Bougainvillea Yuganchi Bonsai In Grey Pot

Description

Product Details:

• Plant Name- Bougainvillea Yuganchi Bonsai
• Bonsai Age- 20 to 25 Years
• Plant Type- Bonsai
• Plant Placement- Outdoors
• Plant Height- Upto 4 Feet
• Grey Ceramic Octagonal Pot- 29 x 12 inches

What is Bonsai?

• The word “Bonsai” (often misspelled as bonzai or banzai) is a Japanese term which, literally translated, means “planted in a container”.
• Bonsai means the art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots.
• This art form is derived from an ancient Chinese horticultural practice, part of which was then redeveloped under the influence of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

How to take care of Bonsai?

• Position: The bougainvillea needs full sun and high temperatures for producing flowers and for that reason it should be placed outside in a sunny place during the growing season. In autumn the tree should be taken into a cool room with sufficient light (or under grow lights) and at temperatures not below 50°F / 10° C and best not over 59° F / 15° C, which is unfortunately not easy to achieve in many houses.
• Watering: Water the bougainvillea thoroughly when the soil gets dry, but avoid constant soil wetness which will lead to root rot, fungal problems, insect susceptibility and death. The species prefers a pH value of 6 to 6.5, so avoid using highly calcareous water.
• Feeding: Apply solid organic fertilizer once a month or use a liquid fertilizer every week during the growing season and every two weeks in winter.
• Pruning and Wiring: Cut the shoots after flowering, leaving two leaves on each and prune twigs and branches in autumn or winter. The bougainvillea can bud from old wood after hard pruning. If you want the tree to flower, don't pinch and trim it too much in summer. Use cut paste on larger cut wounds. Those heal over slowly. Wiring is possible on young shoots and twigs but older branches are very stiff and break easily. Beware of the thorns when you are wiring bougainvilleas.
• Repotting: Repot smaller bougainvilleas every two or three years. Larger specimens can be repotted every three to five years. A well-draining standard soil mix is fine for this species. The roots of the bougainvillea are yellow, thin and delicate. Take good care not to tear off the roots when you remove the rootball from the pot! Untangle the roots tenderly and don't use the root rake with force. Root pruning is tolerated well.