The picture of the OP is not a shimpaku juniper.
The Juniperus chinensis saregntii is the "base" for shimpaku, see the text below (copy of
this resources page).
Scale-leaf junipers: The adult leaves are mostly scale-like, in opposite pairs or whorls of three, and the juvenile needle-like leaves are not jointed at the base.
- Old World species:
- Juniperus chinensis- Chinese Juniper. Native range is Japan, Korea, China, and Mongolia.
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii- Sargent's Juniper; Shimpaku
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii var. Itoigawa
- Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii var. Kishu