Moss Growth on Stone Wall

Walking on the trail at Raven Run provided a sighting of moss growing on stone walls. Moss grows on stone walls in damp, dark areas with favorable moisture, shade, and acidic pH conditionsMoss can break down the minerals in stone over time, weakening its structure. 

Moss Growth on Stone Wall on Raven Run Trail

Bougainvillea Bonsai

We end our series on bonsai with Bougainvillea Bonsai.

The Bougainvillea is an evergreen shrub, little tree, or thorny vine with little trumpet-shaped flowers that grow in clusters of three and come with three pretty bright papery bracts, most often magenta or purple colored.

Bougainvillea Bonsai

Bird Plum Bonsai

A particularly popular bonsai tree is the Sageretia bonsai, which is also known as Chinese Sweet Plum bonsai or Bird Plum bonsai. This type of bonsai tree is native to Southern China and is part of the flowering shrub family; Rhamnacae. It has a bright green foliage.

Bird Plum Bonsai