Dormant Juniper Bonsai

Every tree will go into a dormant period during the cold season.
Dormant juniper bonsai. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. Juniper bonsai can be grown either indoors or out as long as they are forced into a dormant period. They are evergreen coniferous trees or shrubs which are very popular for bonsai purposes. A juniper bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant.
Outdoor bonsai include evergreen varieties like pines and junipers as well as deciduous varieties like maples and elms. Dormancy and indoor bonsai by brent walston introduction the most difficult barrier to growing bonsai indoors is the need for a cold dormant period in temperate climate woody plants. It looks like juniper is. It can be scary to start seeing your tree start to have yellow leaves or even drop them altogether.
Place the juniper bonsai outdoors in a bright spot where it will get direct sunlight in the morning but filtered shade during the hottest part. If you have an unheated room then it will probably work excellent for that purpose. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. Poke your finger into the soil around your bonsai tree every day pushing it about inch into the.
In these cases you may need to use a systemic pesticide such as maldison plus this has been the only thing i have found to be effective in. All outdoor bonsai prefer morning sun and afternoon shade. Luckily this is very normal and a necessary part of your tree s cycle. All outdoor bonsai are hardy and require seasonal change.
Juniper bonsai trees sold at large stores including walmart and home depot are often japanese garden junipers also called green mound junipers juniperus procumbens nana. This gives them time to rest and it is genetically necessary for this species to survive. Stubborn bonsai pests on trees like junipers where the scale gets in deep between the needles slowly sucking your tree dry sometimes you will lose a branch before you even notice the scale is there. Outdoor versus indoor all trees are outdoor trees.
The juniper is a genus of about 50 70 species within the cypress family. Tree dormancy causes a lot of worry for many newcomers to bonsai. How to take care of a japanese juniper bonsai. If grown indoors they will need to be put somewhere cool that receives less light than normal.