Satsuki Azalea (Azalea 'Rukizon')

A very commonly used and popular subject for bonsai, the Satsuki Azalea is admired for its hardiness and spectacular flowers. With its trunk trained in a tree-like form and glossy dark green, teardrop shaped leaves, this tree produces bright flowers in late spring and can flower again in mid-winter. Protect from hot sun; prefers afternoon shade. Keep outdoors. 12 years old. 16"x15"x15". Potted in a 9" green oval ceramic container as shown. Suitable 8"x10" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $4.95 (50% off regular price with tree order). Shipped via UPS Ground - $19.95.

Dawn Redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides)

Really the most exciting of the redwoods is the Dawn Redwood, a native of Manchuria China. Thought to be extinct, but rediscovered 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 vasts 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. Decideous. Keep outdoors. 11 years old. 17"x14"x29". Potted in a 12" ceramic blue rectangular container as shown. Suitable 14.5"x10.5" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $11.95 (50% off regular price with tree order). Shipped via UPS ground - $95.00.