Live Oak Bonsai Tree - Bonsai Nature | Ideas for Bonsai

These characteristics make the oak tree an excellent selection for bonsai.

Live oak bonsai tree. Specializing in redwood sierra juniper mendocino pygmy cypress and live oak pre bonsai stock and bonsai for over 40 years. Old oaks in the south can exhibit primary limbs that are all nearly the same size. Long branches on coast live oak. Specializing in redwood sierra juniper mendocino pygmy cypress and live oak.

It thrives in most soil environments and can tolerate most ph levels. The southern live oak quercus virginiana is one of the most popular evergreen oaks for bonsai. Schedule an appointment to discuss strategies for improving your bonsai. There are other live oaks native to the western states of the united states but the southern live oak often is more widely available.

Oak trees prefer an airy place in full sun during the growing season. The european oak the white oak and other northern oak species are frost hardy when they are growing in the ground but they need winter protection when they are planted in containers. Here the live oak bonsai is after pruning back. Stay tuned for an update later this year.

Select an oak in a 1 gallon container. The trunk base on this tree is 2 25 above the root crown by the way and it s 21 tall from the soil surface. However i want to try and design a tree that feels ancient. One more thing about live oaks for those of you who haven t worked with them.

We typically have 600 800 collected trees in stock. The oak tree is a cold hardy deciduous tree with a rapid growth rate. Ordinarily you would probably want the lowest branches to be significantly thicker than the rest as is common in nature. In the natural environment an oak tree can grow more than 100 feet tall and live for more than 200 years.

The main leader should be soft enough to bend. If i want to create branch density i can prune now. When pruning oaks i cut right where i want new buds to develop. Establishing a coast live oak bonsai choose a well rooted wild sapling or nursery tree from january to april that is between 6 inches to 2 feet tall.

Specific bonsai care guidelines for the oak bonsai tree. They are not technically evergreen though you will read or hear that they are.