Cascade spirea in bloom

[davetree]

Here is a small spirea in bloom. In the morning the sunlight on the flowers is quite bright and beautiful. I have had this tree for a few years and now am noticing that the bark is developing some tiny flaking to give it some character. The blooms lasted a week and then were gone. Thought I would share, thanks.

 

[MACH5]

Beautiful tree Dave! I think I like the old bark even more than the flowers

 

[MidMichBonsai]

Great tree Dave! If find it very appealing. It's tough to find a cascade that truly works and this one does.

Is that spaghnum moss growing at the base?

 

[davetree]

Thanks for your comments. Not spaghnum moss but a weed that should be pulled. The stuff gets everywhere in my trees. A real pain.

 

[Brian Underwood]

That tree is sweet! So much so that it deserves a better pot

 

[Dav4]

Wonderful! I thought it was much larger until I saw the last picture...well done.

 

[Jason_mazzy]

that tree needs a nice crescent pot to go with that crescent rootball. looks great!

 

[edprocoat]

Dave that is a beauty! The last two pics with your hand in the view gives perspective on this great little cascade with the appearance of age and large size. Good job.

ed

 

[Cadillactaste]

Lovely...I would love to see a close up of the root ball base. What character it adds to the overall appearance. I too assumed it much larger with the aged look it has. The photo of your hand in the photo gives good size perspective.

 

[davetree]

Thanks for your kind comments. It does need a new pot. I am not sure what color, but Sara Rayner's studio is only a half hour from me.

 

[garywood]

Missed this one. Sweet tree Dave! Another under-utilized tree for some diversity in collections. I'm sure Sara has just the pot for it!

 

[Lazylightningny]

I have a spirea bush out back, but it only sends up bunches of spindly stalks. this one is beautiful.

 

[DougB]

Great tree. Was it collected or nursery? Can you share how you thickened the trunk? Thanks for sharing.

 

[davetree]

Great tree. Was it collected or nursery? Can you share how you thickened the trunk? Thanks for sharing.

This was a nursery shrub that originally was part of a bigger multi-trunked bonsai. A storm blew the original off my bench and splintered the trees. This is what survived.

 

[GrimLore]

This was a nursery shrub that originally was part of a bigger multi-trunked bonsai. A storm blew the original off my bench and splintered the trees. This is what survived.

Seems nature saved you some work! Nice one by the way!

Grimmy