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Hey everyone, one of my most enjoyable passions and past-times are Bonsai Tree's, I visit my local Bonsai Nursery once or twice every six months atleast and it is always so exciting to see all their new stock!

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Pyracantha (from Greek pyr "fire" and akanthos "thorn", hence firethorn)[1] is a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southwest Europe east to Southeast Asia. They resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns (Cotoneaster is thornless).

Check more here as per wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyracantha

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Crataegus (/krəˈtiːɡəs/[2]), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn,[3] thornapple,[4] May-tree,[5] whitethorn,[5] or hawberry, is a genus of several hundred species of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae,[6] native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America. The name "hawthorn" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe, especially the common hawthorn C. monogyna, and the unmodified name is often so used in Britain and Ireland. The name is now also applied to the entire genus and to the related Asian genus Rhaphiolepis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus

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This Nursery really does have a plethora of different bonsai Tree's of all shapes, sizes, species and prices which gives enthusiasts a great choice and array on sale to choose from!

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Here we have a stunning American WinterGreen or 'Gaultheria procumbens' check more out here as per wikipedia:
Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Alabama.[1] It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family).[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria_procumbens

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This is one of my favourite Tree's that folks Bonsai, it is so versatile and looks a 'scale' to the fully grown counterparts.

As per this very cool Bonsai page (The Bonsai Empire) The ficus genus belongs to the family of mulberry plants (Moraceae) and is the most popular indoor tree species for beginners at Bonsai. There is differing information about the number of existing ficus species, there may be between 800 and 2000. They live on all continents in the tropical regions and are very suitable for being kept as indoor Bonsai.

There are hundreds of varieties of the Ficus, but the most popular one for Bonsai is the Ficus Retusa, which is often shaped in an s-curved trunk and has oval, dark green leaves. The Microcarpa, Tigerbark, Willow leaf, Golden Gate, Religiosa, Benjamina and Taiwan varieties are quite similar to the Retusa. The Ficus Ginseng is another popular tree. It has a thick, pot-bellied trunk, similar to the Ginseng root. Sometimes it is grafted with Ficus microcarpa leaves (combining it to a ficus microcarpa ginseng).

Some figs can become very large trees with a crown circumference of more than 300 m (1000 ft). Typical for all fig Bonsai species is their milky latex sap, which will leak from wounds or cuts. The tropical figs are evergreen trees, small shrubs or even climbing plants. Some of them can produce nice flowers, while most ficus species have hidden flowers in small receptacles from which the fruit grow. Only specialized pollinating fig wasps can pollinate those hidden flowers. The fruit can be yellow, green, red or purple-blue and are between a few millimeters to several centimeters, like the edible fruit of Ficus carica.

https://www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/ficus

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As stated in my #marketfriday post The 'new normal' yes even in Nurseries, because plants ar so 'contageous' don't you know, sigh!

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Nature the incredible!

Love and light, be blessed and have a magic week!

Cheer$;)



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