Bonsai Prunus
Cherry blossom bonsai is the most inspiring for its beauty.
Bonsai prunus. Other plants in the prunus species include plums apricots almonds and peaches. To the untrained eye this prunus could easily be mistaken for blackthorn prunus spinosa. Cherry bonsai plants are amongst the most prized and favored of all. It is a species of cherry native to japan korea and china.
This art is painstaking and beautiful producing satisfying results with enough patience and care. Bonsai development is an asian art form that originated in the 13th century. The japanese apricot bonsai prunus mume belongs to the few bonsai species that already flower at the end of winter sometimes at the end of january. Bonsai trees are stunted in growth so that they resemble a full size tree but in a much smaller form.
The tree has small oval leaves that vary in colour from very dark green to deep purple depending upon sunlight exposure the more light the darker the colour. Prunus mume bonsai are common in japan but very rare in europe. Prunus cerasifera nigra also known as prunus pissardii nigra is probably the best prunus species to cultivate as bonsai. This belongs to the prunus species of plants which includes peaches plums almonds and apricots.
It is known for its spring cherry blossom displays and festivals. Prunus serrulata is the most popular. Yamadori cherry plum bonsai material prunus cerasifera cherry plum is a broadleaf deciduous tree native to south east europe and western asia but has naturalised in the uk. Japanese flowering cherry prunus serrulata the japanese cherry is also called the hill cherry the oriental cherry or the east asian cherry.
Found in the prunus species the cherry blossom bonsai prunus serrulata is not only native to japan but can also be found in china and korea too. These may be called japanese cherry blossom bonsai hill cherry blossom bonsai east asian cherry blossom bonsai and oriental cherry blossom bonsai.