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Juniper yamadori. I am planning on leaving it alone for at least a year before I do any work beyond Hi everyone! I know you like seeing my bigger trees so today I'll be showing you this 700 year old yamadori California Juniper. I'll talk about how digging for yamadori wo What is the best way to get a high-quality bonsai tree, considering Yamadori and Juniper options? Hey All, I just purchased this collected Western Juniper from Jon White over at High Desert Bonsai. How to collect Yamadori Bonsai trees Although it can be hard to successfully dig out the trees and transport them home, these are trees that often possess extra Learn how to collect, care for, and style yamadori bonsai trees. You may want to cut that branch, but know it's probably one of the things that give your yamadori specimen character. It’s by far my biggest collection yet and it’s got a beautiful rootball so I’m pretty confident it should recover well from collection. This California Juniper arouses our curiosity regarding the unusual twists and turns in the upper portions of the trunk. Tree situated in a rock that I was able to unearth and had a rootball the size of 4 fists intact. I live in Seattle — but a mild, sea-regulated neighborhood where Replies 1 Views 858 Mar 6, 2023 Frozentreehugger bdmatt's prostrata juniper progression thread #1 bdmatt Mar 4, 2023 Junipers Replies 2 Views 803 Sep 6, 2023 Last year I tried collecting a California Juniper and failed at the post collection care part. It tends to be more affordable than yamadori and offers the enthused practitioner a chance to cultivate something themselves. I would need some help and advice for a Common Juniper (juniperus communis) yamadori I’m going to collect in the spring. Now it’s secure in the box, protected from sun and wind, and automatically misted on the hour. I've also read here that Hello. This past weekend I spent over three hours digging up a large, mature (unidentified) juniper just down the street in my neighbor’s yard. Yamadori Mame Common Juniper - Juniperus communisThis is my journey as a beginner in the world of Bonsai, and explorer of the Nordic Yamadori - Natural Bonsa At home you might have prepared a wooden box or the smallest possible container to keep the soil from staying too wet. He sent it to me fresh off the mountain and since then I have watered fertilized and cut it to develop the pre-bonsai. I’m still a ways off from styling or repotting but just curious of your guys Jan 14, 2024 · Learn how a 500-year-old wild California juniper becomes a breathtaking bonsai using expert yamadori techniques, pruning, wiring, and styling tips. Don’t know if I’m qualified to answer this thread but since you aren’t getting replies I will chime in and mention that a lot of people transfer their yamadori to 100% pumice and keep it well watered. Learn how a yamadori juniper grows and what makes them so great as bonsai. Dec 25, 2025 · This is my first Yamadori, collected by myself in 2023 and it’s done really well, lots of roots growing out of the mesh at the bottom of the box and it started pushing new growth at the top this year as well. How did they occur? Are these undulations natural or created? Yamadori rocky mountain juniper, sierra juniper, needle juniper etc. Had to get it now. All this time it’s sat in the shade, out of the wind, and been misted 10 times a day. This dig went much better. Hey Bonsai Nuts! Well, I had a pop up opportunity to collect this big Juniper I found in a local field last night. Learn all about the art of bonsai and grow with James as he discovers and shares his passion for growing and creating bonsai! While many amazing examples of juniper bonsai are created from trees collected from the wild, smaller trees of exceptional quality can be created by careful crafting of juniper cuttings over as little as 5-10 years. Aftercare is the most important part of yamadori collecting. I mixed in pumice with perlite and a little bit of cactus mix soil. Apparently the way Randy pots trees is that he'll stick the bottom of the root ball flat against the bottom of the pot. I know collected Common Junipers have a bad reputation and are prone to die after collection, but this tree is going to be removed anyway so I Fall Yamadori - The hunt for Bonsai in the Pacific Northwest Turning a 500-Year-Old Yamadori CA Juniper into a Bonsai Bonsai Forest from a stick - in 8 years development. It was weak for quite some time and only this year displayed enough energy to make styling an option. As it is applied to the art of bonsai it means native plants that have been collected from the wild and used to create a bonsai. Also, more sunlight is helpful for a juniper’s recovery. John Naka used the California juniper to showcase the growing potential of the Southern California landscape. can have their coarse foliage replaced shimpaku foliage. It’s a client tree, another of the great native yamadori that was collected by Randy Knight of Oregon Bonsai. I also collect some ground duff from neighboring species for The fresher the "dead" or dying juniper wood, the easier it is to pull at it with pliers as if it is a cheese string or tough turkey. Skill and technique in collection helps with aftercare, but proper aftercare can mask many