Small Barbados Cherry Bonsai, 4 Years Old (Malpighia pendiculata)
$47.95 + $14.95 shipping.
About this Small Barbados Cherry Bonsai, 4 Years Old (Malpighia pendiculata)
Malpighia pendiculata, 4 years old and 7 to 8 inches tall. The genus commemorates Marcello Malpighia, the distinguished naturalist who worked in Bologna, Italy between 1628 and 1693. Native to St. Croix, Trinidad and Curacao, the Barbados Cherry naturally takes a pendulous form, its twigs and branches weeping downward. The flowers are rose-pink and often appear several together in a cyme, and the small fruit that follows is edible. Grown indoors, its weeping habit gives the tree a softer outline than most tropical subjects of comparable size.
Barbados Cherry bonsai care
This is a living Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra). Before you buy, this is what it will ask of you:
- Indoor / outdoor
- Outdoors through the warm season; must come in before nights reach 45°F (7°C)
- Light
- Full sun — 6–8 hours direct. A south window plus a grow light indoors
- Water
- Let the surface dry slightly, then water thoroughly. Never bone-dry, never soggy
- USDA zones
- 10–11 outdoors year-round; indoor or greenhouse everywhere else
- #1 cause of death
- Cold — left outdoors too far into autumn. It is sold as an "indoor bonsai", which makes owners worry about light and forget about temperature
Soil, repotting, pruning, seasonal work and the full pest and disease list are in our free Barbados Cherry bonsai care guide.
Specifications
- Item
- BB-D1301
- Price
- $47.95
- Shipping
- $14.95
- Type
- Bonsai supply
Barbados Cherry bonsai for sale
Other Barbados Cherry bonsai we have in stock:
- Medium Flowering Dwarf Barbados Cherry Bonsai, Weeping, 7 Years Old (Malpighia pendiculata) — $71.95
- Flowering Barbados Cherry Group Bonsai, Three Tree Forest, 4 Years Old (Malpighia pendiculata) — $93.95
- Large Flowering Dwarf Barbados Cherry Bonsai, Weeping, 12 Years Old (Malpighia pendiculata) — $179.95
Everything this tree needs
Most trees that die in their first year die of the same three things: the wrong soil, a blunt cut, or being left to guess. These cover all three.
- Bonsai Conifer Soil Mix (outdoor & juniper trees), 2 lb. (1 quart.) — $8.95 — A potting blend put together for conifers, and used more broadly across outdoor material including deciduous, evergreen and…
- Bonsai Training Wire 1.0 mm Aluminum Training Wire — $10.95 — The finest gauge in this range at 1.0 mm, and because thin wire weighs so little, a 100 gram coil runs to approximately 154 feet,…
- Slow Release Bonsai Fertilizer Pellets — $7.95 — Fertilizer in pellet form, sold in 4 ounce packs. Sprinkle half a tablespoon across the surface of the soil and leave the pellets…
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Shipping & returns
Ships from our nursery partner for $14.95. See shipping & returns for delivery times and the returns policy for this item.