Repotting Bonsai Tree

How to repot a bonsai tree and the reasons for doing so step 1.

Repotting bonsai tree. Take it out and place your plant in a sheltered position with a little shade for a few days. Once your pot has been selected it is ready to make the move to its new home. Pruning the branches and leaves of your bonsai tree will encourage the splitting of limbs into smaller thinner and fuller regrowth. Root pruning is an important part of the repotting process.

Late winter is the best time to re pot your bonsai tree. Junipers of course are evergreens and don t lose their leaves like a deciduous tree but they go dormant just the same. Repotting your bonsai regularly will prevent it from becoming pot bound so that the roots can do their job more efficiently. This tree needs to be repotted as the roots circle around the root mass.

Remove the old soil from the tree s roots. Repotting is a good time to thin your plants foliage mass to help reduce the stress on the bonsai. The primary reason for re potting a bonsai tree is when its root. Water thoroughly if you can it is a good idea to immerse your tree in water leave it there until the bubbles stop comming out of the soil.

Once you have. Do not repot on a routine instead check on your trees every early spring by carefully removing the tree from its pot. When the roots are still contained in soil wait another year before checking again. Determine when your bonsai needs to be re potted.

The very first thing one should do even before taking the tree out of the existing pot is to. Repotting should ideally be performed in early spring. A bonsai needs to be repotted when the roots circle around the root system. Mid february is a good general average for most bonsai trees.