Okay Group
What makes the Shimpaku Itiogawa Juniper better than J.
chineseis nana for
Bonsai?

Better? Is it? Sez who?

I know comparatively little about junipers so I haven't the
answers, but, essentially, a Chinese juniper (J. chinensis) is a
Chinese juniper (all other things being equal -- origin of the
specimen, age size, health, etc.). These are both cultivars (or
varieties) of the same species.

I suspect that "Tradition" (sound of fiddle music, please) may
lie as strongly behind any claim of "betterness" as anything
else -- that and the fact that the 'Shimpaku' has such a legacy
of hoary collected specimens from the mountains of Japan behind
it.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Apples and
Oranges: A Demonstration -- Welcome to Hooterville! Population:
2000. Elevation: 3000. Established: 1850. TOTAL = 6850 -- Bob
Lilienfield

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