JUNIPER BONSAI - LARGE  >The Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai is just one of the many, many types of Japanese bonsai you can grow and design for your very own home bonsai garden. It is great for those just starting out a bonsai collection as it has low spreading branches, making it easier to create a bonsai design. > > > > It is important with the Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai to respect it is an outdoor plant. One of the major mistakes people make when growing bonsai like this or the Willow Leaf, Weeping Pussy Willow, Sago Palm, Hinoki Cypress is to bring them inside. They need to be in an outdoor environment in order to grow into healthy bonsai plants for you to enjoy. > > > > The Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai likes to have a lot of sunlight, so make sure you have it in an area outside where it will be exposed to semi-direct sunlight every day. Although it is important for you to water your Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai regularly, it responds best if the bonsai soil is allowed to dry out a bit between watering. That is not to say you should allow the soil to dry out fully, but to make sure the soil is not soggy or too moist before watering it again. > > > > Feeding your Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai during its growing season is very important. It is good to use a bonsai fertilizer with a high level of nitrogen when the plant is young. The best time to feed your Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai is during the hottest part of its growing season, as this is when it needs the most nutrients. > > > > In order for the fine foliage of a Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai to develop well, pinching is required during growing. This is the act of literally pinching the new tender shoots with your fingers to stimulate growth. Be aware that although there are special bonsai tools out there for things like pruning and wiring your bonsai into shape, cutting the leaves of your Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai will scissors will cause them to turn brown. > > > > The Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai becomes dormant during winter months. For this reason it is best to do your wiring of the plant during autumn. This way the newly wired branches have a chance to get used to the shape your design without any resistance from a growing bonsai plant. One thing to be careful of if you are wiring during spring or summer is that the wire is not cutting into the bark of the Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai. If this is happening you need to remove the wire immediately as this is potentially very damaging to the plant. > > > > The best time to re-pot your Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai is spring, and for new plants this should be done every year. Once the tree matures this can be done every 3-4 years. Juniper "Karate Kid" Bonsai Tree - Large
(Juniper Procumbens "nana")   (Juniper Procumbens "nana") "/> | Juniper "Karate Kid" Bonsai Tree - Large
(Juniper Procumbens "nana") This dwarf Juniper from Japan is the most popular evergreen in the U.S. When we think of a traditional bonsai and what it should look like, we think of a "Juniper Procumbens Nana." They are very hardy, long-lived, and tolerate many adverse conditions. Trained in the traditional style, this Juniper Precumbens is popularly known as the "Karate Kid" tree.
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 Shimpaku Bonsai Tree Bonsai Tree - Large
(shimpaku itoigawa)   | Shimpaku Bonsai Tree Bonsai Tree - Large
(shimpaku itoigawa) Itoigawa is a highly prized cultivar of Shimpaku from Japan. It grows tighter and fuller and is the most compact of all the Shimpaku Junipers.
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Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai Tree - Trained
(juniper chinensis)  | Shimpaku Juniper Bonsai Tree - Trained
(juniper chinensis) The Japanese Shimpaku Juniper is a needled evergreen tolerant of a wide variety of soils and is dioecious which means that there are separate male and female plants. Shimpaku is a naturally irregular vase shaped Juniper which we have trained in the traditional bonsai style. The Shimpaku has attractive year round foliage and its dark green needles are soft to the touch. Very popular and easy to care for bonsai.
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 Juniper in a Water Bonsai Pot
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(juniper procumbens "nana") This dwarf Juniper from Japan is the most popular evergreen in the U.S. When we think of a traditional bonsai and what it should look like, we think of a Juniper Procumbens "Nana". This impressive trouble-free evergreen is an excellent tree for the beginner. Our tree features a Juniper planting on one side of the pot and on the other side of the planting is a well that holds water. We include a ceramic fisherman figurine along with a fishing pole, line and ceramic fish. As shown.
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Juniper in a Rock-Large
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(Juniper Procumbens "nana") We grow the Juniper in lava-rock (pumice stone) by boring a hole in the rock and sawing flat the bottom of the stone. Since the lava-rock is porous the rock serves the same purpose as the bonsai pot. When we think of a traditional bonsai and what it should look like we think of a Juniper procumbent. They are hardy and long-lived and tolerate many adverse conditions. Popular and Unique.
5 years olden
12" - 14" tall.
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Preserved Bonsai Monterey Juniper 30 inch 
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Shimpaku Juniper
