Juniper bonsai are the easiest bonsai to grow and care for
When we think of traditional bonsai trees and what they should look like, we
normally think of Juniper bonsai. Junipers are very hardy, long-lived,
and tolerate many adverse conditions.
A Japanese Juniper bonsai is a needled evergreen tolerant of a
wide variety of soils and is dioecious which means that there are
separate male and female plants. Proper name is procumbens nana
but most of us just call them juniper trees.
go to Bonsaiboy tree nursery catalog selection pages
The middle juniper above is called a Phoenix Graft a name commonly given
to bonsai known as Tanuki. " Japanese word for Badger." In
traditional folklore, this animal is responsible for playing tricks on
people, so when a Tanuki is involved, nothing is quite what it appears.
A Tanuki juniper bonsai is a living tree grafted to a section of
deadwood. The effect is impressive when styled in the driftwood style.
These bonsai are also called "Phoenix Grafts" after the mythological
Phoenix which arose from its own ashes.
The Shimpaku pictured on the right has attractive year round foliage
with dark green
needles that are soft to the touch. Very popular and easy to care for
juniper
its classified as a medium sized juniper tree. This bonsai is an irregular vase
shaped Juniper which has been trained to look this way.
If you would like to try growing one on your own, it is very rewarding.
You can shape, prune and trim this tree to make it truly your own.
Just remember these plants are really an outdoor bonsai tree,
although most people grow these indoors without any difficulty.
Bonsai Juniper trees are one of the better small ornamental trees for a patio.
Juniper bonsai tree with figurine an interesting display
The
rocks selected for this decorative arrangement are imported and washed
in acid giving them strikingly unique look.
Then the artists cut and
cement the rocks to one side of the pot, leaving an ample well between
them to hold water. A ceramic bridge is cemented to the rocks on either
side.
A pagoda figurine is also added and cemented to the stone located
above the bridge. To complete the scene, there is a miniature, glazed,
mud figurine fisherman overlooking the water holding a fishing pole and
fish. On the opposite side of this restful scene. This tree is 6 years
old and 11 inches tall. This juniper bonsai can also be viewed from the
link above that takes you to the nursery catalog page.
 These trees are popularly known as the
karate kid tree but this is only
because it is trained into that shape.
Large and small, bonsai juniper trees are very hardy,
long-lived, and tolerate many adverse conditions. This is an excellent
tree for the beginner or as your first tree.
As a beginner you will need a few basic bonsai tools for cutting
and shaping your miniature tree. Go to
this page to find out exactly what bonsai tools
you need to get started. Just buy what you need to get started you
can always add to it later.
Juniper bonsai are really good
small ornamental trees to start with, an alternative easy to grow tree
for beginners would be a
Chinese elm bonsai tree. For other
selections of bonsai go back to our main page about
bonsai trees for beginners and
choose the variety that would look best in your yard or in the home.
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