grouper52
Masterpiece
Here's a RMJ I collected n Wyoming on a trip with Dan Robinson, Larry Jackel and Eric Ridgeway three years ago.
It's been recovering in this colander, and all I've done besides the transplant is make sure the jin didn't break. Now, it's been putting out new whips for two seasons, which tells me it's established enough to start working on. It'll stay in the colander establishing further roots for a few years while I do so - not great roots on these guys, and overall they're a bit temperamental here.
This variety of RMJ has rather unimpressive foliage. Normally, here, we would graft the much more attractive Shimpaku juniper foliage onto it, which also improves the survival of desert junipers in our uber-wet rain forest. However, there is some sort of disease attacking Shimpakus here the past few years. Still may do it anyway, We'll see.
Enjoy.
It's been recovering in this colander, and all I've done besides the transplant is make sure the jin didn't break. Now, it's been putting out new whips for two seasons, which tells me it's established enough to start working on. It'll stay in the colander establishing further roots for a few years while I do so - not great roots on these guys, and overall they're a bit temperamental here.
This variety of RMJ has rather unimpressive foliage. Normally, here, we would graft the much more attractive Shimpaku juniper foliage onto it, which also improves the survival of desert junipers in our uber-wet rain forest. However, there is some sort of disease attacking Shimpakus here the past few years. Still may do it anyway, We'll see.
Enjoy.