21 June 2013

When the tree needs to be re-potted.


Hawaiian Schefflera/ Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola
When the tree becomes almost root bound or doesn't drain properly it needs to be re-potted. Bonsai soil is very coarse, with many spaces for air. It is good for the long-term health of the plant. Fine material has to be removed to avoid compacting the soil, which would exclude air. Think about the weather your plants will experience. Get soil advice from a bonsai grower who lives in one's area.





Schefflera arboricola







Highs are above 90 degrees F and lows above 50 degrees F, now is the time to re-pot tropical plants. 

19 June 2013

Summer has arrived in Savannah.......

and now is the time to re-pot tropical plants.
The beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21

Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of summer solstice on northern hemisphere.
Image by Przemyslaw "Blueshade" Idzkiewicz
 A view to eastern-hemisphere showing noon in Central European time zone (ignoring DST)
on the day of summer solstice on northern hemisphere -
 (this is winter solstice on southern hemisphere).


Hawaiian Schefflera/ Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola



Highs are above 90 and lows below 50 degrees F
Just what they love!











  • Ficus
  • Schefflera
  • Buttonwood
  • Bougainvillea
  • Australian-Pine
  • Norfolk Island Pine
  • Texas Ebony
  • Brazilian Raintree
  • Malpighia
  • Fukien Tea
  • Eugenia
  • Jacaranda
  • Black Olive
  • Nashia
  • Nicodemia
  • Aralia
  • Desert Rose
  • Jaboticaba
  • Lantana
  • Neea
  • powderpuff
  • Jades

Chinese Banyan 

ficus microcarpa

Dwarf South African Fig






















 the Elephant's Food, Spekboom,
 Dwarf Jade, Elephant Bush 
  
Spekboom, Dwarf Jade,

02 June 2013

Jaboticaba- Juicy Fruit Tree



The fresh fruits are delicious
 eaten like a Muscadine grape


Jaboticaba
Eugenia caulifora
Myrciaria cauliflora
Plinia cauliflora

Fruit are ripe now
And they are so good!

Jabuticaba
Brazilian Grape Tree

The Jaboticaba, a native to southern Brazil, is a member of the Myrtle family. The new leaves are pinkish and change to green with a leathery texture.











The botanical name "Cauliflora" means that it bears flowers and fruit on the trunk and mature branches. The trunk and branches become covered with clusters of small white blooms. That eventually develop into dark berries; these fruits are delicious and suitable to make jams, jellies and wine. The thin exfoliating bark creates a mottled appearance on the trunk and branches.




bears flowers and fruit on the trunk


Jaboticaba is frost sensitive and needs some overhead protection during winter months.



Jaboticaba as a bonsai



A bonsai Jaboticaba at the
Sanctuary Bonsai nursery
in East Hartford, CT



Fruit! 



















Re-pot only in warm weather



The fresh fruits are delicious, eaten like a Muscadine grape by squeezing the fruit between the thumb and forefinger, the skin splits and the pulp slips into the mouth. They are suitable to make jams, jellies and wine.



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