"Arctic" juniper

This little tree (11 inches from the pot rim) should have died 20 years ago. It has been though more lives than the average cat could only imagine. If anyone wants to admit that we torture our trees, this one is a prime example.

In its current life, I see this as a lone, struggling tree at the edge of the Arctic tundra (hence the white gravel -- and the stones were actually collected from the shore of Seward bay in Alaska -- which is well south of the tree line, of course).

Anyway, FWIW . . .

The name fits the appearance, in my opinion. Is that a Juniperus virginiana?

You know, I've had that tree so long I can't recall where I got it or what it might be, but I don't THINK it is J. virginiana. It seems to have needles only. Maybe J. procumbens?????

love it

Not withstanding the size of the pot, which I feel is a little on the large side, the tree is excellent!

Making full length shari look natural is clearly quite hard as a lot of trees don't really carry it off but yours is very good. It also shows (in my opinion) that bonsai don't need to have massive trunks or dramatic taper to create a convincing image.

Very natural looking and very nice.

Regards

Richard

Really nice tree!
I think it would look great to plant this tree (with rocks and all - of course!) onto a small slab.

Thanks, all.

It was on a slate slab in a former life. Somehow I didn't think it "fit." As for its current pot, I wanted to give it a "landscape" in which to live.

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Best,
Dorothy

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Best,
Dorothy

Forgot to leave space for the soil..

Jim,

Very convincing illusion of an old survivor. I like it a lot.

Dorothy,

Great virtual as usual.

Regards,

Derick

Thanks, Dex, and thanks Dorothy. As usual it is a great virtual (with or without the soil <g>), but not quite what I want for that tree.