Monthly Archives: January 2024

Dwarf Barbados Cherry (holly leaf)Malpighia glabra The Barbados Cherry is a beautiful, flowering tree that makes a stunning bonsai. Native to tropical America, the Barbados Cherry is an evergreen with glossy, dark green leaves and bright red fruits. The Barbados Cherry prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. The Barbados cherry has a high vitamin content and is a delicious fruit. This bright red berry has a really nice appearance in the garden when it starts to grow. Roots from Barbados cherry can be transferred to other countries via…

Indoor: The mid-winter time period can be a crucial time for your indoor bonsai. This is often a period when there are many more cloudy days than sunny ones and trees at windows are receivingvery low light levels. These trees will be doing little, if any, growing.  There also may be some yellowing or dropping of leaves due to the low light. Do not fertilize trees that are placed at windows. Also be aware that there can be cold drafts through the glass itself. You mayneed to move these…

It’s a brand new year!It is time to begin the year, which we hope to make one of the best ever for PSBS. A few minor adjustments have been discussed below, but we hope to have a great year, displaying great trees and spreading the club’s name throughout the Chicago area.We are on the move for a few months.For the first four meetings of the year, our General Membership meetings will move from our typical location in the TEC Building to the Homeland Security Education Center (HEC) next door…