Repotting Bonsai
Pick the right time of year for repotting your plant.
Repotting bonsai. Exposed roots will dry out very quickly in the sun or wind. Once your pot has been selected it is ready to make the move to its new home. Pruning the branches and leaves of your bonsai tree will encourage the splitting of limbs into smaller thinner and fuller regrowth. Carefully comb out the roots to loosen them up.
From my experience the process of repotting bonsai causes a lot of stress in beginner bonsai growers. Do not repot on a routine instead check on your trees every early spring by carefully removing the tree from its pot. Re pot your bonsai out of the sun. Repotting should ideally be performed in early spring.
Root pruning is an important part of the repotting process. Preparing the new pot. Take it out and place your plant in a sheltered position with a little shade for a few days. I always keep a water bottle handy to mist the roots as i work.
Determine when your bonsai needs to be re potted. Repotting your conifer bonsai if the season is appropriate start to repot your selected tree into a bonsai type soil mixture as soon as possible. Some more mature trees might only need repotting every 3 to 5 years. Repotting is a good time to thin your plants foliage mass to help reduce the stress on the bonsai.
The very first thing one should do even before taking the tree out of the existing pot is to. Water thoroughly if you can it is a good idea to immerse your tree in water leave it there until the bubbles stop comming out of the soil. Remove the old soil from the tree s roots. Trim the lanky long newer roots.
How to repot a bonsai tree and the reasons for doing so step 1. The first thing a new bonsai owner wants to do is repot the tree because they think the tree needs it. Factors such as species and pot size will affect how often you want to repot your bonsai there are some bonsai trees which will require repotting every year or at least every two years. This is the case for most young bonsai.
When the roots are still contained in soil wait another year before checking again. More so than bonsai design techniques. Healthy looking plants are a good clue that all is well internally within the container but this can change rather quickly. Repotting your bonsai regularly will prevent it from becoming pot bound so that the roots can do their job more efficiently.
The primary reason for re potting a bonsai tree is when its root.