Bougainvillea Bonsai Step By Step
Position the bougainvillea in the center then add soil and tamp it down firmly.
Bougainvillea bonsai step by step. I have shown how to make bougainvillea bonsai. Obtaining plants large cuttings up to four or six inches root easily. If the neighbor is having a monster pruned or removed collect some logs. 2020 phoenix bonsai society.
How to start bougainvillea bonsai step by step start bougainvillea bonsai growing tips bonsai green plants bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines bushes and trees with flower. This is step by step tutorial on bonsai making for beginners. Prune off about one third of the roots. Prepare a growing medium with equal parts potting soil perlite peat moss and pine bark.
Bougainvillea can make a spectacular tropical bonsai since they love to be pruned and will bloom in a pot. Container or pot selection for bougainvillea the selection of container is an important step for growing a bougainvillea bonsai. Keep your bougainvillea bonsai in an area that receives direct sunlight for at least eight hours per day. If you want the tree to flower don t pinch and trim it too much in summer.
Put this medium in the bottom one third of the container. I use a soil mix of 1 3 lava rock 1 3 turface 1 3 sifted pine bark. This seems to go against repotting ethics for most tropicals but bougainvillea do best in the sun. Water the bonsai only once the top soil becomes dry to the touch.
Fill the bottom one. The container should have drainage holes at the bottom. Use cut paste on larger cut wounds. Buy a cacti soil mixture or make your own by mixing equal amounts of potting mix perlite or river sand peat.
Cut the shoots after flowering leaving two leaves on each and prune twigs and branches in autumn or winter. Take a shallow pot with several drainage holes at the bottom and depth equal to the diameter of the bougainvillea s. Cut back branches and trunk to 18 to 24 high saving only the largest or best positioned branches everything else above ground goes you can start shaping trimming a couple of days in advance but that s not necessary. The length of the rectangular pot should roughly be equal to the two third of.
You can consider this video as bougainvillea bonsai making from cuttings. The pot can be a rectangular or. Use about a two foot section and bury three or four inches.