Fukien Tea Bonsai Tree Care
Growing and sculpting a fukien tea tree into a bonsai design is not a project for the beginner.
Fukien tea bonsai tree care. The fukien tea bonsai must be kept moderately moist and will shrivel easily or simply stop growing if the root ball is permitted to dry out completely. Solid organic fertilizer is appropriate for the fukien tea bonsai because its roots are sensitive. Spider mites scale and whiteflies are the most common. Caring for fukien tea ehretia microphylla as with any tree fukien tea have their own lighting watering and temperature needs.
Everything from cultivation maintenance and pruning should be done by someone with experience. Liquid fertilizers can also be used in carefully measured dosage and only on moist soil. Lighting if grown indoors fukien tea need to be in a bright area of about 1 000 lux. You can use insecticide sprays but this will only serve as a temporary solution.
The fukien tea will thrive indoors in high light and appreciates being kept outdoors during the spring and summer. Individuals that travel a lot or who are prone to neglect watering will not do well with this plant as it prefers more attentiveness. However when grown in inadequate conditions it can occasionally suffer from various pests and diseases. When night time temperatures drop below 45 degrees we suggest that you place the tree on a windowsill or on a table in front of one.
Placement spring summer fall. The better these needs are met the healthier your bonsai tree will grow.