Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora)

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irmaly boone, NC(Zone 5b) Mar 03, 2006

Surinam Cherry
Eugenia uniflora

NC Arboretum in Asheville (February)

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citydwelleer San Diego, CA May 12, 2006

Where are the roots???? Anybody know how tall this tree is? Do you think a S. Cherry Tree can grow it's entire life in a 24 inch wide planter?

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irmaly boone, NC(Zone 5b) May 12, 2006

Hi, citydwelleer. I took this shot at the NC Arboretum in Asheville back in February. They have a bonsai collection there. I didn't measure the tree, but my memory is that it was around 2 feet tall or so. I don't know anything else about Surinam Cherries other than the fact that the bark, especially, was outstanding!

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DaleTheGardener Tampa, FL(Zone 10a) May 12, 2006

Bonsai trees require root pruning...

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DaleTheGardener Tampa, FL(Zone 10a) May 12, 2006

You can keep a tree in the same container for its whole lifespan, so if a tree will live for 50 years in the ground it will live in a pot for that long.

Page 2 and many thanks to 'Bonsai-Nature in Miniature' by Kyuzo Murata & Isamu Murata, this is the family that takes care of the emperor of Japan trees. Inside the cover they give permission to use the book of educational pruposes.

You can buy this book used for $5-12 from an on line bookstore.

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