|
bonsaiTALK Expert
Join Date: Sep-2003
Location: Ellsworth
Country: USA
Posts: 173
|
Ash juniper, J. ashei
I have become interested in the ash juniper. "It has low branches and a twisted trunk. ..." according to one internet source. It is a tree or large shrub, to 10 meters, round topped, not conical.
More important, other than the many J. virginiana around, ash juniper is the nearest juniper that I could collect in the wild.
I have my share of J. virginiana yamadori and store-bought junipers. I like every one of them, but I want to spread out a little.
So do any of you who live near ash juniper territory use it as bonsai? It is native to southern MO, AR, eastern OK, northern TX and perhaps farther south. Basicly the Ozarks and maybe west and south a little.
This thread is a little like one I started about a week ago on alligator juniper, my favorite from pictures. Frankly, I am interested in collecting one or more of every juniper species. But I'd like to get a bonsai opinion before I go to too much trouble on a given species.
__________________
Waltseed
|