Pinus Contorta Bonsai
Description pinus contorta spaan s dwarf shore pine short closely set dark green needles and a sweeping irregular habit give this dwarf shore pine an unusual look that suggests coral.
Pinus contorta bonsai. Unusual and dwarf and contorted make spaan s dwarf highly desirable for bonsai enthusiasts. Pine trees are evergreen coniferous resinous trees with needles that appear in bundles of two to five. Pinus contorta taylors sunburst bonsai. Pinus contorta spaan s dwarf this dwarf shore pine makes a natural bonsai.
Species of pine bonsai pinus care guides for popular pine bonsai trees. For bonsai pines are especially popular and many people even regard them as the most typical bonsai trees. Pinus contorta with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine and also known as twisted pine and contorta pine is a common tree in western north america. Pinus contorta spaan s dwarf short closely set dark green needles a sweeping irregular habit give this dwarf shore pine an unusual look that suggests coral.
Develops a sturdy open upright branch structure dramatic character with age. Half inch dark green needles with dark pointed buds. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine but is rare in lowland rain forests. One year i saw this really neat landscape pine tree growing at pauline gardens nursery in denver colorado.
Slow growth forming a natural bonsai shape. Pinus contorta described in 1838 by david douglas 1798 1834 ex john claudius loudon 1783 1843 in arboretum et fruticetum britannicum vol. Pinus contorta shore lodgepole pine here is a comparison of the lodgepole yamadori tree brought to a bjorn bjorhlm workshop by back country bonsai and when the tree was entered in the local bonsai show in sept. Found along the water in the san juan islands and along the coast of washington and oregon.
4 2292 is commonly known as lodgepole pine. Slow growth a wider than tall form make it a natural for rock garden bonsai container culture. This lowland variety is the western shore pine. Named for the nurseryman who found it in washington state spaan s dwarf develops a sturdy open upright branch structure and dramatic character with age.
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