{"id":1612,"date":"2022-11-30T18:46:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T18:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?post_type=speciesguides&#038;p=1612"},"modified":"2022-12-06T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:29:09","slug":"prunus-cherry-bonsai","status":"publish","type":"speciesguides","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/speciesguides\/prunus-cherry-bonsai\/","title":{"rendered":"Prunus\/ Cherry Bonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1612\" class=\"elementor elementor-1612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"speciesguides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5321be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5321be\" 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-e287eb0\" data-id=\"e287eb0\" 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-9f20b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f20b9a\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-029-copyright-1024x999.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3828\" alt=\"Prunus spinosa\/Blackthorn bonsai in flower.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-029-copyright-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-029-copyright-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-029-copyright-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-029-copyright-1536x1499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-029-copyright-2048x1999.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prunus spinosa\/Blackthorn bonsai in flower. By Harry Harrington. Bonsai pot by Victor Harris.<\/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-c28207e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c28207e\" 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>Prunus is a genus of more than 200 species of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, widely distributed throughout Northern Temperate regions and S. America to SE Asia. They occur mainly in woodland, woodland margins and thickets, but also in a range of other habitats, including coastal sands, rocky places and cliffs.<\/p><p>Cherries have alternate, broadly ovate to lance-shaped to rounded, usually toothed leaves. Ornamental cherries exemplify the spirit of Japanese gardens and bonsai when in bloom and it is for their blossom that they are primarily cultivated. There are a vast number of Prunus species and varieties are available, all displaying variations of white, pink or red, saucer- or cup- shaped flowers, usually during the Winter.<\/p><p align=\"left\">There are equally many varieties suitable for bonsai cultivation and the use of an individual variety is largely dependent on leaf and flower size.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3829\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3829\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-036a-copyright-1024x1012.jpg\" alt=\"Prunus spinosa\/Blackthorn bonsai flowers.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-036a-copyright-1024x1012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-036a-copyright-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-036a-copyright-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-036a-copyright-1536x1518.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonsai-images-050422-036a-copyright.jpg 2018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prunus spinosa\/Blackthorn bonsai flowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_3841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3841\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3841\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-016-copyright-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"Prunus incisa\/Cherry bonsai flowers.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-016-copyright-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-016-copyright-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-016-copyright-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-016-copyright-1536x1217.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-016-copyright-2048x1622.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prunus incisa\/Cherry bonsai flowers. By Harry Harrington.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b><u>BONSAI CULTIVATION NOTES<\/u><\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>POSITION:<\/b>\u00a0Full sun; provide some shade at the height of Summer. Many Prunus species are fully hardy to at least -10\u00b0C but there is some variation across the genus. Check each species and variety for their individual frost tolerance.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>FEEDING:<\/b>\u00a0Feed at least every two weeks during the growing season though weekly feeding during the Summer months results in increased flower bud production.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>REPOTTING:<\/b>\u00a0Repot annually in late Winter as soon as flowering finishes.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>PRUNING:<\/b>\u00a0Prune hard after flowers have fallen, trim back new growth as necessary throughout the growing season. Wire during Spring and Summer as necessary.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>PROPAGATION:<\/b>\u00a0Sow seed outside in Autumn; species will come true but varieties need to be vegetively propagated to remain true to type. Root greenwood cuttings in early Summer, semi-ripe cuttings in mid-Summer. Air-layer in Spring. Beware of poor grafts if purchasing from nurseries or garden centres.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>PESTS AND DISEASES:<\/b>\u00a0Susceptible to damage from aphids, caterpillars and birds who enjoy the flower buds. Diseases include peach leaf curl, silver leaf, blossom wilt and\u00a0Taphrina wiesneri which causes witches&#8217; brooms.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><b>STYLING:<\/b>\u00a0Suitable for all forms except broom. The size of the bonsai should be in keeping with flower size of the variety or species used.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3840\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3840\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright-1024x1015.jpg\" alt=\"Prunus incisa\/Cherry bonsai. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright-1536x1523.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bonsai-190316-2016-03-19-018-copyright.jpg 1945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prunus incisa\/Cherry bonsai. 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