Can anyone tell me what kind of juniper this is?
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It's Kev
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I'm new, but I would suggest take a closer photo of the foliage. Then wait on one of the smart ones to reply.
IrishCrow
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Ya they are not the best pics lol. Thanks. Have a good day
Vin
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Looks like it could be Parsoni. What's the tag say?
Dav4
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I suspect this is one of many J. chinensis cultivars... there's hundreds of them and many are quite similar. Fwiw, the foliage looks like it can tighten up nicely... and it looks like it might have spider mites.
Vin
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When was it last potted?
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Thx Dave. I'll get a pesticide on it asap
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Not every pesticide will work, as you need a miticide. Before you go to HD, take a white piece of paper, hold it under the canopy and shake or slap the foliage above it. If you see tiny dots moving on the paper that make small green brown smears when you rub them, go get your miticide.
Vin
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Well, at least they got that right..
IrishCrow
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Vin
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If it checks out okay for spider mites then yes, trimming and wiring it will be fine. The general rule is "one insult per year" with Junipers. So, you can repot one year, let it recover and prune and trim it the next year or following years depending on when you repot. Now, in some areas and with some vigorous Junipers you can get away with less time between the insults. For example, where I live, I can repot in the spring and prune and wire later in the year with Parsoni and Procumbens. I hope that helps.
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I'm only about 80% sure as the bark is a bit fuzzy in the pictures but I am fairly confident that is a Kaizuka Juniper. It is the random splashes of lighter color in random shoots that leans it towards being Kaizuka.
The easiest way to tell 100% for sure would be to cut something then watch for the back buds. Neither Kaizuka nor Kishu will produce juvenile (needle like) foiliage. It's too dark and too lanky of shoots to be Kishu. So looking to see if you find any needle like foliage will tell you 100% for sure.
The easiest way to tell 100% for sure would be to cut something then watch for the back buds. Neither Kaizuka nor Kishu will produce juvenile (needle like) foiliage. It's too dark and too lanky of shoots to be Kishu. So looking to see if you find any needle like foliage will tell you 100% for sure.
ChrisV
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yes it looks like kaizuka to me too
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I think you guys might be right... it does remind me of my old Hollywood juniper , aka J.c. 'kaizuka'.
milehigh_7
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For the record - a Kaizuka is a cultivar of Chinese juniper. Its common street name is Hollywood juniper. Here in southern Cal, it often goes by the name Juniperus chinensis 'torulosa'.
The more sun, the tighter the growth. The interior of the foliage can look a little leggy but the exterior can look very similar to a shimpaku (another Chinese juniper cultivar). They can be rather large trees. I have one that's 10' tall, and I have seen them 20' tall or taller.
The more sun, the tighter the growth. The interior of the foliage can look a little leggy but the exterior can look very similar to a shimpaku (another Chinese juniper cultivar). They can be rather large trees. I have one that's 10' tall, and I have seen them 20' tall or taller.
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Smoke
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leaning to foemina......
leaning to foemina......
Soldano666
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Beat Mike to it
thomas22
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Hollywood usually grows more upright and I doubt this tree was trained from a young age to be a cascade. For that reason I guess Parsoni.
