up. Dai size or bigger is preferable. Many thanks! * I'm located in SoCal.

I'll start with this one. A $4 rescue from the clearance rack. I don't remember the cultivar, but the new growth gets a nice yellow color. It's been in the ground for about 3 years now. It's healthy and vigorous, and it seems to be ready for work. Is it worth trying? I planted it over a stone...

hey, what does reddish bark means when ur tryna air layer a juniper? it also appears that theres roots under the part i air layered.

I have just got my first juniper on December 17th and i did not know how to take care of it, apparently i have to keep it outside all the time, but the temperature gets down to 21f and im just scared to put it outside, and then I have checked the soil and its moist for the most part, so im...

G'day Folks, I need some tips for my Juniper... Some context: - It is a common Juniper prostrata - Developed over last 3 years, purchased as a young tree from a big box nursery - It is all spiky, juvenile foliage, but there is some scale foliage forming, so I now know it has that ability - It...

G'day Folks, I need some tips for my Juniper... Some context: - It is a common Juniper prostrata - Developed over last 3 years, purchased as a young tree from a big box nursery - It is all spiky, juvenile foliage, but there is some scale foliage forming, so I now know it has that ability - It...

Winter is reaching our garden gates all across the northern hemisphere. This means junipers are turning color! For our own reference, and maybe for some worried beginners too, I think it might be nice if we share some of our gold, orange, purple, blue and greens. Nothing has turned here yet...

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...

On 8/23 I went by a house that will be demolished next week and paid $20 to dig out this juniper. I'm pretty sure it is an ERC/Juniperus Virginian, and likely ~47 years old as the house was built in 1977. I know that ERC gets a lot of grief as bonsai, but the 5" twisted trunks and tons of...

So far the best $21.00 I've spent so far buying a tree. There isn't much inner growth but I'm clearing out some dead branches (don't worry I'm saving the thicker ones and ones worth saving) to allow sunlight to reach in. I mostly fell in love with the thick curved trunk. It's hard for pictures...

I have a 70 year old shimpaku juniper that I have taken care of over the past 3 years. I recently moved from Georgia to Sacramento, CA and the tree suffered a serious hit from the move likely from my packaging and heat. I had watered the plant thoroughly and wrapped the soil/pot in plastic and...

Hi! So I have had the juniper pictured below for just under a year now. I am unsure of how to proceed. It seems to me like the pads need to be thinned out but I don’t really know how to do this. Also the area near the end of the cascade is a sort of “blob” of foliage and it doesn’t look right...

I am wondering if Junipers care terribly about the material of the pot they're placed in. Even if it's not an extreme preference to one type, is there a material generally preferred?

I posted a while ago of a Nana Juniper with some browning issues. I was given some tips and advice, and was going to apply them the day after. However, I had an emergency and I have not touched it for the last few days. Is this tree still salvageable? Any assistance much appreciated...

Otherwise known as Juniperus Virginiana. Night time pic.