Bonsai Natal Plum

Natal plum carissa sp. If kept as an indoor plant natal plum should be placed in a south facing window or supplemented with grow lights if necessary.

Natal Plum Fruiting Flowering Pre Bonsai 2 Pot Indoor Or

You can trim your natal plum bonsai anytime of the year.

Bonsai natal plum. The dwarf plum also called the natal plum is a dense closely branched spiny evergreen tree which is native to tropical and subtropical regions of africa australia and asia. There is little information on this plant in the bonsai literature which is surprising as it is readily available and becoming quite popular. Natal plum bonsai tree care guide tree flower and plants.

Then they were transplanted again the same night into their own little pot. Do major pruning in mid to late spring after flowering. I am unsure as to how to properly trim them.

In addition natal plum is a strong plant which. An evergreen small thorny bush which develops white and pink flowers and edible dark red fruit. Some trees you let grow 6 pairs of leaves and cut back to 2.

My friend from our bonsai club gave me three young natal plum seedlings which she had transferred from one pot to another along with some other seedlings. I recently was given a cascading natal plum. Natal plum carissa 8 years 4 months ago 1592.

Because the natal plum likes a slightly acidic environment you will want to feed with an acid fertilizer like miracid every two weeks during growth reduce feeding to once a month during the winter season. Dwarf plum carissa macrocarpa. The natal plum bonsai tree carissa macrocarpa bonsai also known as dwarf plum is a good choice for bonsai beginners because its easy to grow but it also has appeal for more experienced.

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