There are a lot of different varieties of Lonicera but really only Lonicera Nitida and Lonicera Pileata are good for bonsai. I have a Lonicera Nitida, it is a small broad leaf evergreen shrub. It is commonly used as hedging and topiary. It is part of the honeysuckle family and is often called “shrubby honeysuckle”. […]
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There are a number of different types of Thuja but as I own a Thuja Plicata, This care guide will be more aimed towards these, although the basic principles should apply to any type of Thuja. Thuja Plicata is a tall, ever green coniferous tree commonly know as the Western Red Cedar, Pacific Red Cedar, Western Arborvitae
Rosemary is a small, aromatic woody perennial shrub with needle like foliage that smells wonderful. It is not commonly seen as bonsai and is more likely to be found in the kitchen as a herb, and it is often grown in gardens to be used exactly for this purpose. I bought some freshly cut rosemary
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The Ficus Benjamina also know as the Weeping Fig, is a tropical evergreen tree that can grow up to 30m in the wild, but it is very popular around the world as an indoor house plant. You can read more about their suitability in Is Ficus Benjamina A Good Tree For Bonsai? I bought a
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Yews are a medium size evergreen tree that have needles for leaves. They can often be found in church graveyards across the UK and it is also a popular hedge as it can get very dense foliage. They are very popular as bonsai in the UK and Europe and they can make amazing trees. In
Azaleas are small evergreen shrubs, often grown as bonsai for their beautiful spring flowers. In 2016 I bought a small Azalea from a nursery. It was actually 3 or 4 tiny trees in the one pot, so the following spring I separated them out and have been growing them ever since. I still have two
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Prunus is the term given to over 400 small fruits trees such Plums, Cherries, Peaches and Apricots. Depending on the exact species they can be deciduous or evergreen, but they can all be cared for in a very similar way. In 2016 I found a small tree hidden in the overgrown communal garden. I dug
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Lemons are small fruit trees from the citrus family. They have dark green waxy leaves and large thorns. They are evergreen and can make quite good bonsai if grown correctly. I grew some lemons from seed in 2016. I still have one of these trees and you can see its development in my Lemon Bonsai
There are a number of different types of Willows. The one I will be talking about here is the Weeping Willow, Salix babylonica. It is a medium size tree that is instantly recognizable due it its downward weeping branches. I took a small cutting from a tree in a park and I have been growing
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Cotoneaster is a small semi-evergreen shrub that is often found in gardens. It has naturally small leaves and gets covered in little flowers that turn into red berries. There are a number of different species, all with slightly different leaf shape, size and growth habit, but in general they make excellent bonsai and can be
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