Japanese Maple Bonsai Indoor Or Outdoor
Though it will still survive well as long as given adequate winter protection.
Japanese maple bonsai indoor or outdoor. Japanese maple is an outdoor tree and will die if kept indoors. The plant must receive ample sunlight indoors to maintain its foliage and make enough food via photosynthesis to remain alive and healthy. Although this bonsai belongs in the outdoors and needs a dormant period it cannot survive without root protection from frost and heavy wind or in areas where temperatures decline to below freezing for the winter. Watering properly watering properly is critical to maintaining a healthy bonsai.
Specific bonsai care guidelines for the japanese maple bonsai acer position. The japanese maple is frost hardy even when trained as a bonsai but it should be protected from strong frost below 10 c 14 f. High winds or persistent winds will scorch and dry out the tips of the leaves. Keep your tree out of gusty winds but it does need ventilation.
Outdoor bonsai can be displayed indoors but only for short periods of time. Outdoor bonsai should be watered daily in the spring summer and fall. Outdoor bonsai are watered according to the season. If a small sized japanese maple is displaying leaves from spring to fall the plant can be grown indoors in theory.
The sharp s pygmy japanese maple performs well in zones 5 8 and may lose some of its fall brilliance in zone 9. The japanese maple prefers a sunny airy position but during great midday heat it should be placed in the light shade to prevent damaged leaves. You should never leave your bonsai inside for more than five days.