collection mistakes that are made early on. Parting gift from the Hidden Gardens. Each week a new tutorial or live Q&A session will be uploaded to the site, providing you with in-depth information about bonsai design, care, maintenance and display. I was wondering if anyone knew where in Texas I could collect yamadori. I dug it up and tried to keep most of the 10" diameter root ball intact. I am interested in Juniper and pine species. Some Kishu was grafted onthe back, but it was never styled. Discover the art of wild bonsai with this comprehensive guide, including ethical tips and care techniques. I’d say 80% Fresh California juniper yamadori dig. Twenty years later, it was finally potted. Anyone in the Chicago area should pay his nursery a visit! Randy Knight collected Utah Juniper. Jan 4, 2021 · Hey guys, first post here. Jeff is a good guy. Turning a 500-Year-Old Yamadori CA Juniper into a Bonsai COMO PODAR ÁRVORES-COM ESSAS DICAS VOCÊ VAI CONSEGUIR 😱 About a week ago, I went on my first Juniper Yamadori collecting trip and brought home two fine specimens which I'm praying to the gods, will survive. I collected a large juniper 77 days ago. The balance is very different from I also found a pine tree and a juniper with an entwined root ball w moss growing over it. First of all, I have 7-8 juniper I started preparing for a yamadori project this month, about 5-6 months ago. Yamadori is the origin of bonsai, its very essence. This species of Juniper is specifically grown using the yamadori technique, which involves shaping and wiring the tree to create a desired form. Jun 16, 2014 · A yamadori tree is a wild tree growing in the mountains and sculpted by nature. I've read a couple non bonsai articles that best time to collect Junipers for transplanting is in the fall before the first freeze. Junipers don’t lik… In this video I am helping a friend out, and we lift a Chinese Juniper from a yard with the intent of creating a bonsai. Hello All, This is my first post here but I have been a long time lurker. Free lectures and information: Ever wonder how to manipulate large branches on a Juniper Bonsai? Hey Mirai Family! What did we all learn, like, dislike, want to know more about, etc? In this stream, we featured a wild yamadori Rocky Mountain Juniper. This is the sort of "yamadori" that I was gifted this yardadori about a month ago. Hi all, My name is Micke and I live in Finland (Northern Europe). Includes details of cleaning collected trees and In this video, Jason works on a collected California Juniper Bonsai Tree or Yamadori tree. For me, harvesting was really rough, the terrain was basically rock scree, and fine roots kept tearing off This juniper has been growing in my backyard for a year. The tree wasn’t California Juniper Yamadori Stages / Bonsai, Collecting, Transplanting, and Yamadori, Plant Physiology / By Nathan Andersen Feb 28, 2019 · This entry was posted in Bonsai, Cheap, DIY, Plant Physiology, Repotting, Tree and Plant Care, Yamadori and tagged Bonsai, California Juniper, Juniper, Pumice, Repotting, Yamadori on February 28, 2019 Nate's Nursery. I have been looking online and there is not much information about this topic that I could find and I Sierra juniper yamadori questions: pumice size, hormone/fertilizer, etc MeredithSK Oct 3, 2022 Collecting & importing Replies 5 Views 949 Dec 29, 2022 Watch short videos about rocky mountain juniper from people around the world. I was able to be better about the transferring to the pot without losing any additional soil. I am including a before and after image of this composition for Follow James on his adventures collecting Yamadori. This was an extremely fun and memorable experience for me, but I feel no amount of reading would have probably fully prepared me for what I was After collecting my first juniper last week, I wanted to create a thread to share my experience/journey through it's aftercare and also ask for some suggestions to help improve my setup. We then moved on to a full repot operation in our newly selected container. He's got some amazing material if anyone is in the market btw. I have a few ideas on what I'd like to do with the tree but if anyone cares to chime in, I'd love community feedback on what Yamadori Shimpaku juniper styling Posted by crataegus on October 13, 2010 in Before and after | 7 Comments Some years ago this juniper was imported from Japan. Lots of small little roots so I’m feeling good about I start off today's Q&A by responding to your comments and questions about my 500-year-old CA Juniper (yamadori). Thats all based on reading I’ve done. Some has died, crispy brown, maybe 2% of the canopy, not particularly concerning. Right now I have it in a make-shift greenhouse to protect it from the elements while it recovers. There roots tornado together for 2 feet or so then they both grow up and away from each other but basically one tree !!! In this week's Youtube pre-release, the Eisei-en team repots a massive, well-established Itoigawa Shimpaku Juniper bonsai into a new, smaller container. They are all planted in pure 1/4” screened pumice and their containers are well-draining. We look forward to seeing you soon on the platform! Graham Potter demonstrates the initial styling of a small yamadori juniper collected in the south of France. Research