Bird Plum Cherry Bonsai
Pruning trim to shape throughout the growing season.
Bird plum cherry bonsai. Cherry plum is a broadleaf deciduous tree native to south east europe and western asia but has naturalised in the uk. It is suitable to most styles and a good tree for a beginner to bonsai. Sageretia bird plum cherry. Im new to bonsai nut and new to the world of bonsai.
A good tree for a beginner to bonsai. Small sageretia tree in an oval pot around 20 26cm tall. This species is widely used for bonsai. Yamadori cherry plum bonsai material prunus cerasifera.
This type of bonsai likes to be under the shade even when they are outside. To the untrained eye this prunus could easily be mistaken for blackthorn prunus spinosa. The brush cherry has red berries the ginko has yellow clustered fruits and the flowering quince produces greenish yellow fruits with waxy fragrant skins. I have a chinese bird plum sageretia theezan bonsai.
It s a favourite of bonsai enthusiasts in china and is a popular indoor bonsai. In late summer yellowish white flower panicles can develop followed by small blue fruit. Ive had it for a couple months now and i have noticed a couple of possible problems. Repotting every two years in spring use a basic soil mix.
They can die easily if they don t receive enough water but you must also try not to over water them. The leaves are small light green oval and shiny. Also known by its scientific name sageretia theezans. The sageretia is also called chinese sweet plum or bird plum.
Identify fruits the bonsai tree produces. Sageretia or bird plum cherry is semi evergreen which means that it is will drop its leaves for a short period and easy to keep. It is a subtropical evergreen shrub which can grow 2 3 meters 7 to 10ft high and is native to china and japan. The jaboticaba produces dark berries the chinese bird plum produces miniature blue berries and some hollies yield shiny black berries.
Firstly when i brought home my bonsai the leaves were turning yellow or burning from the tip and falling off one by one. Feeding every two weeks in summer monthly in winter when in active growth. It has small glossy leaves and small black berries.