Camphor Tree Bonsai
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Camphor tree bonsai. Camphor is a white crystalline substance obtained from the tree c. Hi all i ve googled with no results has anybody seen a good camphor tree bonsai. They are also used for their timber that has decorative red yellow striping is used to make cabinets other display pieces. It grows in high elevation tropical forests and mountains sometimes as high as 9 000 feet.
D7821 camphor tree cinnamomum camphora the camphor tree is a dense broadleaved evergreen that is capable of growing 50 150 tall and spreading twice that wide with a trunk up to 15 in diameter though the largest u s. The camphor tree is a large tree native to asia that has glossy evergreen leaves that smell like camphor when they are crushed. Brussel s bonsai dwarf hawaiian umbrella tree on rock bonsai model dt 8002arbr 46 67 46 67. Cut branches back to the where they originate making sharp clean cuts flush next to the stems.
Camphor laurel has six different chemical variants called chemotypes which are camphor linalool 1 8 cineole nerolidol safrole or borneol. Each tree can grow to 150 feet tall and spread twice as wide. It is also an insect repellent and a flea killing substance. The leaves contain essential oils and camphor the substance used in vix and other ointments to cure respiratory problems.
Brussel s bonsai fukien tea bonsai model ct 9002ft 91 10 91 10. A stately evergreen tree growing up to 66 feet 20 m native of nepal bhutan india china malaysia. Camphor tree or camphor laurel cinnamomum camphora is a tree originally native to southern china and southern japan. Few months ago i bought a camphor tree at a nursery close out.
Prune a young camphor tree in winter to help shape it as desired. It had a kink in the trunk about 2 above the roots like the grow tip broke off when it was very young and a branch kept going. Camphor laurel contains volatile chemical compounds in all plant parts and the wood and leaves are steam distilled for the essential oils. Camphor trees in the landscape cannot be ignored.
Camphor trees are the source of camphor is used for its oils used in many things. Camphor tree information also notes that the trunks get to 15 feet in diameter in some locations although in the united states the maximum trunk diameter is much smaller. The leaves are large glossy and attractive. It has shown up in occasional japanese bonsai shows.