White Dogwood Bonsai

White dogwood tree cornus florida seeds by robsrareandgiantseeds upc0764425788386 non gmo organic usa grower bonsai rapid growing tree four season appeal 1193 package of 10 seeds they re more than just large fragrant blooms four season appeal they have a rich history.

White dogwood bonsai. Yet as bonsai they re hard to come by and not so easy to develop. These trees produce large four petaled flowers in late spring producing an extremely flashy tree. They should receive plenty of sunlight and must be placed in an open area where air circulates freely. This tree was imported by joe harris which he used as a demo tree at.

I ve been wanting a dogwood bonsai for a while now mostly because the town we live in milwaukie oregon minutes outside of portland is known as the dogwood city of the west. The trunk of this tree has exfoliating bark which gives it an old look very early. Yet they re uncommon as bonsai. White dogwoods can reach 25 feet in height and width but can be kept smaller.

Dogwood bonsai tree sometimes referred to as cornus florida this type of bonsai is lovely and unique mainly because they produce a large white flower right at the end of spring. The red fruit on dogwoods is a bird. Dogwood trees are native to eastern asia and make for gorgeous bonsai trees. The kousa dogwood cornus chinensis is a deciduous tree native to eastern asia.

Their cousin the roughleaf dogwood cornus drummondii on the other hand is a delight as a bonsai subject. It gets beautiful white flowers in the spring followed by red berries in the fall. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom but what appear to be four petalled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow green flowers. Like most dogwoods it has opposite simple leaves.

After the flowers die back a large red berry remains.