Bonsai from Nursery Stock – part four 6/7/09

After
All this sweet little juniper needs is a good cascade pot and a little time to fill out. It was styled and photographed by David Chauvin. It appeared in Bonsai Today issue 103 (out of print) in article entitled ‘Instant Bonsai’ by Will Heath and Wayne Schoech (pronounced Shay and sitting is this chair typing this at this very moment). Before it showed up in Bonsai Today, it appeared in an Instant Bonsai photo contest held by The Art of Bonsai Project.

Before
Dwarf Japanese garden junipers (Juniperus procumbens ‘nana’) are commonly found in just about any nursery or garden center, just about anywhere. For sure, they are way overused as beginners’ bonsai, but for good reasons: many have good potential (like this one) and they take to bonsai pots and heavy pruning very well.

Don’t be shy
Send us your before and after photos. Really, we’d love to see them.

Want to know more?
To learn more about juniper bonsai, check out our Masters’ Series book, Growing and Styling Juniper Bonsai.

For previous posts on Bonsai from Nursery Stock go here, here & here.