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- A palm tree as bonsai - does it work?
- Special features of the growth of palm trees
- The special features of the palm trees
- A palm between bonsai plants
- And what about holly?
- Tips
Although palm trees can not be trained as bonsai, there are very small palm trees that grow slowly
A palm tree as bonsai - does it work?
The "tree in the pot", otherwise means the Japanese term bonsai, is an extremely attractive room decoration that is finding more and more fans.The trick is to keep the plants small by expertly cutting the roots, leaves and twigs still look like mature specimens in the wild, but does this work with palm trees, which should not be trimmed?
Special features of the growth of palm trees
The common bonsai plants such as oaks, pines or beech show a secondary growth in thickness. This means that they first go up in the air, with the strain steadily increasing in strength. They permanently form wood inwards in all areas as well as living tissue mass to the outside. As a result, these plants can cope with cutbacks relatively well and can be formed into the desired shape.
The special features of the palm trees
Palm trees, however, show a primary growth in thickness. The trunk lacks the kabium ring, the growth layer. As a result, palm trees do not have a proper tree trunk, but initially grow only in width and form their final diameter at a young age. The trunk is also unbranched and receives additional stability only by the woody, dead leaf bases.
This results in the fact that the growth of palm trees can hardly be influenced by cutting measures. Their special growth also explains why they do not like tail cuts.
A palm between bonsai plants
Nevertheless, lovers of small trees do not have to do without palm trees. Choose:
Over the years, even this palm develops with good care to a magnificent houseplant. But is this so bad? It optically sets a very attractive contrast to the bonsai plants.
And what about holly?
Often offered in bonsai shops, Ilex aquifolium, the "Holly", is not one of the real palm trees. Like all shrubs, it has a secondary growth in thickness and can therefore be well educated as a bonsai.
Tips
Numerous plants in the German language are referred to as palm trees, which are ultimately not really a palm plant. This includes the Yucca found in many living spaces, an asparagus plant. It is very cut tolerant and can be cultivated with a bit of skill and expertise as a bonsai.