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Surprise Mom with a Flowering Crabapple Bonsai

Posted October 14th, 2009 by admin

One outdoor bonsai tree that makes a great Mother’s Day gift is the flowering crabapple bonsai, or the Malus Sargenti. This is one of the best outdoor bonsais around when it comes to absolute beauty. The flowering crabapple features gorgeous white, fragrant little flowers that will cover the entire tree during the early spring. Then the blossoms fall off to reveal small, lobed leaves. During the early summer, the flowering crabapple will feature tiny little green apples on it. These apples will be ripe by the fall, right about the same time the leaves are turning red, yellow, and orange. The leaves will fall away, but the fruit stays. During the winter, then, you’ll have an interesting view of a tree with no leaves but little green fruits. It’s quite the interesting sight.

Remember, though, that as an outdoor bonsai tree, the flowering crabapple is going to need a lot of care. It is, though, very resistant to disease and pests, which is good. The tree is pretty hardy, too, so while it does need you to protect it from the harsh winters and it does require a good amount of water, it isn’t going to die from neglect right away.