 Hollow Creek Bonsai
Our Nursery is located at
2124 Dutch Hollow Rd.
Avon, New York 14414
Open 9am-Noon Tue-Sat
cell-(585)-734-7035
office-(585)-226-8593
Our Store is located at
6669 West Main Street
Lima, NY 14485
Winter hours:
by appointment
call 585-226-8593 | BUY BONSAI FOR LESS AT HOLLOW CREEK
Winter is here and this is a great time to wire and prune your trees. So stock up on those supplies now before 2009 price take effect.
Below you see our Monterrey Cliff Style Juniper Bonsai, we introduced this style to bonsai several years ago. It is easy to picture this tree on the cliffs of Monterrey ,the wind blowing and ocean spray below. These trees cost a mere $19.95-$29.95 and are a fantastic value at what you would normally pay for a bouquet of dead flowers (sorry bonsai humor). These trees can be found in our Bonsai Tree section of $19.95 trees and up.
Remember at Hollow Creek Bonsai when you buy a tree, that is the tree we ship.
Just CLICK ON any one of the ICONS below and start your BONSAI ADVENTURE | | I am happy to announce that Artist Dave Paris will again be giving FREE WORKSHOPS at the store starting April 11th. The first workshop will be Container Selection / Tree Planning.
For more information and a tenative schedule just click on WORKSHOPS below or call/email us at the nursery.
The Store will be closed till April, if you need supplies before that just stop by the Nursery before noon or call 585-734-7035 for appointment and we will get them for you.
"WHEN I'AM THROUGH WITH THINKING I WANDER IN THE WOODS GATHERING HANDFULS OF FLOWERS" -RYOKAN
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Japanese Wisteria "SHIRO NODA", 7W19Japanese Wisteria "SHIRO NODA", 7W19. Tree is 30" tall and in a 7"x7"x6" pot.
Wisteria - Wisteria sp.
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General information: The wisteria is a vigorous low-growing vine, a legume, that is very popular as an ornamental. The wisteria is known for the beauty of its flowers, which appear in long, cascading racemes and are usually blue, purplish-blue, pink, or white. The flowers typically bloom April-June. There are a number of species which are suitable for bonsai, all of them being quite similar and varying mainly in the size and color of their flower racemes and number of leaflets in their compound leaves.
Japanese and Chinese wisteria are the traditional bonsai subjects, but those in the southeastern United States where American and Kentucky wisteria are to be found should have good luck with them. The racemes and compound leaves of Japanese wisteria are the longest, with racemes from 8-20 inches and leaflets numbering 13-19. Chinese wisteria blooms are 6-8 inches long and the leaflets number 9-13. American wisteria blooms are the shortest at less than 4.5 inches, and leaflets number 9-15. The flowers of American wisteria are purplish or white and the seed pods are hairless. With such small blooms, American wisteria should be the most suitable for smaller sized bonsai. The Kentucky wisteria has blooms 6-12 inches long and leaflets numbering 9-15, and also has hairless seed pods.
Lighting: Full sun to partial shade.
Temperature: No information is available.
Watering: The wisteria needs lots of water during the growing season. In summer, after flowering, place the pot in a tray of water so that the plant can soak up as much water as it needs. Do not allow the water to stagnate. Water heavily before and during flowering.
Feeding: In general, wisteria need more fertilizer than most bonsai. However, in order to ensure good flowering, feeding should be minimized during and immediately following flowering. Fertilize heavily in spring before flowering and in late summer and autumn, until the leaves drop.
For organic and slow-acting fertilizers, feed double the usual strength for bonsai, applying fertilizer at the recommended intervals. For chemical fertilizer, you can either use it full strength every other week or you can use it at half strength every week.
Pruning and wiring: There seem to be as many differing opinions on training of wisteria as there are authors on the subject. The training instructions here are an outline of the recommendations detailed by Chiharu Imai in Bonsai Today #38.
The wisteria is generally styled to look its best when it is in bloom, which usually means that the branches are shaped to support a weeping appearance when the cascading blooms are present. Wisteria can also be quite pleasing when in full leaf. In winter, when the branches are bare, they are not very attractive.
Structural pruning and wiring are done after the blooms have gone by. The dry racemes should be cut off, leaving 2-3 shoots at the base of the raceme. At the same time, pinch back the tender tips of these shoots. After this pruning, many tendrils will emerge. These tendrils grow rapidly, as much as an inch each day. The tender tips of these shoots should be pinched back as soon as they have 4-5 sets of leaves. Do not remove the new shoots until the end of August, otherwise the plant may set new flower buds and bloom again that summer, which will weaken the blooms the following spring. After August, completely remove any shoots that are not going to be used as branches. The wisteria sets blooms on the short lateral shoots rather than on the tips of the growing shoots, so removing the tips will not endanger the following spring's bloom.
If you want a good bloom in the spring, remove any seed pods as soon as they appear so that the plant does not expend strength developing seeds.
Propagation: Cuttings, layering
Repotting The roots of wisteria are extremely strong and vigorous. Young specimens should be repotted every year, and the roots must be combed out and reduced aggressively. Older trees should be repotted every 1-2 years. Wisteria should be repotted in early spring or in autumn. Pot in a fairly deep container to accommodate the vigorous roots. We recommend Hollow Creek Farms Double Screened or Hollow Creek Farms Professional Main Soil with Micro Plus soil enhancer added at transplant time.
The roots of wisteria often display small black nodules, which are nitrogen-fixing nodules. Wisteria can be attacked by nematodes, which manifest as larger, wart-like swellings in the roots.
Pests and diseases: The seeds and seed pods of wisteria are poisonous. Do not allow children or animals to ingest them. Wisteria species include:
* Japanese Wisteria - Wisteria floribunda
* Chinese Wisteria - Wisteria sinenis
* American Wisteria - Wisteria frutescans
* Kentucky Wisteria - Wisteria macrostachya
Our Price: $124.95
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