Yaupon Holly Bonsai Tree

It is native to the southeastern united states and is typically used as a hedge shrub.

Yaupon holly bonsai tree. November 24 2012 at 8 40 pm let me know when you come on down. Wait until new shoots. How to trim a dwarf yaupon holly into a bonsai shrub dimensions. It will grow in full shade to full sun but the more light it has the more dense its foliage will be.

It should be given half. During spring and summer the yaupon holly produces white flowers. During fall and winter the pollinated female flowers will transform into berries. Characteristics like many other hollies yaupon holly ilex vomitoria is an evergreen shrub or tree that is loved for the colorful berries it produces on the female plants.

I m doing a demonstration on one tonight at a club meeting of the american bonsai association sacramento and have been collecting notes on their care. Its foliage consists of dark green evergreen oval to egg shaped leaves. Yaupon is dioecious which means that male and female flowers are born on separate plants. A bonsai apprentice life times.

Bonsai yamadori from tony tickle. Always use sharp disinfected bonsai shears to prune your dwarf yaupon holly. The botanical name for this particular specie of holly is ilex vomitoria nana or dwarf yaupon holly. Yaupons need very well draining soil when in bonsai pots otherwise you get all types of fungal issues in florida.

This is a yaupon holly ilex vomitoria. A nice yaupon holly hunt might be in order this summer. Because dwarf yaupon holly already grows to smaller dimensions it is well suited for bonsai training. It usually grows as a shrub but occasionally may be found as a tree.

Dwarf yaupon holly bonsai care general information. But unlike many i won t push my mix on you saying that you re a bad bonsai practitioner if you use something different. Male yaupon hollies do not produce berries. My mix is a modern well thought out mix.

The tree has the look of age i want. Since i began working on yaupon holly known formally as ilex vomitoria i ve grown to really appreciate the variety. Yaupon holly bonsai tree is native to florida the yaupon holly has small leathery oval leaves. A bonsai enthusiast s life with his trees.

Yaupon holly has been on my mind this week. It is one of eleven hollies native to florida. The botanical name for this particular specie of holly is ilex vomitoria nana or dwarf yaupon.