Korean Boxwood Bonsai

Even better old boxwoods with thick trunks and compact root systems are easy to find just find someone who is removing a hedge.

Korean boxwood bonsai. In europe this plant is simply referred to as box. Its small leathery leaves dense growth habits and rough bark make it a great bonsai subject. Boxwoods have small leaves naturally dense branching rough interesting bark fine fibrous root systems and very hard wood in short all of the makings of a world class bonsai. If the temperature goes below this the plant should be given extra protection or should be placed indoors.

Koreana are broadleaf evergreen shrubs. Boxwood bonsai can only tolerate up to 4 degrees centigrade. When we hear the words evergreen we often think of conifers such as pines and junipers. The deadwood trunk of this korean boxwood is carved in a style suggesting the hardships that a tree would endure in nature.

This hardy perennial can thrive in u s. Buxus are evergreen shrubs. Boxwood bonsai trees are created from the large buxus genus of broadleaf evergreens. The korean boxwood is most known for it s very unique trunk texture.

Branches take wiring and trimming well making this an easy subject to style. Bonsai which translates to tree in a pot originated from china and japan. Looking at the trunk of the korean boxwood it gives a very aged and antique look that is difficult to find in any bonsai tree. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 9.

The art of bonsai strives to re create the effects of weather time and plant growth in miniature. These trees naturally grow under large trees and therefore can handle this amount of light better than full sunlight. Leaves are much more elongated and elliptic in shape than most other boxwood cultivars that are commonly seen. Korean boxwood plants buxus sinica insularis formerly buxus microphylla var.

They grow upright to about 2 feet 0 6 m tall. Korean boxwood is a very hardy boxwood with excellent cold hardiness makes a great choice for northern gardens. Has been noted to survive temperatures as low as 20f and can be used in zone 4 locations where most boxwoods would fail. What others are saying the art of bonsai strives to re create the effects of weather time and plant growth in miniature.

They are slightly wider than they are tall when they are mature and develop a partially open branch structure. In addition to the unique trunk is the tree s tiny leathery leaves. Korean boxwood is a member of the buxus family.