Procumbens Juniper Nana 2
Juniperus procumbens (Procumbens Juniper Nana)Large, dying juniper for tanuki/phoenix graft
- Acquired
- May 18, 2024
- Training since
- Aug 1, 2005
- Origin
- Mar 1, 1990
- Provenance
- Estate sale for Janet Payne upon her husband's passing, Gresham, OR. Organized by Lee Cheatle from the Portland Bonsai Association.
Seasonal Care — Mid Spring
- watering
- Regular watering needed; increase frequency as foliage growth expands.
- fertilization
- Balanced fertilizer applied biweekly.
- repotting
- Only late work on very vigorous trees. Risky for weak material.
- pruning
- Avoid heavy pruning now—let new growth develop.
- wiring
- Wire new shoots gently while flexible.
- bud shoot management
- Pinch overly strong shoots to balance vigor.
- pests disease
- Increase monitoring—warmth and humidity encourage pest emergence.
- wound management
- Healing accelerates; don’t leave wounds unsealed.
- propagation
- Softwood cuttings possible toward end of this phase.
- development
- Growth surges—allow elongation for future design.
- display
- Can be displayed but avoid direct afternoon sun.
Care History4 entries
Completed grinding of two channels for 044-001-JuniperKishu and its twin trunks to be added in (front and back). Plan is to attach it via zip ties or cotton string, and monitor for when the tree is grown into the channels and ties can be removed. To be continued in the history for 044-001-JuniperKishu.
I ordered two Dremel bits from Kutzall on Amazon and started grinding two channels for 044-001-JuniperKishu and its twin trunks to be added in (front and back). Unfortunately two pieces have broken off the tree, one partially rotted part near the base, and one of the twigs. I need to get this into a pot soon to protect it. Anyway, since this is going to be Tanuki, a little glue won't hurt.
Purchased as it was already dead and browning for use as a Tanuki
Juniperus procumbens — Quick Reference
- Placement
- Full sun
- Watering
- Moderate
- Repotting
- Every 3-5 years
- Pruning
- Structural in early spring, maintenance mid-season
- Fertilization
- Balanced
- Wiring
- Spring or Autumn
