Pohutukawa Bonsai
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Pohutukawa bonsai. Maples elms cedars and pines bonsai age. Erect or spreading with a low canopy. New zealand christmas tree pohutukawa. 30 times been thanked.
Pohutukawa is maori terminology for drenched with spray. Flowers in spring or summer. 24 inches per year. 30 35 feet.
This would be a common occurance as the trees cling to the cliffs of some of our most exposed coast line. Imagine an old gnarled oak tree spreading its wide canopy of crooked branches from the steep bank of a rocky seaside cliff. Raging bull aussie bonsai fan posts. It is the national tree of new zealand and one of the most interesting and beautiful tree species in the world.
Leaves oblong to ovate dark green no change evergreen. Metrosideros is derived from metra middle and sideros iron refering to the hardness of the heart wood. One of most successful indoor bonsai trees is the. January 2nd 2017 11 29 pm favorite species.
Bonsai make great gifts and are easy to care for with very little maintenance. Waverley bonsai group yarra valley bonsai society location. 411 times been thanked. An ornamental tree with showy bright red flowers the pohutukawa tree metrosideros excelsa also known as the new zealand christmas tree has been introduced to warmer areas of the united states.
Gold coast qld has thanked. In this video i talk about the ficus retusa. 30 35 feet. This looks like two smaller trees simulating a clump style bonsai.
Trees are trained to have an aesthetically pleasing shape primarily grown for contemplation. Mjl aussie bonsai fan posts. This turned out to be a new zealand christmas tree metrosideros excelsa called pohutukawa in maori. October 26th 2014 10 47 am favorite species.
All of the growth in the image is from that 5 months of time. Metrosidorus excelsa also known as the new zealand christmas tree and in maori pohutukawa is an interesting tree to style as bonsai. Growing indoor bonsai has become very popular and for some people bonsai is just about indoor trees. The nursery did a landscaping project about 5 months ago and took this out of the ground of an estate.
I have recently had the opportunity to photograph a few very old pohutukawa trees in mt maunganui in new zealand.