Cranberry Bonsai
A superb low hedge or groundcover formed by spreading branches that display an interesting herringbone pattern.
Cranberry bonsai. Low compact habit makes it a good groundcover shrub for small spaces rock gardens atop retaining walls a mini railway garden. Product 18 00 single item shipping 12 50. Remove up to 30 of the roots and never bare root it during repotting. Charming tiny green leaves that turn bright red in fall.
Scented with mysteria fragrance they come packaged in a silk covered gift box. It has strong growth during the warmer months and can easily get bigger if repotted into a bigger pot. Cotoneaster microphyllus is an excellent subject for bonsai particularly shohin and mame size bonsai with its minute leaf size readiness to respond to hard pruning prolific flowering and berrying. The long stems grow in arching mounds and work well as groundcover.
As cotoneaster bonsai like to sucker suckers must be vigilantly removed to promote trunk growth. Small pink flowers in spring are followed by large beautiful red berries that brighten the winter landscape. In zones with extreme cold it is best to bring this bonsai indoors over the winter foregoing its dormant period. Additionally they make one heck of an ornamental shrub.
The correct pronounciation is cot own e aster. This ensures that it can adapt to indoor or outdoor growing habits as long as provided with ample winter protection. Unique and architectural pattern created by branches. The cotoneaster can be evergreen or deciduous depending on the climate it is grown in.
With this species it s easy to construct fine branch ramification. Cotoneaster is frequently mispronounced as cotton easter. Cranberry cotoneaster plants are one of the low growing cotoneaster varieties rising only knee high but spreading three times that wide. Yearly in early spring.
Suitable for slopes that need erosion control. For more detailed information on these techniques try our bonsai tree care section. This small shohin sized pre bonsai has already been trained to have a curved trunk. Take cuttings in mid summer.
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