Although Daisaku Nomoto is well known for his pine work, he’s also a big fan of junipers and deciduous varieties. Walking through his nursery was a great opportunity to see trees that were well developed next to trees still in the project phase.
Large shimpaku
Shimpaku
Shimpaku with great deadwood
Shimpaku
The tree below was one of my favorite project trees in the garden. I’d be very curious to see it after further refinement.
Project juniper
Trunk detail
A number of the smallest junipers in the garden were fairly well developed. They were also green as they were protected from the cold in a greenhouse for the winter. The outdoor junipers had all taken on the usual brown cast that wears off in Spring.
Shimpaku
Shimpaku
A tree grown by one of Nomoto’s customers – what’s with the pot?
Shimpaku growing in a wire mesh basket set in a clay pot
A Japanese maple in development
Young Kiyohime maples
Trident maple
Trident maple
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dangerousbry says
Reblogged this on DangerousBry's Blog and commented:
Stunning examples!
Daniel Dolan says
Jonas:
Seriously, I am willing to pay a consulting fee if you can find out from your associates in Japan how to develop such evenly vigorous branches on the basal[ly] dominant Kiyohime as beautifully shown in your photos.
Thanks as always,
D/D
Chicago
swo8 says
What beauty! It is like being young and with wisdom of the old and all contained in this unique shape.
Leslie
Nicola "Kitora" Crivelli says
Reblogged this on Kitora no do.
Alan says
Hi just want to say how much I enjoy your posts I have been to Japan loved it so much hope to back again thanks Alan, Australia.