What is the best soil for juniper bonsai?

Juniper bonsai likes loose, breathable, deep, humus-rich soil, and has relatively high requirements. During the maintenance process, it is necessary to provide it with suitable soil to promote the healthy growth of the plant.

Soil for juniper bonsai

The requirements of the soil for juniper bonsai are relatively high. It prefers fertile, loose neutral soil or calcareous soil. If it is potted, humus soil mixed with charcoal chips is often used for planting.

How to prepare soil for Japanese cypress bonsai

1. You can use wood ash, leaf mold, garden soil, and peat soil to prepare the soil for juniper bonsai in a ratio of 1:1:3:4. It should be loose and nutritious, and can be used to prepare the soil for pine and cypress bonsai.

2. Juniper bonsai likes loose, breathable and water-permeable soil. You can also use a mixture of Akadama soil and river sand, and place it from bottom to top according to the principle of from coarse to fine.

Changing the soil for Japanese cypress bonsai

Before changing the soil for the juniper bonsai, you need to trim the rotten and old roots of the plant, then disinfect it and place it in a well-ventilated environment to dry, fill the flowerpot with the prepared new soil, then plant the juniper in it, and place it in a semi-shaded environment for maintenance.