Bur Oak Bonsai
Native to north america in the eastern and midwestern united states and south central canada.
Bur oak bonsai. Save oak bonsai tree to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed. I m not sure i would actually call this a bonsai because i have some ideas that conflict with strict bonsai rules. The twigs of the pinon pine become gnarled in a short time. The branches of the bur oak quickly assume the rough texture of the trunk.
Water less in winter but never let the rootball dry out completely. I describe details of the. The bur oak is known to grow in a shrub form which is like the oak i have. More like a 65 degree and from the center of the leaf outward.
Also the leaves on the english oak columnar are less lobed than the tree i have. Bur oak 5 trees 13 18 in biodegradable containers w 5 free orange trees. Oak is not traditionally used for bonsai in japan but its use began in california in the 1950s. This is a work in progress.
The lobed points on the tree that i have are more lateral on the points where as on a columnar they are more angled. A cold but frost free greenhouse garage or shed is a good winter place for an oak bonsai tree. Under 45 00 apply price filter. To stay in touch visit shop.
It is one of the slowest growing oaks but one of the most massive with a trunk diameter of up to 10 ft. Oak bonsai oaks are one of the great underrated species of bonsai. Buy it now 39 99 shipping. The large trunks and small leaves of the oak create attractive miniatures of old full grown trees.
Although it is impossible to make the branches of a bonsai grow in correct proportion to the trunk of a tree as it might appear in nature the branches and trunk must nevertheless harmonize. Bur oak mossycup oak blue oak burly oak. 7 s 0 p o n s o a r p a 7 e e d 1 1 u j 1 0 f j 1 1. With their small leaves in some varieties tendency to form massive trunks and rough textured bark they give a great impression of a huge old tree in miniature.
Nevertheless for lack of a better word that s what i ll use. The european oak the white oak and other northern oak species are frost hardy when they are growing in the ground but they need winter protection when they are planted in containers.