what's with the junipers?

JPAntonios · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: what's with the junipers?

why are junipers held with such high regard?

jp

yamadorinige · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

Certainly not by me! I have about 20 at one stage or another and unlike some trees no names mentioned(Serissa) they are really easy to look after. Very Happy

I do agree there seems to be a lot of questions about junipers at the moment. my advice to them would be to put them outside and forget about them until the weather starts to warm up.

kamivy · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

Junipers are held in such high regard because they are attractive, they respond well to pinching and can develop beautiful pads of foliage, there are a lot of different varieties with differing colours and growth habits and they are very hardy as yamadorinige said. They can be trained in any style except maybe broom and make a very traditional classic bonsai. You see a lot of old juniper bonsai with beautiful carving of dead wood, so they can be really interesting too. Of course a lot of other species of tree fit these criteria as well, juniper is just one, but it's a popular one. I like Junipers. Smile

TB420 · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

yamadorinige · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

Oops!

Misread the original post, thought it said held in disregard! Embarassed

TB420 · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:28 am Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

Now your post makes sense to me buddy.

Tom

imholte · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:38 am Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

Check out some of the photos of junipers in the thread about the Weyerhaeuser Bonsai Collection, look in any kokufu-ten album, or ginkgo award album and you will understand. Plus they are quite hardy and easy to care for.

JPAntonios · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:32 am Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

I'm sorry. I was just looking back at my question and it seemed rude.

It's just that most of the problems I've had with bonsai have been with junipers. And most of the problems shared on the Internet have to do with junipers....

jp

Smithy · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

I think the reason people seem to get in to problems with them is they either keep them in doors which ends up killing them off or they don't water them properly as they can look fine for ages without water as they don't wilt like deciduous trees and then when they see there is a problem it's too late.

hungkuen · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

Dick · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: what's with the junipers?

I fiond that when people earnestly approach bonsai after they make several contributions to their compost pile with other varieties of trees (serissas most commonly) they will try junipers. And that becomes a gateway to learning how to care for other types of major bonsai trees.