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Posted 4 years 3 weeks ago #64339

I want to begin my first bonsai with a sugi (japanese cedar). I tried looking for a cryptomeria japonica near me but only come up with juniper plants. Are they the same? Any tips on where to buy japonicas/japanese cedar bonsai?

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Posted 4 years 3 weeks ago #64341

Yes, it’s the same plant. But to give an answer to your question one would need to know where “me” is...

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Posted 4 years 3 weeks ago #64342

No, ok, rereading it I think I misunderstood your first question too: cryptomeria japonica is *not* a juniper...

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Posted 4 years 3 weeks ago #64343

Thanks! Sorry I should have clarified more. I live in San Diego and there are a couple nearby bonsai nurseries I'll check out, but I thought so too... I wonder why juniper shows up in google searches for cryptomeria bonsais.

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Posted 4 years 3 weeks ago #64344

I just searched for it and got this lol
Edit: What I'm trying to say is that Google is not always reliable

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Posted 4 years 3 weeks ago #64354

Yes, they are very different.

Please take a look:

Cryptomeria Japonica:

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Juniperus Chinensis:

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