pandacular
Masterpiece
Sounds like more evidence for this being procumbens.
New Juniper acquired near throw away pile in back of nursery
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SmallTreeGuy
Yamadori
I'll settle on it being Procumbens for now. Lol
On the topic of this tree, there is something I want to ask about, as it definitely needs to be figured out either now or in the future.
In the pot there are dare I say, two trees. The main one and a small whip/tree offset connected to the main tree. It actually holds half of the foliage of what you see in the pictures. It is connected to the main trunk at the severe bend by an odd aerial root. (pictures below)
Here is the aerial root and the 2nd small whip/tree circled in blue.
Here is another angle for thoroughness (top of blue line here is the connection to the main trunk and the bottom of the blue line is it's connection to the base of the offshoot):
Below in this last image, the red circle is showing the foliage that's from the offshoot/whip and the uncircled foliage is on the main tree.
I didn't notice this until I was cleaning the tree yesterday. I didn't mention it before but now I'm sitting here wondering what to do with it. Do I just wait until everything is healthy to consider separating it from the main tree or could that be done sooner rather than later. That main aerial root is the only thing connecting the two as far as I can tell just by looking at what is above the soil.
Any opinions or knowledge about whether separation would hurt the main tree or not? It has to go sooner or later I would think ??
Thank you, good folks!
On the topic of this tree, there is something I want to ask about, as it definitely needs to be figured out either now or in the future.
In the pot there are dare I say, two trees. The main one and a small whip/tree offset connected to the main tree. It actually holds half of the foliage of what you see in the pictures. It is connected to the main trunk at the severe bend by an odd aerial root. (pictures below)
Here is the aerial root and the 2nd small whip/tree circled in blue.
Here is another angle for thoroughness (top of blue line here is the connection to the main trunk and the bottom of the blue line is it's connection to the base of the offshoot):
Below in this last image, the red circle is showing the foliage that's from the offshoot/whip and the uncircled foliage is on the main tree.
I didn't notice this until I was cleaning the tree yesterday. I didn't mention it before but now I'm sitting here wondering what to do with it. Do I just wait until everything is healthy to consider separating it from the main tree or could that be done sooner rather than later. That main aerial root is the only thing connecting the two as far as I can tell just by looking at what is above the soil.
Any opinions or knowledge about whether separation would hurt the main tree or not? It has to go sooner or later I would think ??
Thank you, good folks!
ShimpakuBonsai
Chumono
I also think it is a Juniperus Procumbens.
The mature foliage on this species only seems to be present on the trees in the US.
In the EU I have never seen any of them with mature foliage, unfortunately they are only available with needle like foliage.
I only know the Juniperus chinensis sargentii as being the "base" for shimpaku, see the text below (copy of this resources page).
Scale-leaf junipers: The adult leaves are mostly scale-like, in opposite pairs or whorls of three, and the juvenile needle-like leaves are not jointed at the base.
The mature foliage on this species only seems to be present on the trees in the US.
In the EU I have never seen any of them with mature foliage, unfortunately they are only available with needle like foliage.
I only know the Juniperus chinensis sargentii as being the "base" for shimpaku, see the text below (copy of this resources page).
Scale-leaf junipers: The adult leaves are mostly scale-like, in opposite pairs or whorls of three, and the juvenile needle-like leaves are not jointed at the base.
- Old World species:
- Juniperus chinensis- Chinese Juniper. Native range is Japan, Korea, China, and Mongolia.
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii- Sargent's Juniper; Shimpaku
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii var. Itoigawa
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii var. Kishu
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii var. Itoigawa
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii- Sargent's Juniper; Shimpaku
- Juniperus chinensis- Chinese Juniper. Native range is Japan, Korea, China, and Mongolia.
AshleyMammal
Mame
That is weird, but essentially it's just a branch that has rafted/ground layered itself.
It looks like there's plenty of roots now to support that second tree - I'd cut it but leave in the same pot for now to see how it survives on it's own roots without disturbing it.
As the second tree looks to have fully rooted, there will be no risk to the main tree.
It looks like there's plenty of roots now to support that second tree - I'd cut it but leave in the same pot for now to see how it survives on it's own roots without disturbing it.
As the second tree looks to have fully rooted, there will be no risk to the main tree.
