Best Australian Trees For Bonsai
One of the loveliest bonsai friendly trees the pomegranate punica granatum is a deciduous semitropical tree of gorgeous aesthetic contrasts.
Best australian trees for bonsai. The bonsai society of western australia s annual bonsai show. Bottlebrush this tree was styled by the owner during a demonstration given at the australian plants as bonsai show in 2003. Bonsai banksia while pine maple and juniper are classic bonsai trees they ve found that some native australian species also work quite well. Figs thrive on a regime of regular fertilising watering and pruning.
Crape myrtle is one pf the best trees for bonsai. Figs offer great potential as bonsai being long lived easy to train and very rewarding as bonsai. The designs that i work to are designs that look like australian plants in my case rather than a japanese plant here s an example of a native bonsai. Eventually it may even bear fruit which looks quite magical in bonsai form.
Its key features are exquisite branch formation showy flowers of pink white or purple and more over it shed outer layers of bark from time to time and the color of the underlying bark can vary from gray rusty brown to almost pink. While pine maple and juniper are classic bonsai trees they ve found that some native australian species also work quite well. Native figs do not like the cold and growth is very slow in canberra compared to say brisbane. Pendulous branches of old bottlebrush trees in nature.
The featured image above a coastal tea tree leptospermum laevigatum is one of lee s australian native bonsai. Yes they grow in a sunburned country but a lot of them like a lot of water and it is often necessary to keep some species in water trays especially in the summer. This is hakea microcarpa small fruited. The bonsai society of western australia s annual bonsai show.
I would love to see this one in flower. I would love to see this one in flower.