How to save a outdoor bonsai kept indoors all winter?
Posted by Bonsai Care on Dec 29, 2008
I'm really latest to bonsai, as well as done the inapplicable designation of gripping my Japanese maple indoors all winter. It is about the feet high as well as was really full of health before. Now half of the leaves have depressed off as well as the alternative half don't demeanour really good. One blossom expelled the little delicate seeking leaf. With winter during slightest 4 months away, what is the most appropriate thing to do to keep this maple alive?
Maples need to go by their healthy dormancy period, as well as we carnivorous it from that. It roughly had the homogeneous of staying watchful all night as well as right away the plant is in overdrive.
Im additionally utterly latest to bonsai, though all we know is which we need to get it behind to the unchanging cycle. Im not as well certain how to go about you do this…but we only suspicion i'd put in what we know.
You should try contacting Bill Choat…he's the bonsai fan who helped me online once. You competence be means to find his name in yahoo answers given thats where we initial found out about him.
GOOD LUCK!
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Maples need to go through their natural dormancy period, and you starved it from that. It almost had the equivalent of staying awake all night and now the plant is in overdrive.
Im also quite new to bonsai, but all I know is that you need to get it back to its regular cycle. Im not too sure how to go about doing this…but I just thought i'd put in what I know.
You should try contacting Bill Choat…he's a bonsai enthusiast who helped me online once. You might be able to find his name in yahoo answers since thats where I first found out about him.
GOOD LUCK!
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Rob mentions Bill Choat in his answer. He's an Answers member and he's great. Here's a link to his website.
http://www.american-bonsai.com
I hope you manage to straighten out this problem with your bonsai.
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Rob is right in saying that you starved the tree of it's dormancy period and now it is stressed.
Because you said it did have a bud, at least you know it's still alive and there is some hope.
Here's what I would do –
Get it back outside into a very protected area. Protect from strong winds, as it will cause rapid drying of the soil. Protect from full sun, because any new "sickly" leaves will burn up. Placing it under a high canopy tree would be good as it would still receive filtered sunlight, but not burn. Apply minimal fertilizer, only enough to ensure proper nutrients but not forcefully encourage new growth. Keep the soil somewhat moist, but not soggy, do not allow to dry completely.
If it is in a bonsai pot with very little soil, I would also consider an "emergency" re-pot either into a growing box (training pot) or even better, into the ground for a year or more to allow it to recover. While repotting is never good for a stressed plant, especially this time of year, I have used this as a last chance effort to save a tree.
Good luck
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Bonsai grower 15+ yrs.