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Tamarix species
Bonsai Clubs International — Tamarix is a genus of over 50 species of deciduous shrubs and small trees from coastal sites and dry or marshy, often salt rich areas inland, from W. Europe and the Mediterranean to E. Asia and India. As bonsai, Tamarix juniperina, Tamarix ...More…
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Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
Bonsai Clubs International — Simple, alternate, 1 2 in. long, _ - 1 in. wide, elliptic to ovate, acute or obtuse at apex, rounded or cuneate to oblique at base, doubly serrate on margin; dark green, stiff, and very rough to the touch above, lighter in color beneath. The ...More…
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Ixora javanica - Jungle flame/Jungle Geranium
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Dawn Redwood
Bonsai Clubs International — Metasequoia is a genus of one species of deciduous, monoecious, coniferous The Dawn Redwood has 2 ranked, flattened needle like leaves 1-3.5cm long Feeding: Fortnightly through the Spring and summer after new leaves appear. Repotting: Every ...More…
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Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia
Bonsai Clubs International — Chinese elm is fast growing, deciduous or evergreen depending on its location, forms a graceful upright rounded canopy with shiny, dark green leathery leaves. elm is moderatly salt tolerant. Several dwarf varieties, sports of Ulmus parvifolia, ...More…
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Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua
Bonsai Clubs International — Sweetgum grows naturally in a narrow pyramid. It has glossy, star-shaped leaves which turn bright red, purple, yellow or orange in the fall/early winter. The trunk is normally straight and does not divide into multiple trunks. The bark becomes ...More…
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Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepsis indica
Bonsai Clubs International — : Evergreen shrub, dwarf, rounded of medium texture. Reaches a height of five feet in landscape. Native habitat is South China. Leaves are simple, alternate, clustered at twig tips, oblong, to 3 inches long, leathery, scute or acuminate, dark ...More…
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Gardenia - Gardenia sp.
Bonsai Clubs International — Shrub with fragrant white flowers, glossy, dark green leaves. Tip or midsection cuttings with wood 6 - 8 weeks old, 4 - 5 inches long with 2 or 3 sets of leaves. Cuttings may be taken any time of the year, but summer is best. May be propagated by ...More…
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Schefflera - Schefflera arboricola
Bonsai Clubs International — This dwarf schefflera is an evergreen shrub with dark green, glossy, palmate leaves densley coveirng flexible, green stems which gently fan out into a rounded crown. Moderate salt tolerance. Branching can be encouraged by pinching the stems. It ...More…
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Jasmine - Trachelospermum jasminoides
Bonsai Clubs International — Confederate jasmine or Star jasmine is an evergreen vine or groundcover, irregular, climing of medium texture. Growth rate is fairly rapid. Native of Eastern India to China and Japan. Leaves are opposite, simple, oval to ovate, thick and shiny. ...More…
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Ligustrum - Ligustrum sp.
Bonsai Clubs International — Ligustrum, or Privet are found in many species and cultivars with a diversity of leaf colors, leaf forms and growth habits. All are tolerant of heavy pruning. The white flowers are attractive during late spring and early summer. L. sinense ...More…
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Pittosporum - Pittosporum
Bonsai Clubs International — Pittosporum are evergreen shrubs or small trees. They have thick, glossy, dark gree, leathery leaves. Flowers are rather small and creamy white in color. At maturity they produce a leathery fruit called a capsule. They are quite tolerant of salt ...More…