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Junipers and maples at Nomoto Chinshou-en

April 11, 2014 by Jonas Dupuich

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.

Shimpaku

 

Large shimpaku

Shimpaku

 

Shimpaku

Shimpaku

 

Shimpaku with great deadwood

Shimpaku

 

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.

Shimpaku

 

Project juniper

Shimpaku

 

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

Shimpaku

 

Shimpaku

Shimpaku

 

A tree grown by one of Nomoto’s customers – what’s with the pot?

Juniper

 

Shimpaku growing in a wire mesh basket set in a clay pot

Japanese maple

 

A Japanese maple in development

Japanese maple

 

Young Kiyohime maples

Trident maple

 

Trident maple

Trident maple

Trident maple

 

 

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  1. Daniel Dolan says

    April 11, 2014 at 5:46 am

    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

  2. swo8 says

    April 11, 2014 at 9:20 am

    What beauty! It is like being young and with wisdom of the old and all contained in this unique shape.
    Leslie

  3. Alan says

    April 25, 2014 at 12:39 am

    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.

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