Japanese Junipers Bonsai Care

Shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii

Itoigawa shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa'

Kishu shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis 'Kishu'

Compact durable shimpaku cultivar used own-root or as grafting foliage; separate from Itoigawa, Toyama, generic Shimpaku, San Jose, Foemina, and native juniper rootstocks before applying refinement or grafting assumptions.

Tohoku shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis 'Tohoku'

Named shimpaku cultivar or trade selection with thin public source depth; verify clone provenance and actual foliage before applying premium pricing, Toyama, Itoigawa, Kishu, Hokkaido, San Jose, or Foemina assumptions.

Hokkaido shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis 'Hokkaido'

Thin-source Hokkaido shimpaku or Juniperus chinensis trade label; direct Mirai mentions also place Hokkaido in running and coarse juniper contexts, so verify clone provenance and observed growth habit before applying Kishu, Itoigawa, Toyama, Tohoku, San Jose, or Foemina assumptions.

Toyama shimpaku

Juniperus chinensis 'Toyama'

Named shimpaku cultivar or trade selection with slightly longer, deeper-green foliage than Itoigawa or Kishu in Mirai notes; useful on larger trunks where very fine foliage would read underscaled.

San Jose juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose'

Cultivated Juniperus chinensis selection used for bonsai, nursery stock, root grafts, and rock plantings; separate from Itoigawa, Kishu, Toyama, Tohoku, Hokkaido, generic Shimpaku, Foemina, Blaauw, procumbens, and eastern red cedar before applying refinement or pricing assumptions.

Foemina juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Foemina'

Cultivated Juniperus chinensis selection with thin direct source depth; Mirai notes it can begin juvenile and return to mature scale foliage under stable, lightly fertilized, unpruned care. Separate it from San Jose, Shimpaku, Itoigawa, Kishu, Toyama, Tohoku, Hokkaido, Blaauw, procumbens, squamata, and eastern red cedar before applying refinement or pricing assumptions.

Blaauw juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Blaauw'

Cultivated Juniperus chinensis ornamental selection with no dedicated local Mirai file; treat as Chinese juniper material, verify actual mounding or running habit, and separate from Foemina, San Jose, Shimpaku, procumbens, squamata, Pfitzer labels, and eastern red cedar.