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"Yellow Flecked" Juniper

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Well I don't know what type this Juniper is so I just call it "Yellow Flecked" for now unless someone knows.

Here is the ugly stick that nearly got binned out in mid Sep 2014.

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2 months on and I began to grow fond of this little guy. I like it's graceful yellow scaled foliage and I thought hmm to get the juices flowing :lost:
Won't work anything just yet but will do progressive updates on this one as I think it'll turn out quite a nice little piece when done.
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Nice work.
that is definitely what needed to happen with that one :-) :yes:

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Re: "Yellow Flecked" Juniper

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Thanks Ken any idea what type of Juni it is?
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Re: "Yellow Flecked" Juniper

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Inspired wrote:Thanks Ken any idea what type of Juni it is?
Its a chinensis of some sort. One day you may want to graft itoigawa onto it?
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treeman wrote:Its a chinensis of some sort. One day you may want to graft itoigawa onto it?
I've read great and interesting articles about the itoigawa juniper.. do we have those in Australia?

I wanna collect as many varied Junipers as I can.. just lovem

Anyone have any?
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Re: "Yellow Flecked" Juniper

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juniper pyramidalis?
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I think the Itoigawa Juniper is a cultivar of Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku' or something like that that is native to Japan?

Does that mean a Shimapuku is in fact an Itoigawa Juniper?
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..which is also known as the Sargent Juniper :lost:
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Inspired wrote:I think the Itoigawa Juniper is a cultivar of Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku' or something like that that is native to Japan?

Does that mean a Shimapuku is in fact an Itoigawa Juniper?
Itoigawa shimpaku is a type of shimpaku juniper originated from the "itoigawa" area.
It is prized for its light green,finer and more compact foliage. It is also less likely to produce juvenile foliage when pruned back hard. Not widely available in aus yet.

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Tien, you have a decent number of them at your nursery, don't you?


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Thanks Tien. Would a normal shimpaku be an itoigawa if it was from that region?
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My guess is juniperus chinensess x media" old gold" or Pfitzeriana aurea? I've got one like this where the new growth is yellow/ gold.
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Mount Nasura wrote:My guess is juniperus chinensess x media" old gold" or Pfitzeriana aurea? I've got one like this where the new growth is yellow/ gold.
Cheers Mount Nasura it does seem like a very close resemblance indeed. How is your subject doing? Anyone have these developed and trained?
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You may be right I just checked this out

http://www.bonsai.su/Juniperus_pfitzeriana.htm

Anyone have a J-Pfitzeriana they are training and developing? Would love to see it
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adge0001 wrote:Tien, you have a decent number of them at your nursery, don't you?


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not yet, in the near future i will. :whistle:
Inspired wrote:Thanks Tien. Would a normal shimpaku be an itoigawa if it was from that region?
good question, i don't have an yes or no answer.
perhaps people who have been to Japan can shed some light on this.
i wouldn't think that EVERY shimpaku juniper from the Itoigawa region possess the same desirable traits. however, the first junipers with those traits are found in the Itoigawa region.

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