Rockspray Cotoneaster Bonsai

It is semi deciduous in tasmania with small dark green leaves spring flowers and in autumn attractive bright red berries.

Rockspray cotoneaster bonsai. In its southern reaches it is semi evergreen to evergreen. Slightly moist water only when necessary but when watering do it properly. Branching becomes somewhat tiered over time. Fertilize the tree every two weeks with high nitrogen in spring balanced feed in summer and low nitrogen in autumn.

These sprays develop a distinctive herringbone pattern which is quite appealing. Cotoneaster is a deciduous spreading shrub. The tiny rounded leaves are quite pretty. Rockspray cotoneaster is a coarse dense slow growing shrub that reaches 2 3 feet tall and 6 8 feet wide.

Cotoneaster horizontalis perpusillus sku 2945 tough easy and adaptable great for rock gardens and banks. Herringbone cotoneaster is an alternative name sometimes used for this species. As cotoneaster bonsai like to sucker suckers must be vigilantly removed to promote trunk growth. Varigated rockspray less vigorous than the species but has cream and green patterning on the leaves and pink fruit.

New buds form on old wood. It grows with stiff and evenly branched sprays of foliage. Cotoneaster horizontalis commonly called rockspray cotoneaster is a coarse dense slow growing semi prostrate shrub that grows to 2 3 tall and spreads over time to 6 8 wide on stiff flattened horizontal branching that features branchlets arranged in fishbone patterns. Spring blooms give way to abundant showy red fruits.

This is an ideal species for the novice bonsai enthusiast. Cool autumn temperatures bring a brilliant flush of fall color to the finely textured glossy green foliage and highly ornamental red berries. Branching becomes somewhat tiered over time. It grows vigorously producing many branches which take readily to pruning.

It requires well drained soil and tolerates poor soils in full sun to part shade.