{"id":1636,"date":"2022-08-16T08:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T08:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?post_type=speciesguides&#038;p=1636"},"modified":"2022-08-16T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:02:13","slug":"pyracantha-firethorn-bonsai","status":"publish","type":"speciesguides","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/speciesguides\/pyracantha-firethorn-bonsai\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyracantha\/ Firethorn Bonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1636\" class=\"elementor elementor-1636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"speciesguides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbec063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbec063\" 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-c528dfa\" data-id=\"c528dfa\" 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-9308b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9308b37\" 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=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bonsai-images-300520-131-copyright-1024x843.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2347\" alt=\"Pyracantha bonsai in flower by Harry Harrington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bonsai-images-300520-131-copyright-1024x843.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bonsai-images-300520-131-copyright-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bonsai-images-300520-131-copyright-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bonsai-images-300520-131-copyright-1536x1264.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bonsai-images-300520-131-copyright-2048x1686.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\">Pyracantha bonsai in flower by Harry Harrington<\/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-35a3be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a3be5\" 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><span>Pyracantha is a genus of about 7 species of spiny, evergreen shrubs that have a spreading to erect habit. Native to scrub and woodland margins from southern Europe to SW Asia, the Himalayas, China and Taiwan where mature specimens can reach heights of around 4 or 5 metres with a 5 metre spread.<\/span><\/p><p><span>Pyracantha are commonly cultivated in the UK to grow up walls and other places where green coverage is needed but as bonsai, Pyracantha are eminently suitable for growth as erect trees. Pyracantha are especially favoured for their year-round broad-leaved foliage, their abundant flowering capabilities and for their numerous fruit in Autumn. The common name Firethorn is derived from the fiery berry colour and very sharp 1&#8243; long thorns that are carried on all branches. Leaves are narrowly ovate, dark-green to around 5cm.Small, typically white flowers are borne in corymbs in mid-Summer and can completely submerge specimens. The showy, spherical berries that follow by August\/September are yellow, red or orange depending on the species or variety.<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">SPECIES TYPICALLY USED FOR BONSAI<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">INCLUDE<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\" \/><b style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\">Pyracantha angustifolia<\/b><br style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">P. angustifolia (meaning &#8216;narrow leaf&#8217;) itself has orange-yellow berries but there are many varieties now available which carry different berry colours. P. angustifolia is native to W China and is only reliably hardy to -2\u00b0C when grown in a bonsai container.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\" \/><br style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\" \/><b style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\">Pyracantha coccinea<\/b><br style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro';\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Very similar to P. angustifolia varieties but more frost hardy. Native to SE Europe. Again there are a large number of varieties that carry different coloured berries. P. coccinea is widely naturalized on both coasts of the US, the Gulf states, &amp; British Columbia.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><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 or partial shade. P. coccinea varieties are very frost resistant and although protection when temperatures drop below -10\u00b0C may need to be given. Most P. angustifolia varieties are fully hardy to at least -10\u00b0C during the Winter, however there are a few varieties that will not tolerate temperatures below -2 to -4\u00b0C.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>REPOTTING:<\/strong>\u00a0Repot every three to four years as leaf-buds extend. Pyracantha resent root-disturbance that can impede flower production.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PRUNING:<\/strong>\u00a0Prune old wood in early Spring or late Summer. After flowering, trim back new growth to shape. On recently repotted or weak trees, dead flowers can be removed to encourage vigour at the expense of berry production. Remove any individual large leaves. Remove spent berries in early Spring.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DEFOLIATION:<\/strong>\u00a0Remove all larger leaves in June to encourage ramification.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><b>WIRING:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care must be taken when wiring as branches as young as 2 years old can be brittle. New shoots on Pyracantha&#8217;s respond well to wiring but growth that has already hardened off can take a long time to set into a new position.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PROPAGATION:\u00a0<\/strong>Sow seed outside in Autumn. Root semi-ripe cuttings in Summer.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PESTS AND DISEASES:\u00a0<\/strong>Aphids, caterpillars, scale insects, leaf miners, fireblight.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PROBLEMS:\u00a0<\/strong>Frost in late Spring can damage flowers. Be wary of pruning heavly in late Summer and removing flowering spurs. Premature berry-drop can occur if a tree is kept too dry during the Summer. Lack of berries (germination of flowers) can occur if there is a rainy spell during flowering.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>STYLING:<\/strong>\u00a0Often seen with cascade forms, Pyracantha are also suitable for informal upright forms with single or multiple trunks. Suitable for all sizes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pyracantha are especially favoured for their year-round broad-leaved foliage, their abundant flowering capabilities and for their numerous fruit in Autumn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2347,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"speciesguides_categories":[9,32],"master_filter":[],"type_of_content":[20],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speciesguides\/1636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speciesguides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/speciesguides"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speciesguides\/1636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367,"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speciesguides\/1636\/revisions\/2367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"speciesguides_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speciesguides_categories?post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"master_filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/master_filter?post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"type_of_content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_of_content?post=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}