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The cultivation of bonsai trees is actually a Japanese art but derived from the Chinese culture, in which ancient literature we can find reference of miniature landscaping works performed since a thousand of years back. Today almost anyone can grow a Chinese Bonsai with little effort but a pile of patience besides a few simple techniques you must keep in mind if you are about to re-pot your tree.
Whether your bonsai is already a small tree, a plant or shrub, make sure to find the right sized pot for it, if not a depthless tray to develop a miniature landscape. Start preparing the container by soaking it slightly heated water and leave it overnight.
Before planting your Chinese bonsai tree, let the pot dries but leaving some moisture so it cannot absorb it from the soil, impacting adversely the tree growing process. Some bonsai experts say clay pots are better for this purpose than ceramic or porcelain containers. Plastic recipients, on the other hand, are not recommended.
Remember, what makes a bonsai different is its structure, hence get a thick wire to bend the tree’s end making two loops bigger than the draining orifices to prevent wire pass through. However, test if wire runs through snug and nicely, pulling on the first orifice.
Get some plastic guards to cover your Chinese bonsai drainage holes, interlocking the wire to secure the guards and working with it from the bottom to top, binding the caps to each hole. The plastic guards are meant to prevent soil leakages that often cover the tray with a nasty eroding effect.
The process of wiring and tying the plastic meshes is not complicated or time consuming as long as your chosen pot has only a single drainage orifice. Depending on the size of the pot and its number of holes, threading another wire that holds the tree root is always advisable to add stability while working with its structure.
Re-potting a Chines bonsai tree is not that hard as it could seem, and most of the work falls into preparing adequately the tray and pot, ensuring the plastic guards will be kept in place through the time. The extra effort you put into this job guarantees your bonsai will keep the soil and humidity it needs for its developing.
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