Juniperus Virginiana Common name eastern red cedar is only other native juniper to eastern USA it’s a upright pyramidal tree sparse scale foliage all of USA to the Rockies the Acadian people that were pioneers in eastern Canada from France and moved to southern USA after English took over Canada were shocked to find the plant there so they named a city after it Batten Rouge. French for red stick
That's rough...
Yes, a lot of people wrongly call common juniper species like Juniperus pfitzeriana because they are the most easy to find conifers in nurserys, true common juniper its a needle only species. I have this cheap young common juniper I recently repoted
Yes I’m interested in anything anyone has to say about successful collection I have not tried basically have not found1 worth collecting . My understanding is very tough plant in the wild but difficult to establish in captivity . As per Lenz and others the difficulty is getting roots established very good draining soil almost completely in organic or pure inorganic keep as much foliage as possible cur it back as little as you can need the solar Panels to grow roots ambient moisture helps walk a fine line between sunlight needs light to establish but can’t dry out the plant added to the difficulty is roots need to be fairly dry to grow and search out moisture once you have established roots you have the battle won full sun fairly dry roots tough plant fights off bugs and desease will if healthy wet lack of sun weakens plant My fight starts this spring Canada zone 4 tree is on edge of small island on a lake rare upright form of the tree 1/2 tree is deadwood from winter wind solid cemented in a rock can not be collected conventional. Going to try and air layer it at the rock level Trying to cone up with a moisture wick desighn to the air layer the lake is only 3.5 feet away Have 1 summer as I see it. Cut the air layer in fall and pot it going to go with bottom heat and prayerThat's rough...
But One set of Pioneers being displaced by another... is SORT of... "Easy come, easy go"
Although...Cajuns are some of my favorite people.. The first Chef I trained under was a lil' wiry Cajun dude... taught me a lot about Soul Food, actually. And about using Grape/Orange Soda whilst making Barbecue Sauce!
I see Communis.. in the GROUND.. alot more than I see them successfully summered/wintered in pots...
I think we are speaking of native ranges, and habitats... when we SHOULD be discovering WHERE they have been successfully kept in CONTAINERS.. for 3 + Seasons..
The communis around HERE.. (Got that NASTY direct Great lakes wind) largely "purple Themselves" here.. and it makes Spring collection painful..and serves as a deterrant.
I saved one.. once.. in High summer after a tourist plucked it from a dune... It woke up the following year to die shortly after....
I have yet to try again... but probably will..
to see if it survives winter that or try the idea on another tree first the lake one has a lot of potential make me cry 
if I kill it ps found it fishing never stop looking for material
Agreed.. but I did two years of.. "OOOH look at that! and pulling EVERY damn little tree I laid my eyes on."Yes I’m interested in anything anyone has to say about successful collection I have not tried basically have not found1 worth collecting . My understanding is very tough plant in the wild but difficult to establish in captivity . As per Lenz and others the difficulty is getting roots established very good draining soil almost completely in organic or pure inorganic keep as much foliage as possible cur it back as little as you can need the solar Panels to grow roots ambient moisture helps walk a fine line between sunlight needs light to establish but can’t dry out the plant added to the difficulty is roots need to be fairly dry to grow and search out moisture once you have established roots you have the battle won full sun fairly dry roots tough plant fights off bugs and desease will if healthy wet lack of sun weakens plant My fight starts this spring Canada zone 4 tree is on edge of small island on a lake rare upright form of the tree 1/2 tree is deadwood from winter wind solid cemented in a rock can not be collected conventional. Going to try and air layer it at the rock level Trying to cone up with a moisture wick desighn to the air layer the lake is only 3.5 feet away Have 1 summer as I see it. Cut the air layer in fall and pot it going to go with bottom heat and prayer
.. I just save my chops for the "Outstanding" specimens.. and there are FAR fewer of those.
Thank you noticed we are not that far apart as the crow flies . I live just south of Ottawa So we most likely are talking the same wild trees . And yes I’m not that young 57 . And get to attached yo trees . Took a 10 year break from bonsai gave my trees away after killing a amazing hemlock . My interest in collecting is only quality trees . Everything else I grow from seed for fun and the joy of it plus complete control . Some interest in nursery stuff but have not done any since returning I think the bonsai world is to pre occupied with what has been done in Japan . You have to consider they. Have had hundreds of years and have amazing generation trees hundreds of years old from seed and or collection . Today most experts corectly agree the best collected trees have not been found the southwest mountains of the USA and the Alps in Europe are prime but the vast forests of the northern hemisphere have great trees keep in mind the art has always been performed on trees the grower had access to around the worldAgreed.. but I did two years of.. "OOOH look at that! and pulling EVERY damn little tree I laid my eyes on."
And killed many.. my understanding of collection is now better..
The tree HAS to have movement, interest, or a trunk at LEAST 1.5" in diameter for me to collect it..
Oh.. it also has to "wiggle", also..
So I still "tree hunt", I'm out in the woods almost daily, normally
I like your style..
One of the handful of people on here colder than I.
I'm glad to (seemingly) see someone else around here that is interested in defining the parameters of "North American Miniaturized Trees"
. Where in WI do you live spent a far bit of time there in my youth racing snowmobiles
Algoma, Wi... about 17-20 miles East of the start of "Green Bay Land"... Directly on Lake Michigan, exactly 4 miles south of the Door County Line...30 miles North of Steven Avery's family Junk Yard.
