bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - juniper - white "flowers" on branch tips??

I get those on my shimpaku juniper in the springtime, and I thought that they were berries the first time I saw them, but they turned out to be vigorous new growth at the tips of stems. This is as opposed to new growth along branches that seems to start out as a green nubbin.

I had a berry once, but it just seemed to show up one day...or at least I wasn't paying close enough attention to the tree to see its precursor.

-J.

13-May-2006	#4
JR_Roosa Beginner Join Date: Apr-2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Country: US USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: 6/7 Posts: 62	I get those on my shimpaku juniper in the springtime, and I thought that they were berries the first time I saw them, but they turned out to be vigorous new growth at the tips of stems. This is as opposed to new growth along branches that seems to start out as a green nubbin. I had a berry once, but it just seemed to show up one day...or at least I wasn't paying close enough attention to the tree to see its precursor. -J.