If you're looking for an interesting new horticultural hobby, then you'll find the ancient and fascinating art of bonsai intriguing and immensely satisfying! This Chinese Sweet Plum - Sageretia has been trained by skilful cultivation into perfect miniature form. Already fully established in its own decorative ceramic pot this beautiful little tree will provide an instant focal point to any well-lit room. It may even treat you to pale yellow flowers in summer, followed by blue fruits in the autumn! Sageretia are native to southern China and are exceptionally well suited to bonsai culture, readily branching with beautiful flaky bark and foliage tinged with red. They're easy to care for needing only a light trim each autumn to encourage branching. Water well as the compost becomes dry but avoid the tree standing in water. Feed occasionally with bonsai feed and your tree should thrive and last a lifetime or more! During summer your tree can be moved outdoors but be careful to keep it watered and don't let it get cold overnight as bonsai love a constant unchanging temperature. Supplied ready planted, 30-40cm tall including a 20cm ceramic bonsai pot with tray.
Here's the perfect place to start if you want to cultivate your own bonsai and enjoy this ancient and fascinating horticultural art form. This Brush Cherry - Syzygium has been trained by skilful cultivation into perfect miniature form. Already fully established in its own decorative plasticplanter this beautiful little tree will provide an instant focal point to any well lit room. It may even treat you to white flowers in spring, followed by red fruits in the autumn! Syzygium are native to Australia and New Zealand and are particularly well suited to bonsai culture, readily branching and forming impressive gnarled trunks as they age. They're easy to care for needing only a light trim each autumn to encourage branching. Water well as the compost becomes dry but avoid the tree standing in water. Feed occasionally with bonsai feed and your tree should thrive and last a lifetime or more! Your tree will enjoy a summer holiday on a table outdoors, but be careful to keep it watered.
Jacaranda is a stunningly vibrant tree native to South America, now it is possible to have it flowering here in the UK!
Perfect for Bonsai beginners, this Ficus macrocarpa ‘Ginseng’ is a good introduction to this Japanese living art as Ficus species are trouble-free houseplants - just ensure that you give it a spot in bright, indirect light and feed it with liquid fertiliser during the growing season