Chinese Privet Bonsai

Privet is a medium sized evergreen shrub that if left alone grows eight to ten feet high.

Chinese privet bonsai. It naturally forms thick smooth barked trunks. Ligustrum bonsai chinese privet grow very fast with good care. 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. While most privet species have to be kept outdoor and might only need some protection against hard frost the chinese privet ligustrum sinensis for example is also sold as an indoor tree and should be placed inside the house during the winter.

Fertilize watering location overwintering repot diseases pests. Chinese privet ligustrum sinense just potted today 8 25 19 this is a nice triple trunk privet specimen that should quickly develop into a nice bonsai. Chinese privets grow as understory trees in temprate forests so im shure lighting isnt the big issue. They grow fast bloom freely in a pot and can be developed in just a couple of years.

If you were growing one in the ground ideally you d go out every day or three with your hedge trimmers and give it a whack. The privet prefers a bright position with direct sunlight at least part of the day. Chinese privet ligustrum sinense can be grown as an attractive hedge or as a specimen plant. There are three species commonly used for bonsai.

It pushed a lot of buds which allowed me to select good branches and a leader. With a hedge frequent pruning will allow light to reach lower and inside the limbs and create dense growth. They grow fast and straight with an untapering trunk or quite often many untapering trunks. Reviews 0 i collected this chinese privet earlier in 2020.

The best is right in front of a window. You can see where the main trunk was chopped off taking the trunk line to a smaller caliper leader which itself was chopped at an appropriate spot where it stopped tapering. A very bright location in winter is important for bonsai care indoor. Chinese privets are hardy from usda zones 7 11.

European privet ligustrum vulgare japanese privet ligustrum ovalifolium and the species discussed here wax leaf privet ligustrum japonicum. Privet is a fast growing broadleaf evergreen or as some would prefer to say a fast growing noxious weed. It has also been used as a popular bonsai tree. If it gets too little fertilizer the leaves often look yellowish.

The new leader and the branches were grown out from trunk buds and wired into position. I think privets look great in white pots so i used another chuck iker round i had handy. This chinese privet ligustrum sinense was collected in winter 2011 as a bare trunk. This means its fully hardy and could be kept outside in light shade.

Chinese privet is a great species to grow for bonsai. If you are growing chinese privet as a. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the privet ligustrum position.