Pyracantha Bonsai

Pyracantha is a genus of seven species of shrub, mostly native to Asia, although one variety, Pyracantha Coccinea, ranges as far west as Asia Minor and Italy. Pyracanthas are a broadleaf evergreen, featuring dense thorny growth. They can grow as tall as eighteen feet. They are grown by landscapers as hedges and ornamental plants, and are valued for their shows of white flowers in the spring, and red or orange berries in the fall. Their typical growth cycle is to flower in mid spring, then produce long, aggressive shoots of vegetative growth. The berries form on the flower stems, and ripen in the fall.