Bonsai Tree Care Winter
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Bonsai tree care winter. A common practice is to bury your bonsai in the pot in a hole for the winter. This continuation of heat and light through the winter prevents dormancy in temperate trees. Being below the ground will help keep the bonsai warm throughout the winter. When you think of a bonsai tree the image that pops into your head is likely a deciduous bonsai tree.
How often a tree needs to be watered depends on several factors like species of tree size of tree size of pot time of year soil mixture and climate indicating that it is impossible to say how often you should water bonsai. A small greenhouse may be ideal. Some bonsai beginners feel that their trees may perish if subject to the harsh conditions of the winter months and bring their trees indoors to protect them. Watering bonsai trees the most important part of taking care of your bonsai trees is watering.
Bury the pot all the way into the dirt and place mulch up to the first branch of your tree. If you have the space a basement set up under lights will work. Most hobbyists living in less than tropical climates grow tropical trees outdoors in late spring through the summer and bring them indoors for the winter. The mulch will act as insulation and also help trap moisture.
Deciduous bonsai are some of the most beautiful bonsai trees available and they are easy to care for as well.