Purple Beech (fagus sylvatica 'purpurea')
Also known as Copper Beech. A great colorful addition to any bonsai collection. Has leaves that are reddish or purple. The purple color leaves turn to a bronzy green in the summer heat. Has smooth grey bark. Leaves turn red/brown in fall and hang on the tree well into winter. Deciduous. Keep outdoors. 10 years old. 16"-19" tall. Suitable 14.5"x10.5" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $11.95. Shipped via UPS 2-3 days - $19.95.
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Variegated Elm (ulmus 'kimmie') - Sale Price: $69.95Native to Japan, the Kimmie Elm is a different cultivar of Ulmus Parvifolia and is a very slow grower. The tiny new foliage is a very pale yellow becoming green with a white edge when mature. Shown is an early spring image. Decideous. Keep outdoors. 9 years old. 7" tall. Suitable 6.5"x4.5" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $2.95. . Shipped via UPS 2-3 days - $10.95.
Japanese White Pine (pinus parviflora 'bergman') - Sale Price: $59.95Great blue color that has a nice curve to its needles. Medium sized cones. Deep pink-red blooms. Very dense and quite slow growing. All this wrapped up in one makes for a great bonsai. Keep outdoors. 9 years old. 12" - 14" tall. Suitable 6"x8" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $3.50. Shipped UPS 2-3 days - $13.95.
Redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides) - Sale Price: $59.95Really the most exciting of the Redwoods is the Dawn Redwood, a native of Manchuria China. Thought to be extinct, but re-discovered in the 1940's. The Dawn Redwood is a true Redwood. Like our Redwoods they are a living fossil an isolated "relic" species from a long time ago when there were vast forests of them. Seeds were introduced in the U.S. in 1948, and has been increasingly popular as an ornamental tree. The foliage is more lacey than our native Redwood but what is very different about the Dawn Redwood is that it is decideous. In the fall the light green sprays turn yellow, then bronze, and fall off. Only the Larches do that. 14 years old. 16"-19" tall. Suitable 10"x8" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $4.95. Shipped via UPS 2-3 days - $19.95.
Mugo Pine-Medium (Pinus Mugo "valley cushion") - Sale Price: $49.95Dwarf evergreen with dense growth habit. Dark green needles adorn upright branches throughout the year. Slow grower. Hardy to -50 degrees F. Like the Japanese Maples, keep outdoors. 8 years old 5" - 6" tall Suitable 6" x 8" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $3.50. Shipped UPS 2-3 days - $10.95.
Osmanthus (heterophyllus ¦goshikiª) - Sale Price: $39.95Native to Japan. The Japanese false holly has holly-like, spined leaves. Rich gold-splashed variegation and copper-colored new growth make this one a winner. Hardy. Keep outdoors. 6 years old. 7" tall. Suitable 8"x6" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $3.50. Shipped via UPS 2-3 days - $10.95.
