Bonsai Douglas Fir
This is a species that is quickly gaining popularity with bonsai enthusiasts.
Bonsai douglas fir. Usually when that s the case its for a good reason. Menziesii and the rocky mountain douglas fir pseudotsuga menziesii var. Very easy to shape with wire and responds well to shoot pinching. Will withstand dry conditions but prefers to be well watered in summer.
I am now traveling doing workshops across the country. Douglas fir was first taxonomically identified by scottish botanist david douglas in 1820. In bonsai cultivation douglas fir is similar to spruce. There are two different varieties of doug fir the coast douglas fir pseudotsuga menziesii var.
That said i have a large douglas fir that i am working with. You very seldom see a doug fir bonsai. Specializing in yamadori collected material. Douglas fir sold.
Be sure to consider a doug fir for your collection if you live in the northern parts of the us. We will be opening the nursery in 2019. Douglas fir juniper pines spruce finished bonsai. For inquiries please contact me directly with the contact form on the home page.
Specimens more than 300 feet tall with trunk diameters exceeding 15 feet are known. These trees are not true firs not of the abies genus. Native species that work well usually are used frequently. Douglas fir is a huge and stately long lived evergreen conifer the largest member of the pine family.
Bonsai from the mountain west. Here are some of the trees i have available. It likes a bright position but dislikes excessive heat in summer perfect for the u k then. Our new location is currently under construction.
Some of the larger trees are believed to be over a thousand years old.