{"id":1356,"date":"2022-12-06T15:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?post_type=speciesguides&#038;p=1356"},"modified":"2023-01-16T18:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:35:20","slug":"cotoneaster-bonsai","status":"publish","type":"speciesguides","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/speciesguides\/cotoneaster-bonsai\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotoneaster Bonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1356\" class=\"elementor elementor-1356\" data-elementor-post-type=\"speciesguides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfebc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfebc5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e319ec\" data-id=\"2e319ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c90d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c90d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cotoneaster-Shohin-bonsai-Wirral-Bonsai-Show-2019-andy-Hardman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4563\" alt=\"Cotoneaster Shohin bonsai Wirral Bonsai Show 2019 andy Hardman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cotoneaster-Shohin-bonsai-Wirral-Bonsai-Show-2019-andy-Hardman.jpg 733w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cotoneaster-Shohin-bonsai-Wirral-Bonsai-Show-2019-andy-Hardman-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cotoneaster Shohin bonsai Wirral Bonsai Show 2019 Andy Hardman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe1a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfe1a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Genus of over 200 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen shrubs and trees from woodland and rocky areas in Northern Temperate regions of Europe, Asia and N.Africa.<\/p>\n<p>There are many species of Cotoneaster and even more varieties and hybrids suitable for bonsai cultivation. Commonly seen include;<\/p>\n<p>Cotoneaster adpressus \/Cotoneaster<br>Small flowering deciduous shrub with pink flowers borne in early Spring and 1cm long dull, green leaves that turn red in Autumn before leaf-drop.<\/p>\n<p>Cotoneaster cashmiriensis (syn. C.microphylla var. cochleatus) \/Cotoneaster<br>Compact, prostrate evergreen shrub with elliptic, glossy dark-green leaves up to 1cm long. Bears solitary white flowers (pink in bud) in Summer followed by spherical dark-red fruit 6-8mm long.<\/p>\n<p>Cotoneaster horizontalis \/Rockspray Cotoneaster<br>Spreading deciduous shrub with branches forming a herringbone pattern. Rounded to elliptic, glossy dark green leaves to 1cm turning red in Autumn. Bears pink-tinged white flowers in late-Spring in pairs.<\/p>\n<p>Cotoneaster microphylla (now correctly known as C.integrifolius) \/Cotoneaster<br>Stiffly branched, compact evergreen shrub with ovate dark green leaves 5mm to 10mm long. Solitary white flowers borne in Summer followed by red\/pink fruit.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>BONSAI CULTIVATION NOTES:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>POSITION: <\/b>Full sun. Though fully hardy as garden plants, Cotoneasters need some protection as bonsai from temperatures below -5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p><b>FEEDING:<\/b> Feed sparingly every 10 days to 2weeks. Cotoneaster are not a hungry species and do not require or respond particularly well to heavy fertilising regimes. In areas with hard (lime) water, use an ericaceous fertiliser.<\/p>\n<p><b>REPOTTING:<\/b> Annually in Spring as new buds extend. It is important that a fast draining soil mix is used.<\/p>\n<p><b>PROPAGATION:<\/b> Sow seed in containers outside in Autumn. Layer in Spring, root softwood cuttings in summer.<\/p>\n<p><b>PESTS AND DISEASES:<\/b> Aphids, scale insects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ebe08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6ebe08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cotoneaster-Shohin-bonsai-by-Carlos-Fernandez-De-Betono-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019-35.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4564\" alt=\"Cotoneaster Shohin bonsai by Carlos Fernandez De Betono European Bonsai San Show 2019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cotoneaster-Shohin-bonsai-by-Carlos-Fernandez-De-Betono-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019-35.jpg 694w, 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