Suitable beginner tree for Semi Arid Climate

supershaji

Hi all!

I'm relatively new to the bonsai world.

I live in Hyderabad, India, where the climate is a semi arid tropical type.

What are the best type to trees to start off on as my bonsais for this climate?

All sorts of advice would be of great encouragement!

it's going to be a looong journey.

thanx in advance

Shaji

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jjeter

Welcome to the club.

I am new to bonsai to, having been trying to grow trees for about 2 years. I have had the best luck with trees that are native to my area or imported trees from the same type of climate. Generally, any tree can make a bonsai and trees that are native to my area (st. louis, mo, USA) that other club members have used, I think are pretty cool. Native trees usually mean a little less worry on if you have done everything right to keep the tree alive. You also don't have to go to extremes (greenhouses, etc) for your trees.

Anyway, keep talking and asking questions, best way to learn.

pootsie

Hi shaji!
Welcome to the wonderful world of bonsai.
If I wasn't at work at the moment, I'd share some more info I have, but for now I can say that I know bonsai is practiced widely in India, so there are doubtless many around you who have a better idea. I live in a cold, mushy, wet environment, so I don't know what plants are good, but I know we share something beautiful across the globe.

That is SO cool!

pootsie

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supershaji

Hey Jjeter & Pootsie!

thanx for ur replies

Makes good sense that i go with the native trees. I guess itls have to be the 'gulmohar' then. but it's a really slow growing tree.

im definately going to asking more questions here and bugging the ariel roots out of u ppl.

Pootsie! i have cats too, persian cats, let's see if they make blabing friends with my new bonsais (pS: u can see my cats and my previous bonsais in the picture gallery of my cat's website: www.geocities.com/leobirthday/ )

im gonna go to the nursery and get myself some plants now.

agraham

Ficus species should do well in your environment.

andy

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Joanie

"Monocot plants with a single shoot like coconut, arecanut or palm cannot be made into Bonsai. In India, Bonsai trees mainly belong to the Ficus species like peepal or banyan, Herur says.

The exotic Bonsai species in India include flowering trees like Muria Exotica, the temple tree, pomegranate, citrus varieties, bottlebursh, Legostomia and rudraksha, Bhargava say.

"We have created a Bonsai of the Indian Lavender, an uncommon tree which flowers only once a year and has leaves for only three months7," he said."


From: http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/apr/26bonsai.htm


An article about bonsai in India for executives and techies.


Good luck!


Joanie

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Joanie

And here's another interesting link:

http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/rindia.shtml

The wonders of google!

Joanie

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