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Chinese Juniper 'Kiyozuru'

Juniperus chinensis 'Kiyozuru'

Botanical family : Cupressaceae
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Kiyozuru, Shimpaku

Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis) 'Kiyozuru'. Acquisition Date : 8/9/18

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Acquisition Date : 8/9/18 (8 years)
Source of acquisition : California bonsai studio in Santa Rosa valley


Owner's note :
Juniperus chinensis, Kiyozuru Shimpaku is a cultivated variant of Shimpaku juniper that originated at Chikugo-en Nursery in California. It is credited to the late Masaru “Mas” Ishii, a bonsai master and grafting specialist who founded Chikugo-en in 1981. Mas Ishii obtained or developed this variant (likely from Itoigawa Shimpaku stock) and named it “Kiyozuru.”

Kiyozuru combines the vigor of Itoigawa with the tight growth of Kishu. Kiyozuru has a compact, mounding growth habit, with shorter internodes and plenty of back-budding – ideal for creating layered foliage pads. Branchlets may droop slightly under their own weight, lending a graceful flow.

Two largish whips were purchased from California bonsai studio in ~2018 maybe 2019. Split larger one into two. Placed all three into bigger grow out pot in ~2020.

Attempted to approach graft smallest of the three onto Eastern red cedar in April 2026.

Location : Grow out pot near parking lot


No history recorded for this bonsai

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