Flowering Apricot Bonsai Tree

The little ornamental which grows to 20 feet begins blooming in early january even late december in mild climates during the darkest days of winter.

Flowering apricot bonsai tree. Messages 1 209 reaction score 1 776 location houston tx usda zone 8b jan 19 2018 1 just pull the plug on this one. This bonsai species quickly forms a dark cracked bark and a bonsai tree looks often older than it is. In the winter it produces pale fragrant blossoms that are followed by green leaves in the spring. In this episode bjorn explains the process of defoliating japanese flowering apricot or prunus mume bonsai.

As a hardy outdoor bonsai it tolerates deep freezing temperatures in the plastic tent repotting. This tree will give you an exquisite display of flowers and foliage on its delicate looking branches. The trees shown in this category are all flowering bonsai trees of different varieties and some may fruit as well. Stratify in plastic bags filled with a moist mixture of one half milled sphagnum moss and sand for three months in the refrigerator and then sow outdoors in spring or in the greenhouse any time of year.

Start date jan 19 2018. Pour moderately but do not let it dry out especially not just before flowering and in hot midsummer overwintering. The hard wood is well suited for shari debarked trunk parts. Flowering fruiting bonsai trees.

Fertilize after flowering from march to august abundantly and nitrogen rich irrigation. For cultivars true to form you ll have to propagate from softwood cuttings taken in early summer and kept misted. Most are tropical or sub tropical indoor trees however some are temperate or outdoor trees. 1 of 3 go to page.

One glimpse of its white pink or rose flowers single or double sparks fantasies of an an early spring. It has a beautiful grafted tapered trunk. If you want the flowers to develop then don t trim the shoots until the tree has flowered. Repot every 2 3 years at the beginning of march into a well drained bonsai soil.

House of bonsai flowering apricot. Japanese apricots are impressive flowering bonsai they bloom very early and abundantly as bonsai. The flowers of apricot bonsai smells very strong and pleasant and are a delight at the end of winter. Height 9 width 12 species.

Have never bought a tree this expensive. No doubt japanese flowering apricot is the perfect small tree. When making your selection please review the tree description and features information to learn how. There are species which flower at the end of the new shoots like the pomegranate the bougainvillea snow rose potentilla chinese quince and the lagerstroemia for example.

Japanese apricot bonsai care in a nutshell.