Its flowers are beautiful, and the naturally rough bark on most of these trees gives it an aged look well beyond its years. Sometimes a single piece of fruit is allowed to mature to accent that it is, in fact, a real fruit tree. Great care must be taken to brace up the growing fruit so that its weight doesn t damage the relatively delicate branches. Turn to flowering vines and shrubs for nice displays. The list of possibilities is endless and includes yews, wisteria, holly and trumpet vines.
Honeysuckles have woody trunks that show an aged look while offering stunning flowers and fragrance.
Remember that this list is only a tiny sample of some of the better-suited and most popular. There are literally thousands to choose from and one single type of tree can be pruned and shaped into several different styles of bonsai offering dramatically different looks. If you are taking a plant from a natural setting, be sure to get all the roots that you possibly can when digging it up. The more root, the more healthy the plant will remain. Inc. How things get done.