Growing A Juniper Bonsai Indoors
Junipers should be kept moist but not soaking wet.
Growing a juniper bonsai indoors. Outdoor ones are made from hardy evergreens or deciduous plants that need a cold period of dormancy during the winter. If you have fast draining soil watering should not be a problem in your juniper bonsai care. If grown indoors they will need to be put somewhere cool that receives less light than normal. They even like to dry out a little between waterings.
Its compact foliage makes it one of the best candidates to become a bonsai. Junipers in nature can handle the most extreme conditions however in a pot they do need some protection. A plant stake plant wire or twine plant ties pruning shears potting soil sand aggregate pea gravel or any other type a proper bonsai pot. Like said in the posts before indoor cultivation doesn t work.
The juniper is a low growing plant producing lush greenery and small firm silvery blue berries atop interesting bark that adapts well to several creative forms of bonsai bark manipulation. Juniper bonsai can be grown either indoors or out as long as they are forced into a dormant period. All outdoor bonsai prefer morning sun and afternoon shade. Whether your bonsai is indoors or outdoors this species requires a lot of sunlight to support growth.
Patios decks and balconies are great areas to display your bonsai during the growing season. This gives them time to rest and it is genetically necessary for this species to survive. They need to be placed indoors so that they can be exposed to the elements and go into dormancy. The juniper cannot live indoors.
There are indoor and outdoor bonsai plants. Juniper bonsai trees can be placed either indoors or outdoors provided that they re given the right amount of light water temperature and humidity in order to survive in any condition. Outdoor bonsai can be displayed indoors but only for short periods of time. During the winter protect the tree once temperatures drop below 10 degrees c 14f.
Read more about growing bonsai indoors. Most bonsai should actually be placed outside where they are exposed to the four seasons just like normal trees are. Place the tree outside year round on a bright spot with lots of sunlight. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the juniper bonsai.
They are not meant to be indoors year round. This type of tree offers the choice of being able to grow it indoors or outdoors. Without a dormancy period these trees will die. You should never leave your bonsai inside for more than five days.
Grow your juniper bonsai tree in a location where it can receive more than 4 hours of sunlight every day and in a soil that tends to dry. Juniper s need lots of light during the summer and cold temperatures above 15 degrees fahrenheit in the winter.