Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I wasn't worried Bill..... I was hoping some one else out there had a few that do it as well and could tell me if it was some special variety
It is from the frost. I have a couple of Shimpakus that do that every year.
Juvenile growth on my Juniper
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It is from the frost. I have a couple of Shimpakus that do that every year.
No help with the ID then?
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Nope...sorry. We'll need good pics of the tree as well as the foliage to make anything close to an educated guess.
Ang3lfir3
Omono
yar.... sorry for hijacking ur thread......
gots to have pictures like Dave said .....
tmmason10
Omono
Hijack or not, let's see this purple juniper!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Playing around with a new camera and took a couple close-ups relevant to this thread.
This first photo is of a shimpaku that was cut back hard in this area last March. Early in the season, it responded with some shoots of juvenile foliage. Later in the season, the new growth started emerging as mature, scaly foliage:
This photo is of an Itoigawa that was cut back by about 75% in April. All year, the new growth appeared as juvenile foliage, which grew from the ends of last year's, mature foliage. Hopefully this season, the foliage will be mature again:
This first photo is of a shimpaku that was cut back hard in this area last March. Early in the season, it responded with some shoots of juvenile foliage. Later in the season, the new growth started emerging as mature, scaly foliage:
This photo is of an Itoigawa that was cut back by about 75% in April. All year, the new growth appeared as juvenile foliage, which grew from the ends of last year's, mature foliage. Hopefully this season, the foliage will be mature again:
Bill S
Masterpiece
Sounds about right Brian, it's a function of how hard it gets cut back, so I have heard. Haven't payed enough attention to notice myself, but most of my scale junis haven't been pruned hard yet, while I have had them.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
It depends on the Juniper, and sometimes watering too much, watering not enough, fertilizing too much or too little or singing bawdy songs around them; its not just over pruning or pinching. Shimpakus are usually pretty stable. If they throw juvi foliage it usually goes away pretty quick. However the species Sargent Juniper is a real problem in this area it will toss juvenile foliage for no apparent reason at all, and take a year to go away.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
So much for singing bawdy songs in front of my itoigawas...guess I'll have to do that closer to the pines.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
So much for singing bawdy songs in front of my itoigawas...guess I'll have to do that closer to the pines.
A particular favorite is Barnacle Bill the Salior.
Bill S
Masterpiece
Arg! What do you do with a rusty shimpaku.
But don't pine away.
Back to the purple issue, as I exited my truck yesterday, the Emerald Gaity near the driveway had some brite purple leaves on it as well. Turns out the junis I have that turned purple are the common field juniper.
But don't pine away.
Back to the purple issue, as I exited my truck yesterday, the Emerald Gaity near the driveway had some brite purple leaves on it as well. Turns out the junis I have that turned purple are the common field juniper.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Kind of an old thread, but my itoigawa (from post 26 above) is just starting to grow mature foliage again after cutting it back very hard in April '11. The look is great...can't wait for it to cover the tree!
misfit11
Omono
Loooking Gooood!! Goes to show you what letting them grow out and allowing them to gather strength can do for junipers. My very first bonsai is a shohin cascade RMJ. Before I knew better, I had been pinching it like crazy with the intention of developing pads and improving the ramification. I nearly pinched it to death and all the foliage had reverted to juvenile growth. This year I've left it alone except for feeding and watering. It is slowly coming back to health.
