Bonsai Serissa
The serissa is evergreen or semi evergreen with fine oval shiny green leaves.
Bonsai serissa. The tree of a thousand stars so called because of its numerous star shaped flowers is a very popular species with beginners as it is one of the few indoor varieties that flowers. When grown indoors serissa bonsais prefer a bright spot where they receive direct sunlight for six to eight hours a day. Care guide for the serissa foetida bonsai tree the serissa is also called snowrose tree of thousand stars or japanese boxthorn. The mount fuji has very small deep green leaves with white margins and streaks.
The serissa is a subtropical bonsai tree. It is a subtropical small shrub with tiny white flowers that appear from spring through summer. It is native to open sub tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast asia from india and china to japan. Their small leaves the fact they often have naturally exposed twisty roots and their flaky bark combine well to make even young trees look convincingly old.
In this episode we are going to watch the video of pruning our lovely serissa foetida without any subtitle so that you can focus more on the pruning process. In most areas of the world it must be grown indoors where temperatures remain warm and the air is humid. Flowering white serissa is an evergreen or semi evergreen flowering shrub that is native to southeast asia and is found commonly in india china and japan. Serissa has a naturally short stature small leaves and masses of tiny flowers that make it a natural for bonsai.
Also known as snow rose or tree of a thousand stars because of the tiny white flowers that it produces 2 3 times per year. Do not place your serissa bonsai near a windowsill. It s also known as the tree of a thousand stars due to the number of white flowers. Growing snow rose bonsai from seed or by propagation there are many bonsai types that you can grow by seedling.
Although serissa bonsai isn t difficult to grow and grows outdoors in u s. It is commonly called snowrose tree of a thousand stars or japanese boxthorn. Hi fellow bonsai lovers. The mount fuji serissa is a singular species of small evergreen shrubs native to southeast asia whose gnarled trunk and tiny leaves make it popular for bonsai.
Fuji sapporo and kyoto. Serissa is a genus of flowering plants in the family rubiaceae containing only one species serissa japonica. It gets its name from the smell that is produced when one of the leaves of the plant is crushed. It grows in wet meadows and open sub tropical woodlands.