Umbrella Tree Bonsai Care

The tree along with all of its soil should be removed from the pot.

Umbrella tree bonsai care. It is somewhat difficult to prune the umbrella plant into traditional bonsai shapes but it is easy to trim and preserve at a miniature size. As it is an evergreen it has dark green leaves year round that fan out into an umbrella form which makes it ideal for creating a bonsai style needing a dense canopy. It can live with dim light and low humidity but it must be protected from temperatures below 10 c 50 f. This is done by raking the soil away then pruning back the roots.

The hawaiian umbrella or schefflera arboricola is a flowering plant in the family araliaceae as it is an evergreen it has dark green leaves year round that fan out into an umbrella form. The roots respond well to pruning and it is not as picky about watering as many other bonsai trees. As such it can be easily trained into bonsai form. The hawaiian umbrella tree dwarf schefflera arboricola in nature grows as a small evergreen shrub.

These seeds germinate quickly. Seed propagation is best suited for the umbrella tree sow in a mixture of bonsai soil or loam peat moss and sand at equal ratios immediately after obtaining the seeds at a temperature of about 68 to 86 degrees. The hawaiian umbrella tree bonsai tree is beautiful in appearance and is very easy to care for and propagate. Cover the seeds with sand or soil.

The dwarf umbrella tree is a tropical tree which is native to australia but it is also very common in southeast asia. It is important to note that the umbrella plant is poisonous if ingested so you should take care to keep all trimmings seeds and fallen leaves away from pets and small children. The outer and bottom most fourth of the tree s root mass should be removed.