Spirea Bonsai

Spirea is a hardy deciduous leaved tree.
Spirea bonsai. The deep blue green leaves are a handsome attribute during the summer months. Two spiraea species are commonly used for bonsai s japonica and s thunbergii. Spiraea japonica or japanese spiraea are great bonsai trees for beginners they are full of colour and character and grow in most conditions have craggy bark delicate flowers and make dainty mame. This spiraea started out as a cutting i took for my garden around 1995.
Birchleaf spirea spiraea betulifolia. Bouquet like clusters of small white flowers smother the branches in late spring. In plastic training pot. Spirea shirobi bonsai tree 014 more than 30 years old.
More sizes available for sale at bella bonsai nursery call now for information. The leaves are toothed occasionally cut or lobed and rarely smooth. The flowers are clustered together in inflorescences usually as grape like clusters. During the winter of 2002 i lifted the plant to make room for some new bonsai benches and found it had an interesting base and a naturally shallow rootball with a good spread of lateral roots.
The tree was rootpruned and potted up into a shallow terracotta pot.