Trees Suitable For Bonsai
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Trees suitable for bonsai. Elm 榆樹 fukien tea 福建茶 above are two of my very first bonsai trees an elm and a fukien tea. This is the smallest of the camellias and thus often used for bonsai. This type of bonsai includes cypress cedar pine and spruce varieties. The trunk is straight and branches.
The list goes on and on and on. Literati 文人木 bunjin gi is a style characterized by a generally bare trunk line with branches reduced to a minimum. Buttonwood olives do ok privets bougainvillea live oak gumbo limbo jaboticaba bald cypress. Windswept 吹き流し fukinagashi is a style.
Yet for a real bonsai expert who has superb bonsai techniques and skills trees of almost all tree types can be trained into bonsai trees. Fukien tea carmona retusa 14. Maple bonsai in a bonsai pot that really enhances the colors of the leaves. The most important thing to keep in mind when looking for a pot is the required measurement especially the depth of the pot.
Gonna pick up a bougainvillea next and i m also gonna check out the olives those look interesting and thanks for that. It is a lime hating evergreen shrub with small fragrant white flowers in winter and early spring. The best trees for bonsai 1. Among bonsai this requires considerable less maintenance.
It needs more winter protection than other camellias. There are bonsai trees that are easier to train and maintain than other trees. Broom 箒立ち hokidachi is a style employed for trees with fine branching like elms. They can be kept inside in a relatively cool location and they require some sunlight especially in the mornings.
Chinese quince bonsai pseudocydonia sinensis broadleaf evergreens. Brussel s bonsai fukien tea bonsai model ct 9002ft 91 10 91 10. An evergreen bonsai is similar to a pine tree in that it remains green all season long. We have 25 guides available in this category.
Common beech fagus sylvatica 6. Tree species that never lose all of their leaves at a single time though they do shed their leaves gradually throughout the year to replace old leaves. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. As you already know the practice of bonsai is a lesson in patience and perseverance and it certainly applies when it comes to finding the right pot.
Japanese zelkova zelcova serrata and elm zelcova zelcova carpinifolia are popular choices for bonsai.