Bonsai Winter

Being below the ground will help keep the bonsai warm throughout the winter.

Bonsai winter. Eventually as winter arrives trees have completed their natural defensive system against the cold of winter. When it s cold the snow will cover your bonsai and protect a layer of insulation to the roots. See the page on growing bonsai trees indoors. However unlike trees planted in the ground bonsai trees are in containers.

A common concern of bonsai hobbyists is what to do with their outdoor bonsai trees in areas with freezing temperatures in the winter months. Winter care for bonsai dormancy. If you have the space a basement set up under lights will work. In winter the tree is dormant because of very cold weather in early spring growth begins again in spring and early summer there is major growth in high summer the tree is dormant due to the heat in early.

An east or west exposure is second best. The mulch will act as insulation and also help trap moisture. 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 only exceptions to this need for dormancy are tropical and subtropical species.

Deciduous bonsai tree species need this winter dormancy so it is best to leave them outside to experience the seasonal cold. Bury the pot all the way into the dirt and place mulch up to the first branch of your tree. Bonsai empire is a community built by enthusiasts and experts from around the world. Watch the video below for a short introduction to the bonsai tree basics oscar founder bonsai empire.

The ideal indoor location is on a window sill facing south. Protecting your bonsai trees in winter trees in most parts of the world are subjected to temperatures of 15 f minus 10 degrees celsius and below in winter. Bonsai trees kept outdoor for your conifers and hardy deciduous bonsai snow can be your best friend in winter. On the days where the temperature rises above 32 degrees fahrenheit the snow will melt and provide water to the roots.

Usually their roots are far too deep underground to freeze and therefore these trees have no trouble coping with freezing temperatures at all. The effect of freezing on bonsai. A small greenhouse may be ideal. Placement winter once nightly lows begin approaching the 50 degree mark it is time to bring your indoor bonsai inside.

In general the period for intervention more or less coincides with seasonal changes.