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Juniper as Bonsai - Page 2


© David J. Bockman
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Feb 3, 2001


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Probably the most common species found in the bonsai nursery trade is J. procumbens 'nana', aka prostrate Juniper. If you are given a bonsai, or find one at Lowe's, or Home Depot, or even a roadside vendor, likely you have a procumbens.

Regardless of the species and variety, please remember this: All conifers, Junipers included, are strictly outdoor trees only. They demand extraordinarly amounts of bright light, good air circulation, and daily and seasonal fluctuations in temperature if they are to survive. Most importantly, they demand a period of winter dormancy which cannot be duplicated in an indoor enviorment. Without a period of dormancy Junipers will weaken and eventually die.

Further reading:

Bonsai Design: Deciduous and Coniferous Trees, by Peter Adams

Bonsai: Miniature Potted Trees, by Kyuzo Murata

International Bonsai magazine, Summer/1981, William Valavanis

International Bonsai magazine, 1997 #3, William Valavanis

       

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2.   Feb 4, 2001 6:40 AM
In response to message posted by Red:

Hi Mary,

Thanks for your response. In fact, of the Juniper species that are tree-like in their ...

-- posted by bunabayashi
1.   Feb 3, 2001 5:52 PM
David, what an interesting article. We have juniper trees here in Ontario but I'm not sure you could train them as bonsai. Possibly they are a different species. They grow 40 feet tall.

I love b ...

-- posted by Red



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