Repotting Oak Bonsai

This will encourage the growth of small roots.

Repotting oak bonsai. In this video we take a field grown oak tree and turn it into a bonsai. The european oak the white oak and other northern oak species are frost hardy when they are growing in the ground but they need winter protection when they are planted in containers. Your bonsai should ideally have a dense shallow ball of lateral and hair. Water less in winter but never let the rootball dry out completely.

Some rules will dictate that a bonsai get repotted every 2 years or so and that is dependent on what kind of soil medium is used. I ll be repotting the tx live oak in the next few days got from the same free giveaway event similar soil with plans to chop it as soon as the leaves drop in 2 months. The 2 year rule came about because akadama a type of bonsai soil mix will break down after a few years because it is a type of clay. To determine whether or not this is happening gently lift the entire tree from its pot.

To stay in touch visit shop. This tree needs to be repotted as the roots circle around the root mass. Water the oak thoroughly when the soil gets dry but avoid constant soil wetness. Your oak bonsai tree would need npk nitrogen phosphorus and potassium as well as minor nutrients like calcium iron magnesium zinc manganese molybdenum boron cobalt copper and nickel.

When the tree is still in dormancy. Fertilizers having these micronutrients cost a bit more but it is all worth it most especially when you re growing on a small scale. A bonsai needs to be repotted when the roots circle around the root system. Prune thick and long roots.

Prune your english oak bonsai when you repot it. A cold but frost free greenhouse garage or shed is a good winter place for an oak bonsai tree. Determine when your bonsai needs to be re potted. When the roots are still contained in soil wait another year before checking again.

All of my other pre bonsai material is still in the growing out phase whereas these are plenty tall but lack lower branches and much girth. Repotting work normally needs to be done during the early spring. Junipers of course are evergreens and don t lose their leaves like a deciduous tree but they go dormant just the same. Mid february is a good general average for most bonsai trees.

If the roots have begun circling around themselves you need to re pot. Establishing a coast live oak bonsai choose a well rooted wild sapling or nursery tree from january to april that is between 6 inches to 2 feet tall. Given their right price am. The primary reason for re potting a bonsai tree is when its root system begins to choke itself off.