Corokia Bonsai Care

Found in rocky scrubby areas in its native range in new zealand this plant is tolerant of very dry conditions and takes full or filtered sun.

Corokia bonsai care. Watering bonsai trees the most important part of taking care of your bonsai trees is watering. You can also hold the zigzag shrub as a bonsai by shortening the branches and twigs and wire them to obtain a special growth habit. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. How often a tree needs to be watered depends on several factors like species of tree size of tree size of pot time of year soil mixture and climate indicating that it is impossible to say how often you should water bonsai.

National arboretum is honored to provide financial programmatic and curatorial support for the u s. Corokia as bonsai this is another great tree for the novice to hone their skills on. The corokia is a hardy native shrub with a bushy and dense growth habit. Hedging screens cottage informal coastal city beds and borders banks and slopes architectural wallside and trellises.

The national bonsai foundation in partnership with the u s. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the cotoneaster position. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. National bonsai penjing museum a free and public museum located on the grounds of the u s.

The plant is resistant even to the smoke from the air. Protect the tree during the winter once night temperatures drop below 5 celsius or 23f. National arboretum in washington dc. Grow in well drained fertile soil in a sunny sheltered site away from cold drying winds.

It loves being trimmed and shaped and has the added bonus of flowers and berries to provide a splash of colour in your collection. A cotoneaster bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. The plant should undergo regular pruning. Celebrating the art of bonsai and penjing in our nation s capital.

The plant stretches out loses its compact shape with a lack of light. Corokia cotoneaster wire netting bush will reach a height of 2 5m and a spread of 2 5m after 5 10 years. It is affected by aphids fungal diseases. The new growth of the corokia can sometimes be complet.

The leaves can vary in color a from green to bronze to silver depending on the variety. In the summer it is desirable to take out on the street. Together we promote the art of. Other care a regular pruning is not necessary with the ornamental shrub but you can prune branches that are too long from time to time.

They will flower from a very young age and are very forgiving if a mistake with watering or care is made.