...in the Garden :
Fresh spring growth of a bright green colour which will later change to an excellent bluish-green. Ideally suited to the rock garden where space is limited. This conifer will spread no further than 1.2m in ten years, by 30cm high. Evergreen.
...as a Bonsai :
One of the most popular (if not the most popular) bonsai trees, Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’, serves excellently as a gift for anyone with an interest in plants and plant care. Juniper procumbens nana are becoming increasingly popular as an introductory plant to the ancient art of bonsai. Also known as the Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper, or often just Juniper Bonsai, this southern Japan indigenous plant grows as a ground cover if left to its own. In its natural form as a wide and low shrub, Juniper proves its popularity by adorning office park landscapes around the world.
The ‘Nana’ cultivar/variety is both frost hardy and particularly slow growing. Because of its natural low and spreading growth habit, it can also be easily trained in cascading and windswept styles as a bonsai tree. It’s in the name! Procumbens refers to the plant’s procumbent, or prone and prostrated, nature of growth. Juniper is a great choice for bonsai beginners because of its hardiness and ease of training. Ironically, they’re not as popular in Japan because some bonsai enthusiasts consider them to be too easy!