Sign In
Register
Help
Preferrably, I'd like a young (~2 years or less) Japanese sakura cherry tree, although I could also start from seed or use different species of cherry trees.
I'd like to thank you all for your help in advance.
Page 1 of 1
Cherry seed/tree Looking for
#1
- Newbie
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 1
- Joined: 23-January 04
Posted 23 January 2004 - 07:53 PM
I'm looking for anywhere I can get a cherry tree, or perhaps get some seeds to start from. I've searched on google, but it seems all the results point to the same tree, and that link doesn't even work.
Preferrably, I'd like a young (~2 years or less) Japanese sakura cherry tree, although I could also start from seed or use different species of cherry trees.
I'd like to thank you all for your help in advance.
Preferrably, I'd like a young (~2 years or less) Japanese sakura cherry tree, although I could also start from seed or use different species of cherry trees.
I'd like to thank you all for your help in advance.
MultiQuote
#3
- Bonsai-a-holic
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 4,272
- Joined: 29-December 03
- Location:Wilmington, DE
-
Zone: 7A
Posted 06 March 2004 - 09:50 PM
Other appropriate cherry species for bonsai can be found here.
Seeds can be found here.
The seed source I know nothing about, the tree source though has a very good reputation.
Seeds can be found here.
The seed source I know nothing about, the tree source though has a very good reputation.
A hard pruning is like a box of chocolates; "You never know what you'll get"
- Forrest Gump- 'On Bonsai'
- Forrest Gump- 'On Bonsai'
#4
- Bonsai-a-holic
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 2,168
- Joined: 07-January 04
- Gender:Male
- Location:Keystone Heights Florida
- Interests:my family, Christian Theology, bonsai , collecting antique chinese mud figures & creating wood sculptures of Atlantic and Caribbean reef fish and their environment, also like to carve shore and wading birds of the Atlantic estuaries.
- Location:Keystone Heights Fl.
-
Zone: 8B
Posted 09 March 2004 - 01:33 PM
Home Depot is stocked with several varieties of domestic Cherry trees, all suitable for bonsai.
my website: http://www.floridafishartist.com
my new Chinese mudman article: http://mudmantoo.tripod.com/index.html
my new Chinese mudman article: http://mudmantoo.tripod.com/index.html
#5
- Newbie
-
- Group: Members
- Posts: 3
- Joined: 23-March 04
Posted 30 March 2004 - 06:48 AM
There are several Prunus varietals of sakara, e.g., Prunus serrulata kiku-shidare sakura, Prunus serr. hisakura, Prunus serr. shimidsu sakura, etc, which differ mainly in whether they produce single or double blooms. As of writing this email posting there are several seeds of Prunus serr. shimidsu sakura available for auction on EBay at $2.75 a pack (5 seeds/pk).
If you go with the seeds of a domestic cherry sp. you'll have a pretty high germination rate but (1) >70% seeds revert to the wild form which is a pretty ugly plant and (2) the leaves are huge, neither qualities of which are suitable for bonsai. The prettiest bonsai species in my opinion is not P. serr. sakara but Prunus serr. Kanzan.
If you go with the seeds of a domestic cherry sp. you'll have a pretty high germination rate but (1) >70% seeds revert to the wild form which is a pretty ugly plant and (2) the leaves are huge, neither qualities of which are suitable for bonsai. The prettiest bonsai species in my opinion is not P. serr. sakara but Prunus serr. Kanzan.
#6 **Rick**
Posted 17 January 2005 - 03:37 AM
QUOTE(atlhotrod @ Mar 30 2004, 06:48 AM)
There are several Prunus varietals of sakara, e.g., Prunus serrulata kiku-shidare sakura, Prunus serr. hisakura, Prunus serr. shimidsu sakura, etc, which differ mainly in whether they produce single or double blooms. As of writing this email posting there are several seeds of Prunus serr. shimidsu sakura available for auction on EBay at $2.75 a pack (5 seeds/pk).
If you go with the seeds of a domestic cherry sp. you'll have a pretty high germination rate but (1) >70% seeds revert to the wild form which is a pretty ugly plant and (2) the leaves are huge, neither qualities of which are suitable for bonsai. The prettiest bonsai species in my opinion is not P. serr. sakara but Prunus serr. Kanzan.
If you go with the seeds of a domestic cherry sp. you'll have a pretty high germination rate but (1) >70% seeds revert to the wild form which is a pretty ugly plant and (2) the leaves are huge, neither qualities of which are suitable for bonsai. The prettiest bonsai species in my opinion is not P. serr. sakara but Prunus serr. Kanzan.
Can you tell me what type of Sakura Tree is the one most often planted in Japan. Particularily in parks used for "Hanami". The trees in Ueno park in Tokyo for example.
Thanks
Page 1 of 1