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Prune Cryptomeria japonica varieties
captures the essence of a natural setting. immediately after flowering. Keep moist. Japanese Cedar. This conifer has tight
Various pruning and training techniques foliage and stiff branches. Repot new trees
help attain this look. Please refer to the back Stewartia pseudocamellia This slow every 2 years in spring. Prune in late
of this pamphlet for instructions. The growing tree has white summer flowers and summer. Water thoroughly, but do not keep
following list gives some suggestions and brilliant fall color. Repot every 25 years in it permanently saturated. Protect from
details of plants that work well as outdoor early spring. Prune in early spring before winter winds and extended frosts. Zones 5
bonsai specimens. repotting. Keep moist. Zones 47. 9.
Tsuga canadensis, or T. mertensiana Ginkgo biloba An ancient tree with fan
Bonsai for part shade Hemlock. A graceful conifer with flattened shaped leaves. They can also tolerate part
Acer palmatum varieties Japanese needles. Repot every 24 years. Prune in shade. Repot every year in late winter or
Maple. There are so many varieties with summer. Keep moist. Very cold hardy. early spring. Prune in late spring. Regular
different growth habits and characteristics. water. Shelter ginkgos during severe winter
Many varieties can tolerate full shade. Bonsai for Sun freezing. Zones 38.
Please ask for a handout at the information Bamboo Dwarf species such as
desk. Repot every 13 years in spring. Ilex crenata Japanese Holly. Small
Arundanaria and Pleiblastus are excellent glossy evergreen leaves on this rounded
Prune in spring. Keep soil moist. Monitor bonsai plants. Repot every 23 years in
for aphids. shrub. Repot every 23 years in late winter.
spring. Remove undesired new shoots when Prune in late spring. Water thoroughly in
Adina rubella Chinese Button Bush. will soft. Prune out other shoots spring summer. Zones 57.
Clusters of white flowers in summer and summer. Keep moist especially in hot
beautiful fall color. Repot every 25 years. weather. Monitor for waterlogged soil and Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper.
Prune after flowering, or in spring. Adina spider mites. Horizontal conifers with grey green foliage.
can dry out a bit between waterings. Repot every 25 years in mid spring. Prune
Chaenomles japonica Flowering in late summer. Keep moist in summer and
quince. Early spring flowers in various slightly dry in winter. Monitor for spider
Chamecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress. colors. Look for the contorted variety for
These conifers tolerate part shade or full mites. Zones 39.
extra interest. Repot every 12 years in
sun. They need to be repotted every 23 spring. Prune immediately after flowering. Pinus thunbergi Japanese Black Pine.
years in mid spring. Prune in summer. Cut back new shoots midlate summer. Upright rich green needles and black
Zone 4. Keep wet they are very thirsty! Zones 48. fissured bark. Repot every 25 years in late
Daphne sp. Fragrant flowers on this spring. Prune in late summer. Keep soil
Cotoneaster horizontalis Distinct stiff moist, but not saturated. Monitor for root
mounding evergreen shrub. Repot every 23 fan like structure gives many possibilities
years. Prune in spring. Keep moist. Some rot.
for bonsai. Repot every 12 years in mid
species tolerate full sun. Shelter from severe spring. Prune in spring 3 weeks after Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm. Tiny
winter winds. repotting and seal wounds. Water when soil leaves and horizontal structure provide the
Rhododendron sp. Dwarf varieties tend is fairly dry. Shelter from winter rains perfect elements for bonsai. Repot in spring
to have small leaves and flowers. Some because of rot. Zones 47. every 13 years. Keep moist in summer. Do
species can tolerate more sun. After not use synthetic pesticides because they
flowering, repot every 2 years when young, will defoliate the plant. Zones 49.
After care Starting a Bonsai Outdoor bonsai
The five basic styles of bonsai include
Watering formal upright, slanting, semicascade, and
Begin watering every day, and cut back if informal upright. Additional themes are Ideas and
the soil is still damp. Bonsai are very water illustrated in bonsai references.
demanding because they cannot send out a Beginning a new bonsai is best done in
instruction
large root system. Even keep drought early spring before the plant breaks for Outdoor
tolerant plants moist. Details for watering dormancy. It can also be done in fall, but
are in the plant descriptions. the plant must be sheltered for the winter.
Bonsai
Fertilizing 1.Materials for beginning. Pot, bonsai soil
In general bonsai need an all purpose mix, wire, root rake, branch pruners,
granular fertilizer at half strength. Use ½ tsp scissors, wire cutters, pliers, and chopstick.
for every 25 cm of pot spread. Apply in
spring, summer and fall. Flowering plants 2. Prepare the pot. Cover the drain holes
require a fertilizer with higher potassium. A with mesh and secure with wire. Add
rose food is sufficient. Use for the spring another long loop of wire up through the
and summer applications, with an all drain holes for anchoring the root ball.
purpose application in the fall.
3.Root pruning. Ease the tree from its pot
Repotting without pulling too hard on the trunk.
Repot bonsai if water drains slowly, or Gently tease apart the roots at the edges with
plant growth is greatly retarded. Another a root rake or metal hook. Then untangle
sign is if the root mass is very dense and the roots on the underside. Mist the roots
formed to the pot .Bonsai are repotted every mass occasionally to keep moist and clear
one to three years when they are new. Repot away excess soil. Cut back the thick roots at
older specimens less often. Please refer to the edges by 1/3–½. If there is a large mass
plant descriptions for repotting times. of fine roots, remove up to 1/3. Try to leave
Follow directions for starting a bonsai for as many of the fine feeder root as possible.
specific repotting instruction. There should be ½3/4” space around the
edges of the pot to allow for growth.