Lagerstroemia Indica Bonsai Care
Needs temperatures above 50 degrees but also likes a cooler period in winter.
Lagerstroemia indica bonsai care. How to take proper care of your bonsai tree. Patuxent nursery 2410 north crain highway bowie md 20716 301 218 4769 hours. Lagerstroemia hirsuta this native of india and new guinea has purplish red or white flowers. Grows best in usda zones 7 9.
See more ideas about bonsai crape myrtle bonsai tree. At this time they will require less light. There are many cultivars. Bonsai is the reproduction of natural tree forms in miniature.
Sowing is possible in a sheltered place from 60 f 15 c to 70 f 20 c. Crepe myrtle needs a dormancy period so plants should be taken indoors before the first frost and kept at temperatures between 45 o and 50 o f. July 4th 7am 3pm monday saturday 7am 5pm sunday 8am 4pm. Crepe myrtle bonsai tree care guide lagerstroemia indica the crepe myrtle bonsai is a small tree native to asia and australia with deciduous leaves.
Sowing lagerstroemia is said to be quite easy if you can find seeds and is best done in spring or fall avoid sowing in summer. The less light the plant receives the colder the. Crape myrtle chinese crape myrtle grows to 20 feet tall with 9 inch flower clusters. Soak the seeds in lukewarm water for 24 hours.
Not only for the crepe like flowers that it s named for but for the varying colors of the bark as it sheds from season to season. Likes sunny locations to generate blooms. Sow in special cutting soil mix without burying the seed too much at most inch 1 cm. Myrtle bonsai on pinterest.
As im look at the wound to me it seems as if im getting some weird scaring or is this just the tree healing over. It likes moist well drained soil so you can use a standard bonsai soil mix. This tree is hardy but needs to be protected from freezing temperatures. Crepe myrtle lagerstroemia indica care guide for the crepe myrtle bonsai tree.
Some species suitable for bonsai. Jun 13 2015 explore nathanaelbpaul s board c. I cut the branches back about a month ago so it seem kinda fast for it to be healing over if thats what it is. The crepe myrtle has a lot to offer for any bonsai collector.
Fall foliage color is red orange. Crepe myrtle is suitable for informal upright slanting semi cascade and root over rock styles. Lagerstroemia crepe myrtle. Most species of lagerstroemia have sinewy fluted stems and branches with a mottled appearance that arises from having bark that sheds throughout the year.
I cut back some branches on another tree a year ago and it has yet.