Juniperus chinensis Bonsai seeds Chinese Juniper

LATIN NAME: JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS

COMMON NAME: Chinese Juniper

The Chinese juniper sculpts the dense, sculptural crown with the scale-like, blue-green foliage and the spreading, layered branches, the whole plant carrying the ancient, bonsai look of the old junipers. The foliage keeps the cool, blue-green tone through the year, the small, berry-like cones ripen to the blue-black, and the plant takes the hard pruning and the shaping well. It grows into the broad, rugged tree or the trained specimen, and it stands the cold, the wind, and the dry air well. It likes the sun, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the cypress family, the junipers have a long, documented record in the bonsai and the ornamental research, and the Chinese juniper appears in the studies of the sculptural growth and the drought tolerance. The work covers the way the plant stands the cold and the dry air, along with the seed biology and the response to the training, while the bonsai growers value the rugged bark and the layered branching. The collectors of the ancient trained forms keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the rugged garden, the Chinese juniper takes the shaping and keeps the character. The sculptural crown and the blue-green foliage give the evergreen structure, the plant makes the fine specimen, the hedge or the trained bonsai, and it stands the cold, the wind and the dry soil without the fuss. The durable wood has served the fine work for the ages. Patient, rugged and full of character.

The Chinese juniper seeds need the cold treatment before the sowing, a few weeks in the damp, cool place which wakes the hard seeds. Sow them into the deep flat of sandy, gritty mix, cover them lightly, and keep the flat in the bright, cool spot. The seedlings rise with the blue-green needles, and they grow on slowly at first. Grow the young plants in the sunny, well-drained spot, and the sculptural form builds with the years.

To grow the Chinese juniper from seed, sow the small, round seeds barely into the deep flat of sandy, gritty mix, then cover them lightly, keep the flat in the bright, cool spot and water gently. The seedlings emerge within a few weeks, and they grow on slowly at first. Grow the young plants in the sunny, well-drained spot, and the sculptural crown will take the shape over the years.

Chinese Juniper make excellent bonsai plants, or can be grown in most gardens. Perennials are the main stay of every garden. They produce the consistancy and brilliance of every landscaped garden. They should be included in every garden as you add stability and reliability to your garden.