Chinese Sweet Plum Bonsai
Like most bonsai its preferred.
Chinese sweet plum bonsai. Proper care will result in small fruits appearing on the tree. Sweet plum sageretia theezans a favorite among bonsai enthusiasts originates from china and has distinctive glossy leaves that are less than 3 4 inch long. I water it once a day after testing the the soil with a moisture meter its a manual meter going from 0 10 where 0 is dry and 10 is wet i water it roughly every 24hrs. While they do best in direct sunlight they will adapt to indirect sun and do very well under full spectrum fluorescent or led grow lights.
The tree you see is the tree you ll receive. Sageretia theezans sweet plum care guide for the sageretia theezans bonsai tree. A superb variety for indoors easy to care for and ideal as a beginner s bonsai tree. Ideal with 11 humidity tray.
Chinese sweet plum is a great choice for a bonsai which will be grown indoors. The more sunlight and. It is a subtropical evergreen shrub which can grow 2 3 meters 7 to 10ft high and is native to china and japan. The new tips to the leaves often display a reddish tinge which complements the lovely flaky bark beautifully.
More information below the photos. Chinese sweet plum bonsai sageretia theezans are a personal favourite. In late summer yellowish white flowers can develop followed by small fruit. Sweet plum is a tropical plant exported from southern china.
The bright green leaves of the chinese sweet plum contrast beautifully with the dark colored bark. Sweet plum is a subtropical tree and indoors needs a cool period 55 to 60ยบ f coupled with lowered. The sageretia is also called chinese sweet plum or bird plum. Sageretia bonsai tree arrives in a 6 rectangular pot and measures 8 10 tall potted.
As the sweet plum matures it will also produce a small plum. Hi bought a chinese sweet plum from you in april overall its doing ok i am its getting alot of new shoots and leaves. Where reading is around 5 which is moist. The sageretia or chinese sweet plum bonsai tree has beautiful bright green foliage.
The bark is quite smooth and dark brown with with irregular patches peeling away leaving light brown spots of young bark. It has naturally small leaves of less. Chinese sweet plum is an interesting bonsai. About the chinese sweet plum bonsai tree.
The leaves are small light green oval and shiny. Its evergreen and the flowers are small and inconspicuous. The flowering sweet plum is a rhamnacae family of trees native to southern china. As the leaves develop they turn bright green.
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