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More conifers and deciduous trees in Shiino’s garden

May 20, 2014 by Jonas Dupuich

In addition to many black and white pines, Kentaro Shiino’s Kanagawa garden featured great examples of a number of varieties, including some beautiful junipers.

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

One of the junipers was delicate enough to merit a post and zip tie support. To prevent tipping, the pot sat in a custom support.

Chinese juniper

Chinese juniper

Yew

Yew

Apparently size matters not in Shiino’s garden. Am curious about the style or styles in which the large tree below will be shaped.

Huge juniper

Frank with a large juniper

Some equally impressive deciduous trees were found around the garden, including this very nice Japanese maple.

Japanese maple

Japanese maple

Hornbeam

Korean Hornbeam

Trident maple

Trident maple

Trident maple roots

Such roots!

Trident maple

Trident maple on a rock

Flowering apricot

Flowering apricot

Chojubai

Japanese flowering quince ‘chojubai’

As Frank, Akio and I left the garden, we passed by two of the larger white pines I’d seen in pots.

Frank, Akio and two huge white pines

Frank Cucchiara and Akio Kondo with two huge white pines

I can only imagine what it would be like to repot these – let alone how much akadama I’d need to fill the containers!

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  1. Wayne says

    May 20, 2014 at 7:39 am

    The first Japanese Maple pictured above was in the 83rd Kokufu-Ten.

  2. endsurg says

    May 21, 2014 at 2:19 am

    Hey, Frank, the tree on the left is mine. I left it there two years ago. Needs a little pruning. Would you bring it home for me?

    Paul

  3. isiriartaq says

    May 21, 2014 at 9:25 pm

    These are gorgeous photos! The bark and trunks of the Chinese junipers are beautiful.

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