Hearing the name Juniper tree, we immediately think of a large tree with evergreen needles. However, not all juniper trees have a large stature and evergreen leaves. Some of them have creeping growth and bright autumn leaves. Juniperus belongs to the Cupressaceae family, that is, conifers that are widespread throughout the world. There are 27…
Juniperus chinensis
List of Trees Often Used in Chinese Penjing
Unlike bonsai, penjing is more rugged and the art of dwarfing this tree is the ancestor of bonsai which originated in China around the 7th century, long before bonsai (13th century). Penjing is an ancient Chinese art where trees are planted in shallow containers. The trees are stunted with a shape resembling a real tree…