Chinese Sweetgum Bonsai

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Chinese sweetgum bonsai. This specimen was lifted in may 2018 with the intial styling done that fall. Sweetgum liquidambar styraciflua. The chinese sweetgum is a deciduous tree mainly found in east asia in central and southern china and taiwan. The trunk base is 2 across both trunks and the higher chop is at 12.

Because of his reputation for quality design trees that are posted for sale generally are purchased relatively quickly. The tree in general is showy but the flowers and fruit are not showy. The fruit is small and edible tasting sweet as the name suggests. Bonsai seed pack includes approximately 15 20 seeds.

Sweet gum as bonsai 2 years 2 months ago 38765 agreed completely. Bonsai takes time and zach takes the time each tree needs so he can be assured that the tree you choose for your collection will be the best it can be. Another of the very best bonsai trees for beginners the sweetgum liquidambar styraciflua is a member of the family altingiaceae. Leaves are 3 6 in length and width on a petiole roughly the same length and star shaped.

Plant trees 8 to 10 feet or more away. Its evergreen and the flowers are small and inconspicuous. Want to read a quick synopsis about each image on the carousel. Fruit attracts birds but fruit and leaves are a litter problem.

Liquidambar styraciflua american sweet gum native to the eastern united states and liquidambar orientalis asian sweet gum or turkish sweet gum. The four species are liquidambar acalcyna and liquidambar formosiana chang s liquidambar and chinese liquidambar native to china and southeast asia and not often seen in the west and the two species often used for bonsai. It s a primary tree growing to heights of 60 100. The image has an arrow on both the right and left side.

Click the arrow on the right to go forward and see the next image s in the progression. There is this other occupant of the house who doesn t realize that the yard is just an extension of the bonsai area and thinks that the grass should be unbroken so that all these little trees should disappear. Bonsai seed pouch included bonsai seeds growing instruction and stratification instructions. Click the arrow on the left to go back and see the previous image s in the progression.

It is also used in bonsai. Sageretia theezans bonsai care about the chinese sweet plum bonsai tree the flowering sweet plum is a rhamnacae family of trees native to southern china.