Western Hemlock Bonsai

Both bear soft short needle like leaves which darken with age.

Western hemlock bonsai. In less than a year it had rebounded and was growing green and vigorous. It is one of the best pulpwoods for making paper products. The lumber is sold as hem fir and is used for making treated lumber. The exercise of bonsai enhancement incorporates many strategies both exclusive to bonsai or if employed in other kinds of cultivation utilized in strange ways that are specifically ideal towards the bonsai area.

Mountain hemlock tsuga mertensiana. Western eastern varieties distinguished by pyramid versus bushy shape with drooping branches being more evident on the western variety. To do this i will bare root half of the tree and introduce the exposed roots to bonsai soil. Western hemlock known for its durable timber the western hemlock is a species of large conifers found in the western coastal regions of north america.

The hemlocks usually have a distinguishable pyramid shape. A bonsai of western hemlock at the pacific rim bonsai collection in federal way. I collected this western hemlock tsuga heterophylla on vancouver island several years ago where coincidentally it was growing off a boulder. The western hemlock tsuga heterophylla has great characteristics as a bonsai subject.

Hemlock western eastern tsuga heterophylla canadensi evergreen conifer. The hemlock bonsai is ideal for most bonsai styles and respond well to all bonsai techniques. Western hemlock is the second most important timber tree in the northwest. I start the repotting by searching for the surface roots.

Western hemlock is a member of the pinaceae family which includes cedars firs hemlocks larches pines and spruces among other evergreen trees. The hemlocks are a small genus maybe eleven species of conifers and all of them are great subjects for bonsai. It is the dominant climax species in the forests west of the pacific coast ranges. For bonsai it is an excellent choice as it lives for hundreds of years grows in a variety of climates and is easy to care for.

17 awesome western hemlock bonsai images approaches. Western hemlock tsuga heterophyllia 2 years 10 months ago 34449 bonsai is a tree or plant cultured in a container and is therefore small in size but yet in its entirety expresses the beauty and volume of a tree grown in a natural environment. My first goal for the tree is to develop a healthy root base. Naturally small needles a good response to pruning and equally good with all the other bonsai techniques.