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5440 Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' This cultivar grows about 3 feet tall and spreads about 6 feet. It quickly forms a thick scaly rugged trunk making it valuable for bonsai. The needles are short, blue green and prickly. Without staking this plant grows in a characteristic U shape, changing its direction of growth back and forth. A popular plant for bonsai. Cutting grown plants retain the juvenile foliage which is prickly and needle-like for about fifteen years, then they begin to develop scale-like foliage similar to 'Shimpaku'. A few years later, all the foliage will be mature. Hard pruning will force juvenile new growth.
The branches of 'San Jose' are
sometimes
grafted over with 'Shimpaku' to get the fast growth and rugged trunk of
one and the fine delicate branching foliage of the other.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
5448 Juniperus chinensis
'Blaauw' (Blue Shimpaku) This cultivar is
similar
to 'Shimpaku' except
for the
foliage color, which is bluer, and tends to be stiffer, a bit coarser,
and more upright.
ONE GALLON SIZE $30 Available Sept
'08
5453
Juniperus
chinensis
'Fudo Shimpaku' A bluer form with a stronger tendency
to form more needle-like (juvenile)foliage in youth and after heavy
pruning. It is closer to
'Blaauw' than 'Shimpaku'.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10
5455 Juniperus chinensis
'Kishu Shimpaku' Similar to 'Shimpaku' but smaller and
tighter foliage. From near the city of Kishu in Japan, very hard to
find.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
| 5500
Juniperus chinensis 'Foemina'
(Needle Juniper) S\M\-20ø?\B A traditional bonsai plant with
very prickly gray blue foliage. These plants have been staked to form
upright trunks. John Naka used 'Foemina' to create his masterpiece
"Goshin". Please note: We formerly listed this plant incorrectly as
Juniperus sabina 'Foemina'. This is the same plant we sold before, but
this is the correct name. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 ONE GALLON SIZE $30 ..................................................................................... | ![]() |
Larix (Larch) S\M\-40\B\Ls Deciduous conifer trees to about 60 feet. Pyramidal growth habit. Soft short light green needles are soft to the touch, new foliage is pale green and cones are purple. Fall color is yellow to orange. Not particular about soils, they do best in a humid environment in hottest, driest areas, such as lawns, but are not well adapted to hot humid areas of the South. Cones are 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches long and are formed all along the branch.
5680 Larix decidua
(European Larch) Soft green foliage turns bright yellow in fall.
Excellent for bonsai, dwarfs nicely, will need protection from
afternoon sun in the hottest, driest areas.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 Available June '08
5685
Larix
kaempferi (leptolepis) (Japanese Larch) Very
similar to the above, except not quite as vigorous, slightly smaller,
more refined foliage. A traditional bonsai species.
2 3/4 INCH POTS
$8
Leptospermum
(Tea Tree, New Zealand Tea Tree) S\M\15ø\RG\Ls Evergreen
shrubs. Beautiful flowering shrubs from 1 foot to 8 feet depending on
variety, all with very small black green pointed foliage that is very
feathery. Flowers are small quarter inch single 'roses' from pure white
to pink to deep burgundy. Does not withstand heavy pruning or root
pruning (transplanting). Cannot ever be allowed to completely dry out.
We have discontinued L. scoparium
due to the difficulty in maintaining them indoors as most people want
to do. For bonsai, L. humifusum
is a far superior species.
5800
Leptospermum humifusum
This particular Leptospermum is very much different from (L.
scoparium) in that it is cold hardy to at least
0ø and is prostrate. Its low arching branches hug the ground
climbing over rocks and cascading down walls. It accepts heavy stem and
root pruning and makes a wonderful cascade bonsai. The flowers are
white but are seldom seen.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10
5910
Liquidambar styraciflua
(Sweetgum) S\M\0ø\Ls\B Our native Liquidambar. A tall narrow
tree with fabulous fall color. There are a number of named cultivars,
but even the seedlings will show good fall color. Fast growing tree
with rather large leaves for bonsai. However, the leaf size and the
internode spacing can be reduced by diligent pinching, multiple
defoliations, and by disbudding in the spring. Trees will develop very
handsome mature bark even in containers at about ten years of age. Our
2 3/4 inch pot size seedings are relatively straight and are pruned
down to about 12 to 16 inches.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $12
5935
Liquidambar orientalis
(Oriental Sweetgum) S\M\0ø\Ls\B Similar to our native L.
styraciflua except with smaller leaves and coarser,
darker bark. Fall color varies from yellow to red. Our plants are
cutting grown and are therefore identical. Used extensively for bonsai
in Japan. This plant is much more amenable to bonsai than our native
sweetgum. It is easier to control, and capable of better leaf reduction
and ramification. Very showy bark scales are achievable on larger
bonsai. Our 2 3/4 inch pot size are pruned down to about 6 to 10 inches
and will usually have moving (not straight) trunks since they are
cutting grown.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 Available Sept '08
6015
Magnolia
stellata
'Waterlily' S\PS\M\-20ø\Ls B Deciduous
shrub or small shrubby tree to about ten feet. This is the first year
we have offered this cultivar. This 'star magnolia' is deciduous and
smaller than most other magnolia. It has a large multi petaled flower
(20-30 petals) that is white tinged with pale pink and slightly
fragrant. The flowers bloom before the leaves unfold producing a
spectacular display against the steel gray smooth bark. This could make
a spectacular three to four foot bonsai. The leaves do reduce somewhat
in bonsai culture, but normally, it would only be shown when in flower.
Cutting grown plants, no graft unions.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10
FOUR INCH POTS $16 Available June '08
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