English Yew Bonsai Care
Will grow happily in quite heavy shade.
English yew bonsai care. The yew tree has very fleshy roots so you have to be a little gentle when teasing out the roots with a root rake not to damage too much. Taxus baccatta english yew bonsai yamadori bonsai. In this video i take you through how to turn an overgrown yew into a bonsai by being bold and removing quite a lot of the trees foliage. I find a gentle hosing of water can sometimes help get into very stagnant existing soil mixes especially with collected material.
Fertilizing a bonsai is essential to its health because nutrients in the soil are washed away with each watering. Peters 20 20 20 fish emulsion and fertilizer cakes are recommended. Take your time when deciding which is the front of the tree. Taxus baccatta is probably britain s finest evergreen species used for bonsai cultivation.
Taxus appreciates well drained soil and copious watering in summer along with regular fertilizing. Especially with regard to the needles and fruits you can quickly confuse chinese yew and yew bonsai. Keep the bonsai bright moderately moist and not too warm in winter. Very tough cold hardy and drought tolerant.
Watering bonsai trees the most important part of taking care of your bonsai trees is watering. In hot dry climates protect the yew from strong afternoon sun in summer. When it comes to care the chinese yew is rather undemanding. Fertilizer is like vitamins and minerals for a plant.
Taxus baccatta english yew bonsai yamadori bonsai. Very tough cold hardy and drought tolerant. How often a tree needs to be watered depends on several factors like species of tree size of tree size of pot time of year soil mixture and climate indicating that it is impossible to say how often you should water bonsai. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the yew bonsai taxus bonsai position.
Both bonsai tree species are evergreen and slow growing. Taxus baccatta is probably britain s finest evergreen species used for bonsai cultivation.