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The plant was collected in the
winter of 2013 after a rainy period.
After harvest the plant is potted in
crushed granite and lava rock to
retain moisture, and the plant is
treated as a large cutting (frequent
mists and under shade) until it
shows signs of recovery. At that
point it can be moved into the light
and watered normally.

ver since my first trip to the US I have been collected only following a long period of rains because
fascinated by the native pine and juniper spe- it is precisely in this period that surface capillaries ac-
cies, similar in some ways to their European tivate to absorb as much water as possible; capillaries
cousins, but also very different. that dry out during the rest of the season because of

E The subject of this article is a huge specimen, the extreme dryness typical to deserts.
a Californian juniper that was given to me by a friend We can treat these junipers almost like big cuttings.
and client during one of my tours in Los Angeles. Often in nature they survive the dry seasons thanks
The plant was collected two years prior to the styl- to a few long taproots that prove irrecoverable during
ing session during a rainy period.... Yes, exactly! The harvesting. So, you should rely only on the few surface
California juniper, a renowned desert inhabitant, is capillaries resuscitated following a rain.

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