Juniper

Horticulture of Bonsai, the beginning...

Have you ever wondered how high quality bonsai have full and dense branch structures? I know, dumb questions right? I think we've all...

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Utah Juniper (aka “Big Sexy”)

Utah Juniper (aka “Big Sexy”) Now that I have settled back in California, it’s time to rebuild my Bonsai collection! For the past 6...

A Western Juniper Awaits

A Western Juniper Awaits The last time I was in California was September of 2012 and during that time I got a chance to reunite not with...

Shimpaku Clean Up and Styling

Shimpaku Clean Up and Styling Now that I’m all settled back in Japan, I can get back to work and get some more posts on the blog. If you...

Shimpaku Health

Shimpaku Health Tree health is always something we strive for here at Aichien. We try to keep everything healthy and strong so that we...

Initial Styling in the “Grey Area”

A few days ago I was tasked with doing an initial styling on a Shimpaku Juniper. We plan on taking the tree to auction in October so we...

Tosho part 2

Welcome to Tosho part 2! In this post, I’m going to talk about how to cut, create pads and show some before and after of more refined...

Tosho part 1

This month, I’ve been working on a lot of Needle Junipers (Tosho). Work has ranged from wiring new trees to cutting back more refined...