Shimpaku?

[phongtien1996]

They are being sold around $130 each and seller mark them as "shimpaku", however the bark doesn't look like a shimpaku to me.
I'm afraid they are grafted.

 

[Dogestoevsky]

Where are they being sold? Asking for a friend

 

[Paradox]

I am guessing these are not in the U.S. at those prices

 

[phongtien1996]

They are in China, the price is surprisingly low for a tree that size so i'm just afraid...
I'm not quite familiar with Shimpaku

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

That’s the home of the chinensis juniper!

Sure looks like Shimpaku, or Kishu. All good though.

Likely looks a bit off because the tree is old and the bark has never been touched. Once one cleans up the bark it will look fine. In the US one would never get one of these for ten times that price.

Wondering why there is no deadwood? That would be the second thing right after cleaning the trunk on my worklist if one of those trees were in our collection.

My favorite is the third and second the fourth image… given only one view.

Good luck! Please let us know if your purchased one and if so, please post an image.

Cheers
DSD sends

 

[vp999]

Here its at least 10X the price for those trees... Lucky you.

 

[Mike Westervelt]

Who gives a F@#$% what species they are if that's the actual price

 

[vp999]

Quá rẻ !

 

[yashu]

As others implied, if that were in the states I wouldn’t hesitate to jump on those at that price. The foliage appears healthy and vigorous

 

[phongtien1996]

These are around $4000 but seller said he doesn't have permit to ship it and I don't have enough money anyway lol

 

[Deleted member 47471]

Start with Lowe's or a local nursery for young Junipers and practice good health, bending, wiring, etc.

 

[Maiden69]

Start with Lowe's or a local nursery for young Junipers and practice good health, bending, wiring, etc.

He just said he is in China...

They are being sold around $130 each and seller mark them as "shimpaku", however the bark doesn't look like a shimpaku to me.
I'm afraid they are grafted.

They do look like shimpaku, trunk has not been touched so maybe that is what is throwing you off?

 

[bwaynef]

They could also be a different species trunk grafted with shimpaku, accounting for the different bark. Regardless, they'd be handled like shimpaku so it's not worth wondering about. @ $130, buy as many as you can afford.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Something about that bark doesn’t look like Shimpaku. I agree, probably something like Torulosa that grows fast, then grafted over with shimp.

 

[phongtien1996]

The seller just told me that these trees are shimpaku grafted on New Zealand pearl cypress (?)
The only result I found on google is this, nothing else

New Zealand Pearl Cypress Juniperus chinensis | Bonsai Plant Succulents bonsai - Shop BONSAI HONG KONG PLAN+T Plants - Pinkoi

new zealand pearl cypress Dwarf cypress in the shape of a mushroom. The needles are short, tight and thick, with a degree of bending, unique domineering, and a rare sketch worth having. (Convenient for breeding)

en.pinkoi.com

New Zealand Pearl Cypress Juniperus chinensis | Bonsai Plant Succulents bonsai - Shop BONSAI HONG KONG PLAN+T Plants - Pinkoi

new zealand pearl cypress Dwarf cypress in the shape of a mushroom. The needles are short, tight and thick, with a degree of bending, unique domineering, and a rare sketch worth having. (Convenient for breeding)

en.pinkoi.com

@Brian Van Fleet are you familiar with this specie? never heard of them before

 

[Deleted member 47471]

The seller just told me that these trees are shimpaku grafted on New Zealand pearl cypress (?)
The only result I found on google is this, nothing else

New Zealand Pearl Cypress Juniperus chinensis | Bonsai Plant Succulents bonsai - Shop BONSAI HONG KONG PLAN+T Plants - Pinkoi

new zealand pearl cypress Dwarf cypress in the shape of a mushroom. The needles are short, tight and thick, with a degree of bending, unique domineering, and a rare sketch worth having. (Convenient for breeding)

en.pinkoi.com

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New Zealand Pearl Cypress Juniperus chinensis | Bonsai Plant Succulents bonsai - Shop BONSAI HONG KONG PLAN+T Plants - Pinkoi

new zealand pearl cypress Dwarf cypress in the shape of a mushroom. The needles are short, tight and thick, with a degree of bending, unique domineering, and a rare sketch worth having. (Convenient for breeding)

en.pinkoi.com

@Brian Van Fleet are you familiar with this specie? never heard of them before

looks like juniper procumbens foliage, not shimpaku

 

[Paradox]

The ones in the first post look like shimpaku
The one 2 posts above this one is not shimpaku. Looks like procumbens.
Never heard of New Zealand pearl cypress

 

[M. Frary]

Buy 'em.

 

[August44]

You are buying from a seller in China?? Are you sure that the seller is honest and that you will get what you pay for or get anything? Anything coming from that direction is scary to me.

Maybe you have already addressed this.

 

[phongtien1996]

Just bought this itoigawa from another seller yestersay, but I still don’t know what to do with it lol. Maybe a cascade?