Ixora bonsai

You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow tropical bonsai, but it helps

This sweet little shohin bonsai with its unusual flowers and great little Japanese pot is a type of Ixora that belongs to Pedro Morales’ cousin Carlos C. Morales. Trying to catch a couple days at the shore, so rather than go to the trouble to put together a new post, we’ll dip into our archives. This one originally appeared July 12, 2012. I updated the piece about the weather and made a few other changes. You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow tropical bonsai, but it helps. This summer we might as well be in the tropics. … Continue reading You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow tropical bonsai, but it helps

Pedro’s Bonsai (con su primo Carlos)

Sweet tree, sweet pot. Pedro Morales says that it’s a shohin size bonsai from his cousin Carlos C. Morales. The pot is Japanese. Glen Lord suggested that the tree is a type of Ixora. We originally featured it back in 2011. For those of you who don’t know Pedro Morales, he’s a well known bonsai artist, teacher and author from Puerto Rico. It’s been a while since we featured Pedro’s bonsai. All but the tree at the top are his (cousin is close enough) and all are new to Bonsai Bark. Enjoy! I like this Nea buxifolia’s natural feel and … Continue reading Pedro’s Bonsai (con su primo Carlos)

Tropical Bonsai & Summer Sales Galore

Sweet tree, great pot. From Pedro J. Morales’s Wall Photos on facebook (for non-facebookers, here’s Pedro’s website). Pedro says that it’s a shohin size bonsai from his cousin Carlos C. Morales. The pot is Japanese. Glen Lord suggests that the tree is a type of Ixora. You don’t have to live in the tropics… … to grow tropical bonsai (but it helps). At this moment, we might as well be in the tropics here in northern Vermont. Last night it rained so hard that torrentially is an understatement, and today it’s nasty hot and muggy. Still, it’s nothing like the … Continue reading Tropical Bonsai & Summer Sales Galore