Fukien Tea Photos
Fukien tea bonsai is a subtropical plant. Many Ehretia are imported specimens, some are grown from nursery stock. They can also be grown from seed and cuttings. They are especially known for their shiny leaves and small flowers.
Fukien Tea Bonsai
By Ruth Morgan
There are many different types of bonsai, all of which require specific care. Fukien Tea bonsai is no exception. It is also known as Carmona microphylla or Ehretia buxifolia.
Fukien tea has an attractive gray bark with darker, warty elevated areas. Its small leaves allow it to be used for even the littlest bonsai. The tree seems to be continuously covered with small white five petaled flowers.
Fukien Teas are primarily indoor trees but can be put outside during the summer. When inside, place your Fukien Tea in good light out of direct sunlight and/or direct afternoon summer sun. Fukien Teas need only one hour of full sun a day.
Notes: The Fukien Tea is a finky tree when grown indoor in Temperate regions. It does not like sudden changes in temperature, or droughty areas. It complains if over or under watered and is quite susceptible to insects.
Fukien Tea
The Fukien Tea is a perfect tree for the beginning bonsai artist. It is a fast growing hardy tree. With it's small leaves, delicate white flower, and gnarled trunk it is one of the most interesting bonsai trees available.
Fukien Tea...
Overview : The Fukien Tea ('Carmona microphylla' or botanically 'Ehretia buxifolia') is a shrub-like, evergreen tropical plant of Southern Chinese descent.
The Fukien Tea is an evergreen tree named after the Southeastern Chinese province of Fukien (Fuijan) where it originates. It has small dark-green shiny leaves that are covered with hairs and forms a very dense, compact habit.
Fukien Tea (Ehretia bixifolia, often Carmona microphylla) - shiny dark green leaves, white flowers, red berries in fall develops thick woody trunk on small plant. Needs bright, indirect light, adequate moisture.
Fukien tea - Carmona microphylla
General Information: A very small genus of tropical tree which was once referred to (and still often listed as) Carmona.
FUKIEN TEA (Carmona microphylla)
Originating in southeast China, the Fukien Tea is an evergreen tree named after the province of Fuijan. The leaves on this tree are small, shiny, and dark green, covered with tiny hairs.
"Fukien Tea(Carmona microphylla)"
--Article: From Bonsai Gardener
"Hawaiian Umbrella Tree (Arboricola schefflera)"
--Article: From Bonsai Gardener ...
Fukien Tea (福"茶)
Here are my two bonsai trees. The one on the left is a Fukien Tea (福"茶 in Chinese, aka Ehretia microphylla) and the one on the right is an Elm (榆樹 in Chinese).
Flowering Fukien Tea Bonsai Tree (ehretia microphylla)
Native to the Fujan province of China. This tree has small white flowers that can bloom at any time. The foliage is dark green and small in size.
Carmona Macrophylle (Fukien Tea Tree)
Ficus Retusa (Fig Tree)
Ligustrum Nitida (Chinese Privet)
Nandina Domestica (Sacred Bamboo)
Podocarpus Chinese Yew (Buddhist Pine)
Sageretia Theezans (Chinese Bird Plum) ...
Some bonsai types include Ficus, Serissa, Fukien Tea, Brush Cherry, Bougainvillea, Dwarf Umbrella, and some Elms. There are many different varieties within each family of bonsai.
I used Yaupon Holly and Fukien Tea for the trees accented with clumps of mondo grass and liverwort, the rocks are fresh water corals found in a local river which have a texture similar to volcanic rock.
Among bonsai enthusiasts, Carmona microphylla is frequently referred to as Fukien Tea Tree.
Hosts: Most ornamental (Fukien tea, Nashia, Malpighia)
Management: Malathion, Diazinon spray, horticultural oil spray (alone or combined with malathion), Q-tip w/alcohol or soap solution
SCALE (Homoptera) piercing/sucking mouthparts ...
There are many types of indoor bonsai trees, ranging from simple lave rock plantings to more famous ones such as ficus, baby jade, sago palms, serissa, fukien tea, pachira, gardenia, and some elm varieties.
 See also: Bonsai, Tree, Plant, Trunk, Growing
  
|
RSS
