Ligustrum Sinense Bonsai

I m a beginner to bonsai and i think i ve made some serious mistakes with one of my trees.

Ligustrum sinense bonsai. The fruit is subglobose 5 8 mm diameter and considered poisonous. The privet prefers a bright position with direct sunlight at least part of the day. Native to china and eastern asia the ligustrum is now grown ornamentally in the united states. The bonsai has a strong structure and highly defined shape.

But better yet as it is frequently used as hedge one can often find mature individuals when people restyle their yard. Through cuttings one can easily propagate the plants. Click on an acronym to view each weed list or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u s. Privet ligustrum for bonsai.

These plants are however also well suited for bonsai. Ligustrum sinense is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 7 m tall with densely hairy shoots. The leaves are opposite 2 7 cm long and 1 3 cm broad rarely larger with an entire margin and a 2 8 mm petiole. Water thoroughly and deeply when it needs water and let it catch its breath before watering again.

Es el aligustre que tiene una floración más abundante. An old bonsai watering trick is to place the entire pot in a sink of water an inch or two deep and let the water absorb from the holes in the bottom of the pot. The flowers are white with a four lobed corolla 3 5 5 5 mm long. White flowers are profusely borne in panicles to 10cm long in mid summer and are followed by black spherical fruit.

Sinense is a vigorous bushy tree like deciduous or semi evergreen shrub with arching branches and elliptic oblong pale green leaves to 7cm. While most privet species have to be kept outdoor and might only need some protection against hard frost the chinese privet ligustrum sinensis for example is also sold as an indoor tree and should be placed inside the house during the winter. The ligustrum is also referred to as a glossy privet or chinese privet since in its natural form this evergreen shrub can grow up to 30 feet in height and is used extensively as a great landscape plant. Ligustrum sinense nombre común o vulgar.

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below this plant may be known by one or more common names in different places and some are listed above. As a result this beautiful little tree offers all the beauty of the orient. We think it s perfect for beginners. Nombre científico o latino.

This one is a ligustrum sinense that came from a regular planthouse store. By jelle ferwerda. Privet is well known as a hedging plant. Aligustrina ligustrina ligustrín familia.

Specific bonsai care guidelines for the privet ligustrum position.