It is said that the first Shimpaku to be collected in the wild came from the Ishizuchi mountain range on Shikoku Island. This is an area in which collectors had, for a long time, obtained Japanese red pine (Akamatsu) and Japanese black pine (Kuromatsu) for use in bonsai. These collectors included experts in mountain collecting who had extensive experience and knowledge of transplanting and growing new roots on collected specimens. It was one of these collectors who found in the mountains for the first time a form of Chinese juniper that would later be called Shimpaku.   That was prior to 1868, when Shimpaku became very popular and wiped out the entire native population in a few years.

This is a nice example of the Shimpaku, it is in slanting style with a graceful curving trunk.  The branching is well spaced and will give anyone many years of satisfaction.  Shimpaku are slow growing and can be trained into any style you like.  The branches and trunks can withstand lots of bending without breaking.  The needles usually are pinched back, which causes the foliage to become very dense and can be shaped easily.  This Shimpaku is 12" tall and 12" wide, with a 1" trunk.  Planted in akadama in a 8" x 6" rectangular Korean mica bonsai pot.