Cascade Chinese Juniper Bonsai
Juniper and cotoneaster are the two most popularly used to develop the cascade bonsai style because of their natural tendencies to grow close to the ground.
Cascade chinese juniper bonsai. In this video peter goes through shaping the tree and how to select the correct pot and what soil is best to use. Creating a cascade bonsai is intended to reflect the shape of a tree that has had a difficult time yet perseveres. See the workflow and technique. Other popular species are the chinese juniper juniperus chinensis the japanese shimpaku juniperus sargentii the japanese needle juniper juniperus rigida two central european species.
It is ever so easy to keep and can survive well in most outdoor conditions. With a little wiring you can easily train both of these species into cascade bonsai. This video is about how to create a juniper cascade bonsai from nursery stock. You will find juniper bonsai are suitable for this style sometimes even tropicals like the ficus bonsai as well.
Trees growing in rocks. See more ideas about bonsai tree bonsai garden bonsai art. They are also commonly used as ground cover. It is best to imagine a shape that was formed due to the crushing weight of heavy winter snows land slides or mud slides.
Chinese junipers eventually develop a gnarled twisted trunk which makes them ideal bonsai for driftwood. This evergreen shrub or small tree is an ideal species for bonsai. The savin juniperus sabina. These natural catastrophes will twist the tree downward in nature and so it is with a bonsai in the cascade form.
Mar 25 2020 explore gpollheim s board bonsai cascade kengai on pinterest. It has dark green to blue green needles and spherical fruits which ripen to black. Growing in a rock bonsai style ishisuki in this style the roots of the tree are growing in the cracks and holes of the rock. Feb 18 2016 explore jasonagross s board cascade junipers on pinterest.
See more ideas about bonsai bonsai tree bonsai garden. Juniper bonsai trees sold at large stores including walmart and home depot are often japanese garden junipers also called green mound junipers juniperus procumbens nana. Juniper bonsai styling in this video i style semi cascade juniper. Have to watch this video of a juniper procumbens nana beginners bonsai pruning for a cascade bonsai for only 5 euro.
Semi cascade bonsai style han kengai. Klick for playlist outdoor bonsai https.