Fraser Fir Bonsai
Annual growth can be 4 5 along the main stems and 1 2 on the branching.
Fraser fir bonsai. Page 1 of 2. Fraser fir is monoecious meaning that both male and female cones strobili occur on the same tree. Female cones are borne mostly in the top few feet of the crown and on the distal ends of branches. The fraser fir is also a beautiful ornamental tree.
The fraser fir tree is common in north carolina and the southeast. The branching is dense and covered with fragrant 1 2 grey green needles that have silver stomata lines underneath. Heat or water stress shedding leaves or needles is a common tree response to heat or drought. Arrives with packaged christmas decorations for the holiday season during the month of december.
Arrives with packaged christmas decorations for the holiday season during the month of december. Needles may desiccate during extended dry or hot periods in late august and september turn yellowish tan yet remain on trees until fall then come off during harvest and handling. Our collected douglas firs pseudotsuga menzeisii glauca have awesome bark and great short needles. Male cones are borne below female cones but mostly in the upper half of the crown.
Annual growth can be 4 5 along the main stems and 1 2 on the branching. Cone buds usually open from mid may to early june. Be sure to consider a doug fir for your collection if you live in the northern parts of the. Named for a botanist john fraser who explored the southern appalachians in the late 1970s.
A dwarf fraser fir that forms a broad multi stemmed irregular upright. Great on a table or end table. A dwarf fraser fir that forms a broad multi stemmed irregular upright. The fraser fir tree is an excellent evergreen in the right climate.
This article is an extract from bonsai inspirations 2 by harry harrington having spent many years growing bonsai in the north west of the uk using local slightly acidic soft tap water i was a little apprehensive of maintaining my bonsai with the notoriously hard water of the south east when i moved to the london area in 2008. Raul will be 24 h x 20 w in 10 years. Fraser fir has become a favorite christmas tree. The branching is dense and covered with fragrant 1 2 grey green needles that have silver stomata lines underneath.
This is a species that is quickly gaining popularity with bonsai enthusiasts. Nutrient deficiency symptoms on fraser fir. Raul will be 24 h x 20 w in 10 years.