Western Red Cedar Bonsai
A close relative eastern whitecedar thuja occidentalis is a popular tree for bonsai on the east coast and in canada.
Western red cedar bonsai. Western redcedar thuja plicata i bought from a nursery in vermont. Yamadori collecting bonsai trees from the forest duration. Firm the surface of the soil in the pot and spread a 1 2 inch layer of sphagnum moss over the surface. The fruit is a blue berry on female trees and is ornamental when produced in quantity.
I am from the pacific northwest and there are red cedar everywhere. I recently visited mill brook bonsai in vermont and was amazed by all the great looking bonsai on display. As a native american plant from the pacific northwest whipcord western red cedars perform best in climates with cool summers and regular precipitation. Red cedar is an evergreen growing 40 to 50 feet tall in an oval columnar or pyramidal form very diverse and spreading 8 to 15 feet when given a sunny location.
Where to get one. The deodar cedar is particularly popular in the western u s. Few branches and keep pinching. However they will be closing for good and every tree was either sold being held or not for sale.
Because it is very cold hardy drought tolerant and relatively fast growing. There are some sources for seeds for the atlas cedar and the lebanon cedar if you wish to try your hand at growing one from seed. I have been working on a few cedars to date and my advise is to keep it simple. It develops a brownish tint in winter in the north and is sometimes used in windbreaks or screens.
Cedar trees are rarely sold as bonsai. Step 3 prune your cedar tree to begin forming the desired shape. Evergreen bonsai discussion thuja plicata western red cedar. Height 36 width 26 species.
Styling western red wood cedar bonsai duration. Bonsai talk 94 904 views. Bonsaihigh bonsai 572 views. Transfer the cedar to the bonsai pot planting it in coarse well drained soil with a high sand content.