Junipers from the Redwood Empire

I’m happy to share with you today some of the junipers on display at the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society’s 29th annual show in Santa Rosa, CA this past weekend.

The Sierra juniper below belongs to Deadwood Bonsai’s Ned Lycett. Lycett is an active collector, responsible for some of the really good junipers in the area. This Sierra is a beauty.

Sierra juniper – in training since 2005

Trunk – deadwood detail

Collected Sierras tend to have significant trunks. The Sierras at this show were no exception.

Sierra juniper in training since 1995 – great balance

Sierra juniper – informal upright

Sierra juniper – in training since 1995

California junipers were also well represented at the exhibit. The tree below is very characteristic of the California growth habit with its strong twist and deadwood “fin” leading to a full array of smaller branches.

California juniper

Somewhat less common are Californias with a lighter feeling like the specimen below.

California juniper display

Rarer still are small, powerful California junipers.

Mighty California juniper – in training since 1985

Many, but not all, of the shimpaku in local shows are grafted specimens. As such, they can take a variety of forms.

Shimpaku

Old shimpaku – in training for 40 years

Large cascade shimpaku

Shimpaku – in training since 1989

Shimpaku grafted on prostrata juniper – in training since 1994

The exhibit also included several procumbens junipers, including the older specimens pictured below.

Procumbens juniper

Procumbens juniper

More trees from REBS’ show coming soon!