Bonsai Pine Species
It is a robust species which needs very much water in summer and does not tolerate late frosts in spring.
Bonsai pine species. With more than 100 species the pinus family provides a bonsai for every enthusiast from novice to expert. Black pines are very tolerant of poor conditions surviving in nature on barren stony soils. Sand pine pinus mugo. Japanese white pine pinus thunbergii.
The bark is dark brown and gets furrowed and scaly with age. Podocarpus produces blue green fruit with an aril covering each seed. The japanese white pine also named five needle pine is a mountain plant with soft needles in clusters of five. Though tolerant the pine bonsai requires generous attention and its maintenance differs slightly from most bonsai selections.
Pinus pine bonsai. Mugo pine mountain pine pinus parviflora. Trident maple acer campestre. It has dark green narrow lanceolate leaves which resemble the needles of the yew.
This is a hardy and adaptable tree that adjusts well to pruning and training. 4 9 out of 5 0 stars on amazon upon finding that i work as a professional bonsai artist many people will remark that they once had a bonsai but it died and with some regret they gave up. Botanical name common name example references abies. Dwarf cultivars of the white pine include zuisho kokonoe and myojo.
It is often grafted on black pine root systems for more stable growth. Crape myrtle is one pf the best trees for bonsai. It is more feminine in design and found at high mountain regions. Thunbergii is a native of japan and is arguably the classic bonsai pine species.
A vigorous twining vine with compound leaves which produces long tendrils and hanging flower clusters in blue purple violet or white depending on the cultivar. The buddhist pine is an evergreen tree or shrub which naturally grows in tropical mountain regions and can become up to 40 m tall. Chinese quince bonsai pseudocydonia sinensis broadleaf evergreens. Care guide for the wisteria bonsai tree.
We have 25 guides available in this category. List of species commonly used in bonsai. 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. The pine tree is a popular bonsai.
Tree species that never lose all of their leaves at a single time though they do shed their leaves gradually throughout the year to replace old leaves. Japanese black pine pinus virginiana.