Growing a Ficus Bonsai: Specific Guidelines

Have you been won over by the beauty and elegance of a ficus bonsai? This extremely pleasing plant—which can decorate your home —requires some special care, which is not difficult to apply. The ficus bonsai tree—or ficus bonsai—is an indoor plant and cannot tolerate frost or low temperatures, so during the winter it should be cared for indoors. Naturally, during the summer, when temperatures exceed 15°C , it can be moved outdoors, keeping in mind that this plant always requires ample light , so the ideal location is one that receives full illumination. Shady areas should be avoided at all costs.
This plant prefers a constant temperature and high humidity to develop strong roots, but—unlike many other bonsai species— it can also withstand low humidity thanks to its waxy leaves that create a sort of protective and insulating barrier .
As for watering, the ficus bonsai has the same characteristics as other bonsai : it must be watered abundantly, with water at room temperature , whenever the soil tends to dry out: remember that it must always be moist. As with other types of bonsai, it is preferable to spray it a couple of times a day to maintain adequate humidity levels, but it is important to keep the water quantity under control, as excess humidity could lead to the risk of fungi and mold.
Naturally, as you can imagine, if the environment in which the bonsai is located is particularly hot , watering will need to be more abundant . As for fertilization, it is recommended to use a liquid fertilizer (more convenient and practical to dose and use), which should be administered every two weeks in the summer, and every four weeks in the winter, but only if the plant does not stop growing. Pruning
is obviously essential to maintain and care for the tree's shape and to define the size of the crown in detail . This particular type of bonsai has the characteristic of uniting in a single block - with considerable pressure - the parts of the plants that touch each other; therefore, the trunks and branches of different plants easily merge into a single specimen, thus forming natural compositions of great interest.
Repotting this particular bonsai family is recommended—always in spring, when the plant reactivates and restarts its life cycle —every two years (instead of 4-5 like other types of bonsai).
To repot from the old container to the new one, simply use universal potting soil.

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