Korean Hornbeam Bonsai Tree
Picture was taken during a dormant period for the tree but you can see the shape of the tree beautifully.
Korean hornbeam bonsai tree. Pale green serrated leaves. The hornbeam belongs to the birch family betulaceae and produces hanging catkins with up to 30 seeds which have leafy wing like bracts. Beautiful pleated foliage makes the korean hornbeam especially useful in group plantings as well as for specimen bonsai. It produces spiky woody fruit capsules which contain two to four triangular edible beech nuts.
Korean hornbeam 63 cm 50 years old yamadori with a nebari of 30 and a tree trunk of 18 cm in diameter. Pale green serrated leaves. Exceptional orange and yellow autumn coloring. The korean hornbeam or carpinus coreana is a deciduous tree native to north america and asia.
It was november and the tree was in fall color. These are gorgeous trees all year round. Keep this species in full sun but out of drying wind to encourage great autumn colour and feed well with a balanced fertilizer throughout the growing season. Carpinus coreana korean hornbeam approximately 37cm tall and displayed in an oval ceramic pot.
The most desirable hornbeam species for bonsai because of it s shorter internodes. Korean hornbeam bonsai tree number 439 allthingsbonsai co uk selection of bonsai gift sets and kits for beginners and enthusiasts. Exceptional orange and yellow autumn coloring. The most desirable hornbeam species for bonsai because of it s shorter internodes.
It was a medium sized tree that had been collected in korea. Korean hornbeam make great bonsai. The beech is a member of the the beech family fagaceae. About 15 years ago boon brought a korean hornbeam to a bay island bonsai meeting.
I d never seen such vivid reds oranges and yellows on a bonsai in person. Beautiful pleated foliage makes the korean hornbeam especially useful in group plantings as well as for specimen bonsai. The korean hornbeam or carpinus coreana is a deciduous tree native to north america and asia. I decided right then i wanted one.