Chinese Elm Bonsai Indoors
Indoor bonsai enthusiasts were looked at with disdain.
Chinese elm bonsai indoors. Like most bonsai chinese elms need a lot of light. In the summer chinese elm trees can be kept outdoors. The chinese elm is native to east asia where it can grow up to 60 feet in its natural form. All plants that grow successfully indoors in the west are from the tropics where they grow in the sunshine with heat humidity wind rain and all of the weather patterns.
Elm is considered a deciduous tree. If you do decide to keep your chinese elm bonsai indoors for the whole year it s recommended to have 2 months of colder temperatures for the tree. This will be enough to put the tree into a rest period without actually shedding all of the leaves. Keeping it within the right temperature means it can flourish all year round.
These trees can be kept indoors or outdoors as long as the temperature does not go below 20 degrees. Many people grow them indoors in winter and out in the spring and summer. Prune train and repot the bonsai only as needed. The chinese elm has the unique ability among bonsai trees to thrive either indoors or outdoors although it may drop some of its leaves in either situation since it is semi deciduous.
Most indoor tropical bonsai trees prefer temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees fahrenheit. The chinese elm tree is the perfect beginners bonsai because it is easy to care for forgiving and it s easy to predict the growth pattern. Indoor bonsai was made by the western worlds. The plant prefers temperature that is between 65 to 70 degrees fahrenheit.
Although it can acclimate to winters outdoors it s not a good idea to leave it outdoors during its first winter in a cold climate. To care for it properly keep the tree warm and the soil moist. The chinese elm ulmus parvifolia also known as the lacebark elm is among most readily available and most forgiving bonsai trees to work with making it a great choice for beginners. However you must remember to bring your bonsai tree indoors when the temperature drops below 60 degrees.
Chinese elm bonsai is not comfortable with changes in temperature. Chinese elms produce dark green foliage with tiny blue teeth at the tip of each leaf.