Sagebrush Bonsai

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Sagebrush bonsai. It would look good in a bonsai pot. During the heat of the day the scent is a recognizable fragrance in desert and scrublands. It is also used for preventing infection in wounds stopping internal bleeding and treating headaches and colds. Unlike some others of this genus it develops a true woody trunk and branches.

Creosote bush larrea tridentata. Vaseyana big mountain sagebrush i collected and trimmed a bit. Pinyon pines have deep roots and are hard to dig. The plant is characteristic with its grayish green needle like leaves and spicy yet acrid smell.

In maturity the twisted trunk can become picturesque and suitable for bonsai treatment. Most of which you will have to learn from your own experience since there isn t much information on the sagebrush as bonsai. Antelope bitterbrush purshia tridentata. But we are here for junipers.

A young sagebrush grown as bonsai showing the typical leaf configuration big sagebrush is used as a herbal medicine by native americans throughout the intermountain west of north america most notably as a smudging herb. Sagebrush has a low profile with thick trunk and fine leaves. Sagebrush steppes are one of the most rapidly shrinking ecosystems in the usa due to agriculture mostly. Their roots are the strength of the plant so take as much of the root ball as possible when collecting and trim little as possible.

Along rivers or in other relatively wet areas sagebrush can grow as tall as 3 meters 10 feet but is more typically 1 2 meters tall. Sagebrush artemisia tridentata is a common sight along roadsides and in open fields in parts of the northern hemisphere. View entire discussion 12 comments more posts from the bonsai community.