Juniperus Rigida (Temple Juniper)

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Juniperus rigida is not common in North America.

For a "spikey" experience, consider using Juniperus chinensis 'Fudo', it is a needle form of the Shimpaku. It is the cultivar used to make 'Goshin' by John Naka.

Usually available at Evergreen Gardenworks, Brent Walston.
 

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A very close relative is J. rigida subsp. 'conferta'. In appearance it is very similar, but the needles are not as hard and sharp. It is actually found pretty broadly in nurseries as J. conferta "Blue Pacific". I believe the cultivar originated at Iseli.

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A very close relative is J. rigida subsp. 'conferta'. In appearance it is very similar, but the needles are not as hard and sharp. It is actually found pretty broadly in nurseries as J. conferta "Blue Pacific". I believe the cultivar originated at Iseli.

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Now I need to get both! I have been having moderate success in germinating other juniper varieties I can not acquire. Have you tried before? Half of my most recent batch was just eaten by rats in the middle of the night. Very sad. The rocky mountain junipers were starting to sprout too.
 

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I was just at a nursery on Monday that had quite a few confertas. They had them labeled as "Blue Pacific Juniper" ie - the cultivar name with no mention of the genus or species. So if you are looking for them, they might just be labeled "Blue Pacific".
 

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might just be labeled "Blue Pacific".
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Pretty much, this one's labeled that way + juniperus conferta .
Not a fan of the foliage yet because I don't know what to do with it LOL and, it's in a growing out phase to pot up
since I've had it in that can 2-1/2 yrs between pics :rolleyes:
This 1 gal size was $7 Needs some Mir Acid and more sun, but ok on North side of house all year.
 

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just a little whip, maybe 3 inches thick? Send me more info! This is a very old thread and I am happy to get a response!!!
Since my original reply to your post, I’ve decided that trying to sell these immature trees now at a high enough price to make a reasonable profit, might appear like I was trying to rip people off. I decided that planting them in the garden would create more sellable trees. I planted my trees in Anderson flats and placed them in the garden thinking the containers will retain a nice wide rootball while still allowing some roots to escape (hopefully increasing the mass of the trees more quickly).

I’ve been looking for this species for quite some time. I just got lucky and stumbled across some at a local nursery. When I saw that they were true Juniperus rigida (and not Shore Juniper ‘Conferta’ or 'Foemina'), I went ahead and bought everything they had (12). I asked them if they would order me some more but, they said they no longer had a source.

At least one of the trees is female and is mature enough to have seed cones on its branches. I’m planning on trying my hand at propagating them from seed (and also from cuttings). Hopefully, I will have some success.
 
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Pre-bonsai preferably but, I will take anything if anyone knows of a good vendor.

Thanks,
I have Tosho J. rigida in 1 gal, a couple small/med bonsai and a few larger chokan pre-bonsai you can email nursery kimurabonsai64@gmail.com and we'll send a couple pic's and prices
 

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Juniperus rigida is not common in North America.

For a "spikey" experience, consider using Juniperus chinensis 'Fudo', it is a needle form of the Shimpaku. It is the cultivar used to make 'Goshin' by John Naka.

Usually available at Evergreen Gardenworks, Brent Walston.
More commonly know as Foemina juniper also available in many sizes from my nursery.
 
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