Zelkova Bonsai
Mastering the bonsai technique is a job full of achievements, but also of failures. When a person decides to buy a small tree that is being grown in a tray, they have to know that always, whether they have previous experience or not, problems can arise.
To avoid them, it is important choose those species that are resistant and that can live well in our area Because that will be the most suitable type of bonsai for beginners and the one that will surely make us want to know more about this world. And these are just a few examples.
Acer rubrum bonsai (red maple)
If you are in an area where it is very hot in summer (maximum temperature of 38ºC) and you want to have a maple bonsai, I recommend the Acer, which is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America that turns red during the fall season. It is not complicated, but should be grown outdoors in semi-shade or avoiding the central hours of the day so that it "does not burn."
Maple watering has to be frequent, especially if you use akadama or similar substrates. Withstands cold and frost up to -8ºC.
Olea europaea bonsai (olive tree)
The olive tree is an evergreen tree that grows in the Mediterranean region. It is very resistant to drought, and with it you can learn a lot as it adapts to several different styles: forest, formal upright, windswept. He likes the sun and a land that drains well, like the aforementioned akadama; although you can use universal growing medium mixed with 30% perlite.
Its ideal temperature range is between -7ºC minimum and 40ºC maximum.
Ficus benjamina bonsai
El Ficus benjamina and, in fact, all Ficus, are very used plants for bonsai. El f. benjamina It is especially recommended for beginners as it has the smallest leaves and it is easier to work. It must be placed in a sunny exposure, although it can also be in semi-shade if it receives more light than shade.
The only "negative" is that it does not withstand drought but neither waterlogging, so you have to water three or four times a week in summer and every 2 or 3 days the rest of the year. Supports from -6ºC to 38ºC.
Ulmus bonsai (elm)
The elm, like the Zelkova, is a very resistant deciduous tree: withstands drought, heals pruning wounds well and grows fairly quickly. Also, having the tiny leaves makes it very, very easy to work with. You just have to place it in an area where it is exposed to direct sun, a substrate that drains well and give it three or four weekly irrigations in summer and two or three the rest of the year.
Withstands cold and frost up to -17ºC, and high temperatures of up to 38ºC.
What do you think of these bonsai?
Hi there! good afternoon. I bought a cherry in bonsai! I hope he lives a long time. I love it very much, I immerse it in water 2 times a week for 10 minutes and I take it out in the sun 3 times a week for 20 minutes.
I'm fine? or what advice on care can you give me? Thanks a lot!
Hello Gaby.
If you can, I recommend having it outside, in a single place, in semi-shade. Plants don't like to be moved a lot. It is better to put them in one place and leave them there.
Irrigation yes, it is correct. You can also pay it in spring and summer with a fertilizer for bonsai, following the instructions specified on the package.
A greeting.
Hello good morning, I bought a beautiful elm type bonsai last Christmas, until this past August it was very good, but in recent days all the leaves have fallen. I have never compost it. I was at the entrance of the house that a lot of sun enters through the glass, now I have put it on the window ledge that is more sheltered from the sun
Is this leaf fall normal?
I can still do something to collect it
Thank you
Hi Fini.
The elm is a tree that has to be outside. You need to feel the passing of the seasons, and cold in winter (it supports frosts down to -10ºC). Indoors it does not grow well.
In any case, in autumn its leaves fall and in spring it sprouts again.
To keep it healthy, I recommend keeping it outside the home, and start fertilizing it in spring with a fertilizer for bonsai, following the instructions specified on the package.
A greeting.