Maiden69
Masterpiece
Hi, this is the juniper I posted about mid-May 2022 requesting help to identify it. From the responses, I ended up thinking it was a parsonii, not 100% sure but I think it looked close to it last year.
Fast forward to today and this is the present condition of the tree. "Slightly" overgrown with lots of options... last summer when I bought it I cleaned up the top of the soil and exposed the nebari as much as I was comfortable at the time. The rootball feels pretty hard so I'm sure it is close to being rootbound. The tips are beginning to turn bright green, am I ok to repot now? How much can I reduce from the foliage? It will go into a 2 or 3 gal Rootpouch for a season or two depending on how it recovers, then it will be moved into a bonsai pot. I want to start the transition from the nursery soil to inorganic, so if possible I plan on reducing the rootball considerably. In that case, will it need protection from full sun for a few months right? I am building a small area with a 50% shade cloth for my maples and ginkgo like what @Clicio has for his... an experiment here in Texas to see if I can grow them without the severe leaf burn we get mid-late summer.
Base of the trunk
Other side
Bonus Question.
I received this two junipers from Brent, shimpaku and kishu, they are 1 gal trees, but the rootball is not intact at this time. Should I keep them in their cans for 1 more year, or can they be repotted this season as well?
Kishu
Shimpaku
Fast forward to today and this is the present condition of the tree. "Slightly" overgrown with lots of options... last summer when I bought it I cleaned up the top of the soil and exposed the nebari as much as I was comfortable at the time. The rootball feels pretty hard so I'm sure it is close to being rootbound. The tips are beginning to turn bright green, am I ok to repot now? How much can I reduce from the foliage? It will go into a 2 or 3 gal Rootpouch for a season or two depending on how it recovers, then it will be moved into a bonsai pot. I want to start the transition from the nursery soil to inorganic, so if possible I plan on reducing the rootball considerably. In that case, will it need protection from full sun for a few months right? I am building a small area with a 50% shade cloth for my maples and ginkgo like what @Clicio has for his... an experiment here in Texas to see if I can grow them without the severe leaf burn we get mid-late summer.
Base of the trunk
Other side
Bonus Question.
I received this two junipers from Brent, shimpaku and kishu, they are 1 gal trees, but the rootball is not intact at this time. Should I keep them in their cans for 1 more year, or can they be repotted this season as well?
Kishu
Shimpaku