Japanese Pepper Bonsai Care
A drainage layer at the bottom of the pot is beneficial.
Japanese pepper bonsai care. Because the soil layer is so shallow it is prone to drying out very quickly. They like a bright position. The chinese pepper is a subtropical tree with small paripinnate leaves which is very common as indoor bonsai. Chinese pepper bonsai care location.
It is the actual species that is used for producing schechwan pepper corns. Depending on the type and size of your tree as well as the type of soil you use the frequency of watering can differ and can even be once a day. Where to place your bonsai depends on what species of bonsai tree you have. Repot with commercial bonsai soil for example akadama.
They have scented aromatic leaves. We keep our pepper tree bonsai at a minimum of 12 13 oc at night and a minimum of i apologise my i have not heard of a japanese red pepper tree. Pepper tree bonsai are both hungry and thirsty bonsai so please keep them well watered but not soggy. Chinese pepper tree bonsai care fertilize.
Specific bonsai care guidelines for the japanese maple bonsai acer position. The pepper tree is a most unusual indoor bonsai. The chinese pepper likes a. After importing in early.
Chinese pepper bonsai zanthoxylum. The leaves are aromatic deep glossy green in the summer and turns to gold in the autumn. We feed them weekly with a liquid bonsai fertiliser. It must be protected from temperatures below 10 c 50 f.
It s much much easier than you might think at this point. 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. Like most indoor bonsai the pepper tree should not be kept too wet or too dry. A recent introduction it is easy to keep although it does shed its leaves in winter.
More bonsai die due to. A chinese pepper tree bonsai is fertilized especially in the growing period from march to september. The chinese pepper which is also called sichuan pepper grows in many parts of asia and is especially common in the himalaya japan and korea. Leaves want humidity to.
A young japanese maple bonsai is repotted every 2 3 years older specimens every 4 5 years if growth decreases or in case of root diseases possibly more often. We keep our pepper tree bonsai at a minimum of 12 13 oc at night and a minimum of 18oc during the day. It takes some practice to master a technique for getting some pretty tree looking bonsai chiles but a decent amount of light good care patience and experience will do that automatically. When the surface of the soil.