Chinese Privet Bonsai Tree

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Chinese privet bonsai tree. Chinese privets are hardy from usda zones 7 11. It is presented in an formal upright style. Chinese privet wood has poor rot resistance in its natural state but burnishing its surface with another piece of wood or with privet wood shavings produces a unique waxy polish that is pleasing to the eye and significantly improves rot resistance. Native to china and eastern asia the ligustrum is now grown ornamentally in the united states.

It pushed a lot of buds which allowed me to select good branches and a leader. This is a ligustrum chinesis bonsai tree. It has also been used as a popular bonsai tree. But some leaves are still on it however completly dried out.

Chinese privet is a great species to grow for bonsai. They grow fast bloom freely in a pot and can be developed in just a couple of years. Chinese privets grow as understory trees in temprate forests so im shure lighting isnt the big issue. The ligustrum is also referred to as a glossy privet or chinese privet since in its natural form this evergreen shrub can grow up to 30 feet in height and is used extensively as a great landscape plant.

Reviews 0 i collected this chinese privet earlier in 2020. With proper care it can thrive indoors in the northern climates. This means its fully hardy and could be kept outside in light shade. Three species ligustrum sinensis chinese privet ligustrum vulgaris common privet ligustrum ovalifolium oval leaved privet are most frequently shaped as bonsai.

Ligustrum privet care guide for the ligustrum bonsai tree privet the ligustrum genus belongs to the olive family and consists of more than 50 evergreen and deciduous subspecies and cultivars with a diversity of leaf colours and forms. It likes partial sun and well drained soil. Chinese privet ligustrum sinense collected in winter 2019 this is a wonderful shohin starter. In bonsai shops the chinese privet is mostly offered.

I was gifted these two tree by people who mean alot to me so would be extremly sad to see them go as you can see on the pictures both tree s have lost most of their leaves however the chinese elm has some new shoots and the privet has 1 new shoot. After about 6 weeks the branch should be able to maintain the shape on it s own and the wire can be removed. Continue along the branch you wish to train. It is very popular and is imported from china as a bonsai in large numbers.

Begin at the base of the bonsai tree and slowly wrap the wire around the trunk to anchor. It also means it likes cool tempatures of 50 f or lower at some time of the year.