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I have posted below a new release. A beautiful Specimen Black Pine 11" tall in 11" pot. This tree has a powerful 3" trunk.
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Fall is fast approaching as I can see it in our maples. After an extremely hot July and August their leaves are starting to curl and dry up. The good news is that the Junipers and Pines loved the heat and are at their peak. It looks like our deciduous trees will be going dormant early this year as leaves are already starting to drop.
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I am starting to catch up so I will be photographing our new release's and trying to get them on our site. A magnificent Specimen Black Pine, 12 Specimen Mountain Maples, 200 Sohin Elms, 25 Trident Maples group (3) plantings and many more. | | Coming to the 2010 BONSAI SYMPOSIUM in Rochester N.Y. Our NURSERY WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY THE 10th TILL 4pm and will be closed Saturday and Sunday (I will be out of town, but be sure and stop by our Bonsai Store for all your needs. Nancy will have the store open on Friday & Saturday the 10th & 11th from 10am-3pm.
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10" Pyracantha Bonsai, 7PYRO1710" Tall Exposed Root Pyracantha. Tree is in a 5" pot. Pyracantha are covered with white flowers in spring and bright red or orange berries through the winter. A great addition to any collection. PYRACANTHA species/ FIRETHORNS
Pyracantha is a genus of about 7 species of spiny, evergreen shrubs that have a spreading to erect habit. Native to scrub and woodland margins from southern USa to SW Asia, the Himalayas, China and Taiwan where mature specimens can reach heights of around 4 or 5 metres with a 5 metre spread.
Pyracantha are commonly cultivated in the US to grow up walls and other places where green coverage is needed but as bonsai, Pyracantha are eminently suitable for growth as erect trees. Pyracantha are especially favoured for their year-round broad-leaved foliage, their abundant flowering capabilities and for their numerous fruit in Autumn. The common name Firethorn is derived from the fiery berry colour and very sharp 1" long thorns that are carried on all branches. Leaves are narrowly ovate, dark-green to around 5cm.Small, typically white flowers are borne in corymbs in mid-Summer and can completely submerge specimens. The showy, spherical berries that follow by August/September are yellow, red or orange depending on the species or variety.
SPECIES TYPICALLY USED FOR BONSAI INCLUDE
Pyracantha augustifolia
P. augustifolia itself has orange-yellow berries but there are many varieties now available which carry different berry colours. P. augustifolia is native to W China and is only reliably hardy to -2°C when grown in a bonsai container.
Pyracantha coccinea
Very similar to P. augustifolia varieties but more frost hardy. Native to SE Europe. Again there are a large number of varieties that carry different coloured berries.
BONSAI CULTIVATION NOTES
POSITION Full sun or partial shade. Pyracantha's as a rule need winter protection. P. augustifolia varieties are regarded by some as indoor varieties during the Winter as they will not tolerate temperatures below -2 to -4°C. Inside, trees should be kept in a cool, unheated environment. P. coccinea varieties are more frost resistant and should be kept outside if possible, though protection against temperatures below around -5°C should be given. Also protect against strong freezing winds.
REPOTTING Repot every two to three years as leaf-buds extend. Pyracantha's resent repeated root-disturbance so try not to repot annually. We always recommend the use of Hollow Creek Farms Main Bonsai Soil, or Hollow Creek Farms Shohin Bonsai Soil.
PRUNING Prune old wood in early Spring or late Summer. After flowering, trim back new growth to shape. On recently repotted or weak trees, dead flowers can be removed to encourage vigour at the expense of berry production. Remove any individual large leaves. Remove spent berries in early Spring.
WIRING Care must be taken when wiring as branches as young as 2 years old can be brittle. New shoots on Pyracantha's respond well to wiring but growth that has already hardened off can take a long time to set into a new position.
PROPAGATION Sow seed outside in Autumn. Root semi-ripe cuttings in Summer.
PESTS AND DISEASES Aphids, caterpillars, scale insects, leaf miners, fireblight.
As an evergreen, Pyracantha's still replace old leaves with new over the growing season. Individual old leaves will occasionally be seen to turn yellow before dropping but are soon replaced with new growth.
STYLING Often seen with cascade forms, Pyracantha are also suitable for informal upright forms with single or multiple trunks. Suitable for all sizes. 7pyro17Our Price: $74.95
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