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Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Botanical family : CupressaceaeERCs in training
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana). Acquisition Date : 3/27/22
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United States
Indiana
Dfa
Continental climate with a hot summer, without dry season
Climate with hot and often humid summers, and cold winters. It experiences a strong temperature variation between seasons.

Undefined style
Undefined style
Undefined style - Why?

The owner has not yet defined a style for this bonsai or has not specified it.
Sometimes it is impossible to define a specific style for a bonsai due to various factors. The health of the tree, its natural structure, and its stage of development play a crucial role. For example, a young tree or one with structural defects, such as poorly positioned branches, may not be ready to adopt a particular style without compromising its growth. Furthermore, certain tree species have characteristics that do not lend themselves well to specific styles, such as branches that are too rigid for a cascade style. Finally, the art of bonsai is also a form of artistic expression, where each tree has its own unique aesthetic potential. A theoretical style may not correspond to the tree's natural essence, making it difficult or inappropriate to apply a rigid style. Thus, defining a style for a bonsai must take into account the balance between the tree's natural characteristics, environmental conditions, and the bonsaika's artistic vision.
Acquisition Date : 3/27/22 (4 years)
Source of acquisition : Back yard
Owner's note :
The Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a common, adaptable evergreen conifer native to the eastern U.S., known for its aromatic, reddish wood and value to wildlife, providing food and shelter for birds and mammals. It's a hardy, drought-tolerant tree that thrives in full sun and a wide range of soils, including slightly basic limestone/clay soil. it's technically a juniper, not a true cedar. The tree produces small, blue-black cones that look like berries, which are a key food source, and it is dioecious, meaning male and female plants are separate.
Two saplings put in escape root pots in ~fall 2022.
Leader chopped and wired February 2026.
Location : Along retaining wall