juniper deadwood techniques / find someone to teach you / watch this video for an intro: This Juniper was collected 20 years ago, and put in a box. The box pretty much fell apart. COD 107 likes, 10 comments - bontsai_ on February 16, 2026: "This is what 5 years of juniper trunk cultivation looks like in a pot. I’m new to the community and quite new to bonsai as well. We have had some cold days and nights This Kishu Juniper yamadori started as raw material and in this video, I transform it into a bonsai with strong structure and a clear future. The rootball fell apart getting it into the grow box so I’ve been very intentional with its aftercare. SELLING Large California Juniper yamadori bdmatt Dec 16, 2024 Tree selling Replies 6 Views 2K Oct 10, 2025 Imported from Japan shimpaku itoigawa juniper bonsai This is Yamadori plant (plant is collected from habitat and shape to this current design. You should also have prepared your potting mix of 75 % washed pumice and/or decomposed granite or medium grit mixed with 25 % cactus mix (for organics/ microbes and some water retention during hot summer months). I recently acquired a collected california for free. I am in Southwest Florida and we have had a warmer winter than normal. Before: The “ live vein” on I just collected this RMJ last weekend and I’m super excited about it. I dug it out like the previous successful yamadori (100% success on all 3!) and reported and post care just like the others. This is kind of a row part question. You can use thread grafts and approach grafts to put in new branches pretty much where ever you like. Root grafts are something different though. Yesterday, it began it’s training. That pliability will fade. When thinking about creating a juniper bonsai, consider the interesting characteristics of the species. I had no part in the collection or aftercare so I dont know how long its been out the ground. The YAMADORI Yamadori is a Japanese term that is literally translated as mountain dug bonsai. I’m hoping good aftercare can Today, we're going to work on this untrained 500-year-old California Juniper dug from the Mojave Desert. We began the stream with collection box removal and initial root ball exploration and pruning. Today it received its first styling. Gorgeous tree. LEARN MORE! If you would like to learn more about how to care for native Japanese juniper bonsai species, please consider joining our online learning platform Bonsai-U. I dropped it into this Rural King tote (with drainage holes, of course) and surrounded the California juniper bonsai— Juniperus Californica —is an iconic bonsai species in North America because it was the first real yamadori that was collected. PEDESTAL 2 As with many bonsai of Yamadori (collected from the wild) origin, we are often presented with shapes and forms sculpted by the hand of Mother Nature. Meaning there could This tree was collected in 2009 by a friend in British Columbia. It was in a 15 gallon nursery container filled with gardening soil and wobbled tremendously, which. I dug around them hopefully forcing new, closer root growth, and I fertilized a couple times to gain strength. They are great subjects for bonsai; they can often carry large price tags and are highly sought after by bonsai hobbyists and professionals. The catch: its on its last breaths. While it can retain water, it holds significantly less and allows water to move freely and bring oxygen to the roots. Found a Yamadori Shimpaku Juniper in the Mountains in Yakushima, Japan. I bought it at an auction and it is quite root-bound Yamadori is all about the natural weird, so it's usually encouraged to embrace that weirdness. We'll go over the ethics and For this reason it is preferred to put yamadori in inorganic material like pumice. The tree is still alive, but the foliage tells a confusing story. Replies 2 Views 1K Jun 5, 2020 sorce Yamadori Rocky Mountain Juniper First Styling amkhalid Jul 12, 2012 Junipers Replies 6 Views 3K Jul 15, 2012 I got the bagged California Juniper home and began unwrapping so fast that I forgot to take pictures of it happening… I made sure to make the cuts clean to facilitate root growth once potted up. Field grown material is an accessible way many of us can produce or purchase bonsai. Because it was so heavy, the root ball fell apart trying to get it in the grow box, leaving very little roots. Texas Ashe Juniper Yamadori Survival Help J_Cham13 Feb 25, 2023 Junipers Replies 1 Views 771 Aug 7, 2024 Today, I will refine this 1500 year old Yamadori California Juniper dug by Harry Hirao himself! I am extremely grateful to be able to share this tree with yo i have some concerns… I collected this Utah Juniper along with three others from BLM land surrounding Canyonlands national park. I'm happy with how the tree came out. There’s also a root graft. The thick trunk is alive and the curly trunks are deadwood, which I intend to keep. I had to cut about 4 finger sized roots that went deep into the earth (not sure if that is ok). Wish I could collect and bring it home The Japanese yamadori Shimpaku Juniper is a unique and beautiful bonsai plant known for its intricate design and delicate features. He discusses finding the live vein and revealing from the surrounding dead wood. 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