I have always heard propagating juniper was easy but I never tried it until a couple of years ago. I cut several rather small cuttings (all smaller than a pencil) from a shimpaku juniper, scraped the bark to expose some green cambium, and stuck them all in a pot together.
And there they stayed for two years. I considered separating them last spring but found myself busy with too many other things. This spring, I removed them from the pot (shown above) separated the individual plants and put them each in their own container. A few of the larger ones got a piece of wire and a little twist in the trunk.
The success rate? 100%! If that’s not easy, I don’t know what is.
Bonsai Iterate 
Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
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I love shimpakus but had no success thus far. I live in central Florida and wonder what kind of soil you used for your shimpaku cuttings?
Love this site!
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Thanks for the positive feedback! I use a pretty standard 1:1:1 mix of pumice, lava, and akadama, but I am not dealing with Florida weather. There are a lot of active bonsai groups in FL. If you are not connected with one yet, I recommend it. To have someone in your same region to provide species guidance would be invaluable!
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