Agriculture
- North American Flora
North American FloraThe world?s major biomes are all represented in the diverse vegetation of North America, from Arctic tundra in the north to deserts in the Southeast and the grasslands, wetlands, and various forest biomes between. Forest is the native...
- A Night Out? With Plants
By Zahra Ali It was a very pleasant night with beautiful moonlight glittering on my terrace when I decided to do all the garden jobs that had been pending for a week. Transplanting vegetable seedlings The seeds that I had sown earlier were ready to be...
- Apple Tree - Nature
Common apple tree is a member of the rose family.The trees are more commercially grows wild in the Pacific States, the United States in eastern and southern Canada. The tree species sometimes known as Heaven Apple or are just plain apples. Scientific...
- Pear Tree - Do You Know ?
Europe and Asia are the original pear. Romans at the time were about 50 species of pears. Till 1860 an American writer TW Note that there about 850 farms pears were running. There are several varieties. There 2 main varieties of pears, namely, European...
- Medicinal Plant- Arayal / Bodhi Tree, Peepal Tree, Sacred Tree
Arayal Common Name : Bodhi Tree, Peepal Tree, Sacred Tree Scientific name :Ficus religosa Part Used : Bark, Leaves, Tender Shoots, Latex, Seeds, Fruits. Commercial importance: The bark is cooling and astringent and is useful in inflammations and glandular...
Agriculture
Bonsai Species Guide
Pakistan Local Trees best suited for Bonsai
Trees growing well as Bonsai in temperate climates
Source of Article:http://www.pakistanbonsai.org/
- Fig (Ficus, Pilkhan)
- Imli
- Jangal Jalaibi
- Acacia (keekar)
- Bouganvellia
- Jade Plant
- Carmona
- Cleridendron (Dum Dum)
- Chinese Elm (Ulmus)
| Accacias | Tough |
| American Neem ( Baccaine) | Finer compound leaves |
| Araucaria ( Monkey puzzle tree) | Difficult to manage its foliage |
| Azadharacts indica ( Neem) | Very slow growing, difficult to dwarf |
| Bougainvillea glabra | Tough, beautiful flowers, but root system is fragile and brittle |
| Callistemon sp (Bottle brush) | Dwarf varieties available. Brillinat display of flowers |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | Sturdy, adapted to Hot climate, suitable for the styles that are used for Pines. |
| Chlorodendron (Dum dum) | This is the average urban garden hedge plant. Tolerates pruning and grows rapidly, Because it has opposite leaves, each axil shooting out a new branch, it is very easy to shape the branch direction by simply citting off one of the shoots from the axil |
| Duranta | Wonderful for small and large bonsai. Rapid growth and tolerates pruning |
| Tamarind ( imli) | A favorite starter for single and forest style planting |
| Ficus religiosa (pepul), F. microcarpa (Banyan), F. Benjamina ( weeping ficus), F longisland ( a rather more succulent leaved ficus, which does well of cascade), F. religiosa ( peepul) F retusa | An ideal starter plant. [Note: F carica, the edible fig is not suitable for bonsai as the leaves are very large..F salcifolia is a native of Florida, grows well in Pakistan. It has a fast growth rate that allows the trunk to thicken quickly.] |
| Gardenia jasminoides ( Jasmine) | |
| Hedera helix ( Ivy) | |
| Ippel ippel | Very sturdy and resistant plant which grows very rapidly |
| Juniperus spp | Beautiful bonsai and cascade bonsai can be produced in classical styles. But suddenly dies on you in extreme hot weather |
| Laburnum | |
| Malpeggia sp | Additionally has small pink flowers |
| Olea europea | Very slow growing; but solid |
| Pithecelobum dulce ( jungle jalebi) | Tough; beautiful bark |
| Prosopis juliofera ( jungli kikar), P glandulosa, | Very tough and resilient |
| Tilia vulgaris ( common lime) |
Trees growing well as Bonsai in temperate climates
| Botanical name | Length of time the plant has been known to remain alive in containers | |
| Cottoneaster microphylla | ||
| Azalea | Can be made to live for 265 years | |
| Bamboo | Will grow well even in tropics | |
| Bird?s nest cypress | ||
| Black monkey thorn tree | ||
| Black pine | ||
| Boxwood | ||
| Coral tree | Erythrina lysistemon | |
| Cypress | ||
| Elm | ||
| False cypress | ||
| Five needle pine | Pinus pentaphylla | |
| Ginko | ||
| Hackberry | Celtis sinensis | |
| Irish yew | ||
| Ivy | ||
| Japanese maple | ||
| Juniper | ||
| Maple | Acer palmatum | Does not do well in the tropics |
| Olive | ||
| Olive wild sp | Olea europea | Also grows in the tropics |
| Pistachio | ||
| Plum | Prunus mume | |
| Pomegranates | 95 years | |
| Privet | Ligustrum ovalifolium | |
| Pyracantha | ||
| Red wood | ||
| Scycamore fig | ||
| Virginia creeper | ||
| White fir | ||
| White pine | Pinus parvifolia | |
| Wisteria |
- North American Flora
North American FloraThe world?s major biomes are all represented in the diverse vegetation of North America, from Arctic tundra in the north to deserts in the Southeast and the grasslands, wetlands, and various forest biomes between. Forest is the native...
- A Night Out? With Plants
By Zahra Ali It was a very pleasant night with beautiful moonlight glittering on my terrace when I decided to do all the garden jobs that had been pending for a week. Transplanting vegetable seedlings The seeds that I had sown earlier were ready to be...
- Apple Tree - Nature
Common apple tree is a member of the rose family.The trees are more commercially grows wild in the Pacific States, the United States in eastern and southern Canada. The tree species sometimes known as Heaven Apple or are just plain apples. Scientific...
- Pear Tree - Do You Know ?
Europe and Asia are the original pear. Romans at the time were about 50 species of pears. Till 1860 an American writer TW Note that there about 850 farms pears were running. There are several varieties. There 2 main varieties of pears, namely, European...
- Medicinal Plant- Arayal / Bodhi Tree, Peepal Tree, Sacred Tree
Arayal Common Name : Bodhi Tree, Peepal Tree, Sacred Tree Scientific name :Ficus religosa Part Used : Bark, Leaves, Tender Shoots, Latex, Seeds, Fruits. Commercial importance: The bark is cooling and astringent and is useful in inflammations and glandular...