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Does anyone know where I can get advanced Shimpaku stock? I know Shibui has them but they won't be ready 'till summer.
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Re: Shimpaku

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How advanced are you after?
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Re: Shimpaku

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Tien at Bonsai Sensation or Trevor at Bonsai Art both have advanced Shimpaku.
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Also Hanh at Baloc Bonsai had some nice shimpaku stock as well.
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I went xxxx nursery, and gee they're expensive. Over $200 for a pre-bonsai with 1.2cm trunk. Is this normal?
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Re: Shimpaku

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one_bonsai wrote: September 23rd, 2019, 1:49 pm I went xxxx nursery, and gee they're expensive. Over $200 for a pre-bonsai with 1.2cm trunk. Is this normal?
sounds about right if you were in perth ahah.
But 200 seems excessive for what your describing. what nursery was it?
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Re: Shimpaku

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Yeah I’m not far from Bonsai Art, the prices are steep. Tien at Bonsai Sensation is more reasonable but last time I was there he didn’t have a lot of shimpaku that I could see. Mind you i’m blind to virtually anything not deciduous
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Re: Shimpaku

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I found Shimpaku to be more expensive than other types of junipers. That's why I decided to grow my own stock 4years ago. They are very slow growing trees. Prices were around $250 for a decent size advance stock in nurseries.
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pjames wrote: September 27th, 2019, 3:55 pm Prices were around $250 for a decent size advance stock in nurseries.
What trunk thickness?
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Re: Shimpaku

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If it is a straight trunk around 2-2.5cm. If it has movement around 1-1.5cm. In my experience, trunk with bends tend to grow slower than a straight trunk. This was 4years back. I don’t know price range of shimpaku now.
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