Burr Oak Bonsai
More like a 65 degree and from the center of the leaf outward.
Burr oak bonsai. There on the banks of the lower missouri river this magnificent oak is close to the heart of its natural range. 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. The twigs of the pinon pine become gnarled in a short time. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the oak bonsai tree position.
The branches of the bur oak quickly assume the rough texture of the trunk. The wood is of high quality and is almost always marketed as white oak. In this video we take a field grown oak tree and turn it into a bonsai. The large trunks and small leaves of the oak create attractive miniatures of old full grown trees.
It usually grows out in the open away from the forest of trees. Oak is not traditionally used for bonsai in japan but its use began in california in the 1950s. 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. The lobed points on the tree that i have are more lateral on the points where as on a columnar they are more angled.
The bur oak is among the most fire tolerant tree species. We are working a few small american elms here and although the leaf can get rather large we pinch them off at an inch to an inch and a half. Quercus macrocarpa or bur oak is normally very large so getting a 3 foot believable specimen will take awhile but certainly possible if you do not mind taking your time. Bur oaks are the dominant trees that grace arbor day farm and the hills and valleys surrounding nebraska city.
Oak trees prefer an airy place in full sun during the growing season. To stay in touch visit shop.