Neea Buxifolia Bonsai Care

Adequate water to keep it from drying out.
Neea buxifolia bonsai care. Neea likes full sun and moderate water and fertilizer. Neea buxifolia bonsai initial styling as i started removing branches i found a lot of them were not useable and much of the foliage had blocked new branches from growing on the upper trunk. However i was able to define the trunk line and open the tree up. Posted on october 6 2014 october 7 2014.
These tiny leaves make it a perfect choice for bonsai. Neea or nia is great bonsai material. Development tips for neea bonsai. Start date oct 8 2019.
Tropical boxwood neea buxifolia neea buxifolia is a versatile tree native to puerto rico and a wonderful specimen for bonsai. This tiny gem of the tropics has extremely small leaves. It has smooth gray bark and very dense foliage. It also produce a small bell shaped yellow flower.
Minimum temperature at which the plant will survive is 40 f degrees. Commonly spelled nia the botanical name is neea. Friday night its going to get down to 38 here and nighttime lows will be around 40 from then on so i will be. I was one of the people who didn t care too much for neea when first introduced to them but now after seeing what you ve done with.
I think the title of the talk will be neea buxifolia. This tropical tree is problem free and is perfect for indoors. Neea bonsai tree scientific name neea buxifolia is a stiff twiggy shrub with bright pink flowers which are followed by small fruits. The first few branches are now defined so it is a matter of developing th etop of the tree.
Neea buxifolia common name. Neea should be grown in filtered sun. Per jim smith in vero beach fl watering. You wanna hate em but you gotta love em.
Neea buxifolia common name. Native to puerto rico it is an excellent candidate for bonsai. Commonly spelled nia the botanical name is neea it is a member of the nyctaginaceae family which includes the bougainvillea and grows to fifteen feet with a trunk circumference of five to six inches. Neea nia bonsai shohin bonsai tree.
When growing indoors don t forget to provide it with a lot of sunlight. It is a member of the bouganvillea family with leaves about one quarter inch long and oblong with a rounded apex. Neea buxifolia is a stiff twiggy yet manageable and versatile shrub native to puerto rico. A tropical boxwood makes a wonderful indoor bonsai.
Messages 23 reaction score 3 location chicago usda zone 5b oct 8 2019 1 i never got around to repotting my neea buxifolia this summer.