Bonsai Tree Repotting
Remove the old soil from the tree s roots.
Bonsai tree repotting. The reality is that bonsai trees are so mass produced now that it is unlikely your tree was sitting on a shelf in a garden center long enough to become root bound. Late winter is the best time to re pot your bonsai tree. Determine when your bonsai needs to be re potted. How to repot a bonsai tree and the reasons for doing so step 1.
Repotting should ideally be performed in early spring. Pick the right time of year for repotting your plant. The first thing a new bonsai owner wants to do is repot the tree because they think the tree needs it. Do not repot on a routine instead check on your trees every early spring by carefully removing the tree from its pot.
Junipers of course are evergreens and don t lose their leaves like a deciduous tree but they go dormant just the same. Once you have. Mid february is a good general average for most bonsai trees. The primary reason for re potting a bonsai tree is when its root.
Repotting is a good time to thin your plants foliage mass to help reduce the stress on the bonsai. During the winter your bonsai is dormant and the tree rests for the spring. Pruning the branches and leaves of your bonsai tree will encourage the splitting of limbs into smaller thinner and fuller regrowth. The very first thing one should do even before taking the tree out of the existing pot is to.
Take it out and place your plant in a sheltered position with a little shade for a few days. Once your pot has been selected it is ready to make the move to its new home. Water thoroughly if you can it is a good idea to immerse your tree in water leave it there until the bubbles stop comming out of the soil. Repotting your bonsai regularly will prevent it from becoming pot bound so that the roots can do their job more efficiently.
Root pruning is an important part of the repotting process.