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Karate kid bonsai tree

This juniper bonsai tree is one of the all time favorite bonsai trees to grow. The karate kid bonsai tree is an easy tree to care for and one that all beginners should consider buying as their first bonsai.

If you are a collector you should add this juniper to your collection of outdoor trees. This is the Japanese bonsai that was made famous by the movie karate kid.

The advantage to using a juniper for a bonsai tree is because of the degree of hardiness, this tree can remain indoors for short periods or outdoors permanently. If outdoors in the winter months it should not be subject to very cold freezing winds.

Juniper

Juniper "Karate Kid" Bonsai Tree - Medium
(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 and is popularly known as the "Karate Kid" tree.

8 years old
11" tall


One of the most important aspects of growing  Juniper outdoors is that the root ball, along with newly wired or trained karate kid bonsai trees should be carefully protected from frost. If you are wanting to grow it indoors only do so for a few months at a time and not in a room that gets too warm.

 

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