Eastern White Pine Bonsai Care
This tree has been in this rock for about three years now.
Eastern white pine bonsai care. The first one i planted in this rock. It s a five needle which makes it unique and everything about its growth habit seems to make it completely unsuitable for bonsai. Pine trees are very hardy but still need to be protected during the winter when they are planted in containers. Fertilizer is like vitamins and minerals for a plant.
An eastern white cedar bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. Here are two eastern white pine that i am attempting as bonsai. Pinch new shoots in spring to 1 3 of their length.
A masonry bit will hollow out a nice space very well. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. But what if it was used to make a 2 5 to 3 foot tall literati style bonsai. Like all pine trees it is an evergreen that should be kept outdoors.
I was able to get a couple of drainage holes to go all the way through. Branch pruning and wiring should be done in late autumn and the wire left on the tree for 6 8 months at most. This eastern white pine is a stately miniature tree with long fine needles clustered in 5 s along the branches. It h as beautiful grayish blue needles and grows very slowly.
When new growth appears in the spring it s time to start feeding your bonsai. The root system should be pruned gradually in the coarse of repotting so as to always leave a strong root system. Fertilizing a bonsai is essential to its health because nutrients in the soil are washed away with each watering. As with other pines good drainage is essential for the japanese white pine.
Place the pine bonsai outside in full sun. Control vegetation for a distance of 3 feet around the tree. It s like a gray version of lava rock. Pinus strobus eastern white pine has always been near and dear to me as a local tree.
Grasses and weeds can be controlled by mowing or mulching or the use of individual weed control mats.