12.12.06

Display a bonsai tree

If you are going to use your bonsai tree as a display item in the livingroom try to choose a spot that gets a bit of light.

A good spot to use these oramamental trees is in a shelf unit or along a bookshelf. There are only a few things you need to be concerned with. First if it doesnt get any light you will need a small grow lamp to shine on it. Many bookshelves have lights in them so you would only have to replace a bulb. The other is the height of the shelf space in relation to the the size of the bonsai tree. You can always trim or prune the tree overtime to fit.

A wooden shelf unit would look the best and with the right bonsai tree would look very striking.

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11.09.06

Hawaiian Umbrella Tree

Posted in One of a kind

The hawaiian Umbrella tree is a very good starter bonsai tree if you are inexperienced and worried about growing a bonsai tree. It is one of the easiest trees to care for and is a very beautiful trouble-free evergreen.

Hawaiian Umbrella Gold Braid (arboricola schefflera)

If you are thinking about buying a bonsai tree for someone as a gift this is the tree to select. This versatile plant is great for home, office, dorm or anywhere and does well in low or high lighting conditions. It has variegated umbrella shaped leaves forming a dense canopy with four braided trees that form the trunk.

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10.29.06

Walking Stick Bonsai Tree

Posted in Outdoor Trees

This is a filbert tree but doesn’t produce any nuts. It is a very interesting tree that looks like a branch. It is also for a deciduous tree and needs to be kept outdoors. This tree has beautifully twisted weeping branches that are very striking when bare. In late winter to early spring, 2-3″ long, yellowish catkins appear, hanging like ornaments from the wiry skeleton. They are followed by wide, fuzzy, droopy leaves that turn yellow before they drop in the fall. In the spring, summer and early autumn, it has large crinkly leaves so dense it hides the exaggerated corkscrew appearance of the limbs.