Logwood Bonsai
Our own bonsai expert kevin bielicki demonstrates how to create a bonsai from nursery stock.
Logwood bonsai. It cannot tolerate temperatures below 40 and prefers to be in the high 50 s above. The kingsville boxwood is an evergreen tree with light green leaves and has excellent branching characteristics. The generic name haematoxylum often spelled haematoxylon means bloodwood referring to the dark red heartwood. A great indoor bonsai recommended by the brooklyn botanical gardens.
Native to japan the kingsville boxwood is an extremely slow growing tree. Campeche likes full sun and moderate water and fertilizer. These trees produce large four petaled flowers in late spring producing an extremely flashy tree. After the flowers die back a large red berry remains.
Bloodwood tree campeche campechier campechy wood logwood logwood casha palo campeche palo de tinta palo negro spiny. An online introduction a demonstration and a hands on session. Learn the care and culture of bonsai and techniques for designing and maintaining these sculptured treasures. It has the smallest leaf of all boxwoods which is why it is sought after for bonsai.
The specific epithet campechianum refers to the coastal city of campeche on the yucatan peninsula an important source of the valuable heartwood. More information below the photos. Tropical tree keep away from freezing temperatures. It has thorns so handle with care.
Experience a living art gallery that changes with the seasons when you visit this miniature forest. Today four bonsai remain from this original collection. Each bonsai is a unique work of art painstakingly groomed and trained to showcase beauty in every season. Bonsai trees outdoor bonsai trees dogwood trees are native to eastern asia and make for gorgeous bonsai trees.
In a small demonstrative experiment if two drops one of concentrated ammonia and one of logwood extract are placed close enough the nh 3 vapours will change the color of the extract to a purple shade. The logwood also known as bloodwood botanical name haematoxylon campechianum is native to mexico and parts of central america. In this beginner course learn about bonsai the centuries old asiatic art of dwarfing trees and shrubs grown in pots or small spaces. As bonsai the hard wood lends itself to jin shari.
Water as needed don t let the soil dry out.