Calgary Boxwood Bonsai

The species used for bonsai are frost tolerant and can be wintered outdoors in all but the coldest locations.

Calgary boxwood bonsai. Some bonsai guides list boxwood as being tolerant of full sun but experience has shown that as bonsai boxwoods prefer to be kept in shaded areas. The kingsville boxwood is an evergreen tree with light green leaves and has excellent branching characteristics. Many bonsai in calgary are tropical plants that do well indoors all year round such as azalea ficus bougainvillea fuchsia etc. It has the smallest leaf of all boxwoods which is why it is sought after for bonsai.

Inconspicuous flowers appear in spring but it is grown for its handsome foliage. Your kingsville boxwood needs to go semi dormant in the winter keep it away. We recommend making the cuts at least 2 3 pairs down from new shoots. A great indoor bonsai recommended by the brooklyn botanical gardens.

The boxwood will backbud very easily even when cut. This will ensure that there is wood in the branch to promote new bud growth. That lose their leaves in the winter when the days are short. Others are deciduous shrubs and trees such as elm birch apple ginkgo spirea etc.

A weeping fig for example grows well in our homes so will continue to do so after it is pruned and repotted. Directional pruning techniques can be used to fill out pad layers. Requires protected location and good winter snow cover to survive. There are more than 70 boxwood species but the european common boxwood buxus sempervirens and the chinese boxwood buxus harlandii are the ones most often styled as bonsai.

It will work wonderful indoors or out depending on where you live and will maintain its size for years as it s a pretty slow grower. Boxwoods are outdoor bonsai. Boxwood bonsai can be easily trained and pruned using the clip and grow method. Dense dwarf shrub with glossy green foliage.

The kingsville boxwood is a japanese treasure with the smallest leaves of all of the boxwood s. In nature the boxwood often grows with twisted trunks and branches. Use as hedging or topiary or in a border. Native to japan the kingsville boxwood is an extremely slow growing tree.

You may get away with growing one in a sunroom or conservatory. Attributes this upright oval dark green boxwood grows to about 3 feet high and wide. Also suitable are boxwood buxus fukien tea carmona myrtle myrtus natal plum carissa and tree of a thousand stars serissa. The flowers are greenish yellow and attract bees.

The easiest bonsai to care for if you are a beginner is a tropical plant.