If you live in the south or another warm climate, the Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica) is a great outdoor bonsai tree for you. It hates the harsh, cold winter temperatures, so you certainly want to either give it a warm environment or, if you live in a cold area, bring it in during the winter. It’s an evergreen bonsai, and it really loves the outdoors. Keep it in some shade, though—like all bonsai, the Indian Hawthorn is not a fan of bright, direct sunlight. The tree features shiny, dark green colored leaves, and during the spring, it will grow small, white flowers that resemble cherry blossoms. It also produces small, dark berries.

 

Remember when training your Indian Hawthorn that you need to allow the trunk to lean slightly, and it needs to have a bit of a flare at its base. The roots should spread out from this flare. The bonsai tree itself should be no taller than six times the trunk’s caliper. Like the trunk, the apex of the bonsai should also lean a little bit towards the viewer. Because of this, you need to think of where your bonsai will be located when you begin growing it.

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