Growing Outdoor Bonsai Indoors?
Is there anything that can be done to successfully grow outdoor bonsai indoors, such as by setting up a small greenhouse with supplemental lighting? I live in a small condo, and have been growing some typical indoor bonsai, but I’d like to try some outdoor species like Maple, Elm, Beech, Sycamore, etc.
The best answer really depends on 2 factors. (1) What growth zone are you in. (2) What growth zone (light, heat, cold etc) is appropriate for the plant you are growing as a Bonsai.
The typical bonsai grower matches his care to the plant and how he has planted it. Therefore an outdoors type plant/tree will need outdoors time with some protection from cold weather because of the size of the growth dish and the trimmed roots.
Note: In Japan the typical grower has protected outdoor growth areas where he/she keeps a series of plants (multiple varies and kinds of plants that have been bonsai’d). The bonsai artists I knew in Japan would keep a tree inside on display for a short time, then would take that plant outside. He would bring a different one if for the next display.
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Brussel’s Japanese Maple Specimen Tree $2,027.00 This Japanese Maple has an extremely large trunk Base. It is very old…. |
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Brussel’s Japanese Maple Specimen Tree $2,027.00 This Japanese Maple has a nice “uncontrived” look about it. The branching is well positioned…. |
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The Creative Art of Bonsai $26.98 Can you imagine caring for a forest of over 40,000 bonsai trees? That’s what the authors do for a living, and why they have the knowledge to provide a detailed analysis of over 70 outdoor and indoor species. Their master class covers propagation–seeds, cuttings, layering and grafting; care–sunshine, ventilation, temperature, type of pot, and cleaning; growth–repotting, soil, pruning, wiring, watering, spraying, and feeding. Treated are pests and diseases, their symptoms and treatment, as well as special tools. Superb color photos and detailed line drawings help you properly train your trees. Among the species you’ll learn about: conifers (cedar, cypress, juniper, spruce, pine, yew); deciduous (maple, birch, beech, oak, willow, elm); flowering and fruit trees (barberry, camellia, holly, jasmine, apple, almond, apricot, firethorn, lilac, wisteria); indoor (ampelopsis, bamboo, bougainvillea, box, fig, gardenia, schefflera). |
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