Little Juniper

[Elias]

Hi All,

Whilst at Williams Nursery today I got some rooted Juniper prostrata cuttings, some were tiny others a little bigger, anyways I didn't really have time to sort thru them so I just grabbed a tray of 10, I thought for $3.50 each how can I go wrong, excellent material to learn, practice and develop. There was a thicker trunks amongst them so I told the owner 'if that one was a bit pricier than it was okay as it had a more developed trunk he said no its okay all $2 each, I think it could well be the buy I've ever made
I think with out a doubt this is already one my favourites

[anttal63]

look like little rippa's el have fun pal!

[Pup]

Definitely a good buy and the making of a sweet little Shohin. I look forward to seeing its development. Pup

[Grant Bowie]

Quelle Find! (Pronounced Fiend) A` little beauty.

[Asus101]

Nice little tree.
I have been looking for rooted cuttings for ages, but no luck

[ketutg]

that's a great buy!

[Grant Bowie]

If you are ever working on a Juniper squamata prostrata (pingii prostrata) and you are lopping off some short but curvy pieces there is a sneaky and easy method of getting them to root.

No rooting hormone etc required. Somewhere in the shade just lay the cut off portions on a bed of 3mm-5mm blue metal and cover them with the same material but just leave a little of the greenery poking through the gravel. Water it in and the gravel will settle a little leaving a little more greenery exposed.
Keep moist but not soggy.

Over the next 6 months or whatever it will throw out roots up and down the cut of portion on the older wood and voila; instant cuttings.

Once you have enough roots just cut the cuttings into whatever length you want and pot up into a deep 3"/75mm tube and put back into shade.
They nearly always take.

I got some interesting cuttings over the years and it is easy.

Grant

[Chris Di Nola]

Hi guys

Nice Find, great mini in the making .

Grant, Thanks for the tip , does it work for other junipers .

Cheers
Skip

[Grant Bowie]

Hi guys

Nice Find, great mini in the making .

Grant, Thanks for the tip , does it work for other junipers .

Cheers
Skip

Hi Skip,

Never tried but it would probably only work for the prostrate growers, ie not Shimpaku, Blaauws or Fitz.
Might work for Conferta/Shore juniper, hoizontalis etc plus procumbens.

[FlyBri]

Gday Elias et al!

That sure is a great little Juniper! My knowledge of Junis is sketchy at best, but I imagine that its relative youth and a handful of good management should allow you to create a nice root flare in a short period of time.

Thanks and good luck!

Fly.

[anttal63]

Hi guys Nice Find, great mini in the making .Grant, Thanks for the tip , does it work for other junipers .
Cheers Skip

i have never buried them that deep, but what i do;in autumn take heel cuttings, normal mix in a collander in a water tray ( that always has some water in it, keeping in mind we are not as humid down here as you guys are.). put hard up against an east facing brick wall with some north wind protection. this year i,ve had 70-80% strike rate after 12 months with chinensis, shimpaku and squamata.

[Grant Bowie]

Hi guys Nice Find, great mini in the making .Grant, Thanks for the tip , does it work for other junipers .
Cheers Skip

i have never buried them that deep, but what i do;in autumn take heel cuttings, normal mix in a collander in a water tray ( that always has some water in it, keeping in mind we are not as humid down here as you guys are.). put hard up against an east facing brick wall with some north wind protection. this year i,ve had 70-80% strike rate after 12 months with chinensis, shimpaku and squamata.

What I was talking about is bigger pieces of material, not normal heel cuttings. You can use very long and sinuous pieces with a thicknes of up to say 10 or 12mm and it will root at many places along the thick piece. It throws unusual looking cuttings which are very interesting, not standard production cuttings.

You can cut the long pieces where the roots have struck on the thick piece and use the side branching as the new trunk line on the cuttings once separated from the long original piece.

[anttal63]

i see grant, wow that is very useful info indeed then. and that is no taking any bark off?

[Grant Bowie]

No taking of of bark; no rooting hormones; no nothing. Just give it a go and see.

An ideal spot might be under some benches although when I did it it was sort of in an enclosed box on the ground and in summer shade.

[anttal63]

cool thankyou!!! grant.