# Juniperus Procumbens Nana (Sonare) pruning times **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [June 27, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196 "2018-06-27T13:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/1 "2018-06-27T13:37:54Z")
Hi all, what is your pruning/pinching routine on J. Procumbens Nana? I recently learnt that has a different behavior than other junipers (running vs clumping - Is it right?), so it needs different handling timings. So, as a general yearly routine, in which time do you perform which operation? With time I mean not much the month or week but the time of the “state” of the tree (spring, budding, flush, energy -, energy +, etc.); so I can understand why you do this and don’t do that. I have one of JPN in my collection and I think it is ready to enter the refinement stage (maybe a couple of branches still need development). In this time of the year, in Italy where I live, the new growth is hardening and in the last few weeks a shift in color happened. Do I need to let the tree gain more energy before any intervention? Is there an upcoming streaming covering this kind of junipers similar to the “Juniper refinement” one? ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/2 "2018-06-27T15:25:57Z")
There is one about needle junipers from last year. Look it up. Juniper procumbens nana is a needle juniper. ---
**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/3 "2018-06-27T15:55:09Z")
Thanks @ThienXiang! Actually I wasn’t considering procumbens nana as a needle juniper. Is it specified in the live stream? ---
**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/4 "2018-06-27T19:45:50Z")
Was in this stream? [https://live.bonsaimirai.com/archive/video/needle-juniper-cleanup](https://live.bonsaimirai.com/archive/video/needle-juniper-cleanup) This is for tier 3, I’m only tier 2… ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/5 "2018-06-28T00:50:08Z")
Oh, ok. My apologies. Procumbens nana is considered needle juniper. Check you tube for Bjorn bjorholm’s sonare juniper demo ---
**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/6 "2018-06-28T07:48:28Z")
Oh I know that video! I’ll follow your advise and check it. Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/7 "2018-06-28T17:06:58Z")
Awesome! You’re welcome. Summertime is the best time to work on needle junipers. ---
**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/8 "2018-06-29T14:59:07Z")
Sorry @ThienXiang, just to be sure, could you please include the link to the demo you were mentioning? Thanks in advance 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/9 "2018-06-29T15:47:21Z")
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**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/10 "2018-06-29T16:09:31Z")
Domo arigatou gozaimasu! ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/11 "2018-06-29T16:11:58Z")
Same to you! Salamat! (Tagalog) Siye siye nhi! (Chinese) ---
**Author:** ![Shaneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Shaneo](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Shaneo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/12 "2018-07-02T12:05:00Z")
Hi tocci . Ryan works on and talks about procumbens nana in the " winter care " stream, tier two can watch, hope it helps ---
**Author:** ![tocci\_89](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tocci_89/32/1311_2.png) [@tocci\_89](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/tocci_89)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/13 "2018-07-02T12:38:22Z")
Thanks so much! I’ll run and watch it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![renaissance\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@renaissance\_man](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/renaissance_man)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/14 "2018-08-15T18:34:29Z")
this may be a little late but Actually, procumbens is not a needle juniper. In fact, it can attain mature foliage it just tends to have juvenile foliage. I have 3 out in my garden that have some amount of mature foliage. ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/15 "2018-08-15T18:54:31Z")
Good to know. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_bob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bob/32/35621_2.png) [@Bonsai\_bob](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_bob)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/juniperus-procumbens-nana-sonare-pruning-times/1196/16 "2018-08-16T16:03:58Z")
Todd Schlafer just finished a rework on a Procumbens Nana at the Iowa Botanical Garden last week. Healthy looking tree when he got done! ![jun%20pro%20nana%20bot%20garden](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/5/5b8e38929333b779ee01f3357aa5277ee49c20c0.jpeg)