South African Bonsai Species

Succulent bonsai south africa is also famous for its wonderful succulent flora and some of these plants can be trained as bonsai while some.

South african bonsai species. Nearly all species absorb and store up nutrients in order to use them during the following growth season. Robusta monkey thorn a. Annotated checklists of species. This article is written by bruno mazza republished from the esprit bonsai magazine.

The aril is edible and sweet. Scientists believe that there are at least another 50 000 species in the country that have not yet been discovered and or named. Acacias acacias are a symbol ofafrica and thus have been used as bonsai for many years. To boost the strength of a plant that you want to work on you need to apply fertilizer in the previous year.

We also cater for many home gardening needs florists and stock a range of agricultural grafting tools and consumables. This site aims to compile co ordinate and update known information in the form of. It can deal with over watering low light and some of the mistakes made by beginners if you want an indoor tree this is the recommended species especially due to such features as aerial banyan roots as well as surface roots that can be seen. Galpinii camel thorn a.

Small leaf trees are usually more suitable for bonsai. Burkei and black thorn a. Below is a list of bonsai species update in progress. Bonsai tree based in the beautiful city of cape town south africa is an online store specializing in merchandise for bonsai artists succulent and orchid enthusiasts shrimp breeders and aquascapers.

There are over 100 000 known species of plants animals and fungi in south africa. The species name latifolius is latin for broad leaved. Acacia brevispica senegalia brevispica is a hardy semi deciduous robust prickly scrambling acacia that can be trained into a large beautiful shrub. We supply and consult to bonsai clubs and growers chain stores corporates nurseries conference organisers promotional gift companies and individuals.

Local weather conditions can play a huge roll in the health of certain trees. We grow grow and style our own trees species suitable to the high veld environmental conditions. The cones of this dioecious tree are berry like with a single rarely two 7 11 mm seed apical on an 8 14 mm pink purple aril. It has feathery large soft bipinnate leaves with small hook thorns along the ribs on the underside.

Sprays of white puffball flowers are bo. Species that are used include the sweet thorn acacia karroo splendid acacia a. Another thing to take into account when selecting a bonsai species is the climate in which the tree will grow in. We import pots tools and accessories directly enabling us to give the lowest prices.

This is an attractive bonsai that has the added character ofbeing a rarity and a tree that is surrounded with history and folklore. The ficus bonsai is one of the most popular species because it is more tolerant than others.