Sophora Microphylla Bonsai
Petals of the 5cm 2in long flowers all point forwards.
Sophora microphylla bonsai. It will always be found associated to water in the wild. Click here to add your own comments. Microphylla refers to this varieties small leaves which makes this tree ideal for bonsai. Genus sophora are deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and pea like flowers sometimes fragrant in racemes or panicles details s.
The bright yellow flowers of new zealand natives sophora prostrata sophora microphylla and sophora tetraptera will attract bees and birds to your garden from march to june. In early spring it produces many racemes of pea like yellow flowers. Their natural habitat is beside streams and on the edges of forest in lowland or mountain open areas. Kōwhai trees grow throughout the country and are a common feature in new zealand gardens.
Hardy average winter hardy through most of the uk apart from inland valleys at altitude and central northerly locations. Comments for sophora microphylla. There are eight species with sophora microphylla and s. This tree is native as well in chile as in new zealand.
This kowhai is found naturally on limestone rocks in the takaka district north west south island. Small leguminous tree with attractive fern like foliage. Growing to 8 m 26 ft tall and broad it is an evergreen shrub or small tree. Height to 3m 10ft spread 3m 10ft tall shrub bushy shrub.
Each leaf is 10 cm 4 in long with up to 40 pairs of shiny oval leaflets. I asked a friend who grows bonsai about cuttings he said soft tip cuttings in the spring. Tangled juvenile stage leads to a stately adult tree. Kōwhai are small woody legume trees within the genus sophora that are native to new zealand.
Outside of new zealand kōwhai tend to be restricted to mild temperate maritime climates. If you would like to use material from this site please contact us first click on this footer to e mail bonsai for beginners. Aug 13 2009 rating. Microphylla is a spreading evergreen tree or large shrub with pinnate leaves composed of up to 40 pairs of small oblong leaflets and yellow hanging flowers in short sprays in spring.
Sophora prostrata is the recognised species for bonsai so may be better for your friend. It starts blooming between the 4th and 5th year. Flowers profusely from september november. Sophora microphylla common name kōwhai is a species of flowering plant in the family fabaceae native to new zealand.
Tetraptera being the most recognised as large trees. Produces flowers in racemes to 5cm 2in long. The flowers are 4 to 5cm long and are produced mainly during october.