Maintenance methods of Bauhinia bonsai

Bauhinia bonsai care: placement environment

Bauhinia bonsai should be placed in a sunny and well-ventilated place.

It does not need shade maintenance in summer. If placed outdoors in winter, it needs to be placed in a sunny south-facing place so that the Bauhinia bonsai can absorb enough light.

Bauhinia bonsai care: watering

Bauhinia prefers a humid environment, so the soil in the pot of the Bauhinia bonsai needs to be kept slightly moist at all times, but not too much water will cause root rot.

In the summer when the temperature is high, watering is needed in the morning and evening, and in the autumn, the watering frequency should be gradually reduced.

In winter, watering is only necessary every three to five days, preferably around noon.

Bauhinia bonsai care: fertilization

The Bauhinia bonsai needs to be fertilized after it blooms. It is best to apply two or three times of thin, decomposed cake fertilizer water.

In autumn, putting some chicken and duck manure or bone meal and other fertilizers rich in phosphorus in the flowerpot can encourage the Bauhinia to produce more flower buds, so that the flowers will be lush and green in the spring of the following year.

Bauhinia bonsai care: pruning

Bonsai pruning can be done after flowering, mainly to cut off the long and weak branches that affect the shape of the tree. Because most of the redbuds bloom on old branches that are more than two years old, try to keep the old branches that bloom when pruning.

In summer, the side branches need to be pinched, which can promote the development of flower branches and make the crown fuller.

After the Bauhinia blooms, the pods should be picked off in time to reduce nutrient consumption, and the suckers that sprout from the root zone should also be cut off.

Bauhinia bonsai care: repotting

It is best to repot the Bauhinia bonsai every two to three years, preferably in autumn, but it can also be done after flowering.

When repotting, cut off some of the old roots and overly dense root systems, remove half of the old soil, and replace it with fertile and loose culture soil.