Juniper Development
The word 'shimpaku' is written in Japanese as '真柏. ' In this word, the character '真' (shin) means 'truth' and the character '柏' (haku) means 'cypress' or 'juniper.
After his discovery, Tahei moved to Shimizukura Village to collect and sell the trees he had found. In 1912, even more shimpaku were discovered on Mt. Myojo, so he moved to what is now Itoigawa’s Kotaki District and, with the help of friends and family, he exported the Itoigawa Shimpaku across Japan.
Shimpaku is a general term, and there are many varieties of Shimpaku.
Kishu is also a scaled (non-needle) juniper, that is more dense and fine foliage.
SBBK (Val): pad development with 3 branches (left/ middle/ right).