![]() I cannot assess how many roots are coming out of the current pot or where they go. Youll need to watch them and figure out what your watering schedule should be based on your soil mix, the depth of the pot, and time of the year, and rain events.Īlso as mentioned, please put Atlanta, GA on your profile so we dont have to keep asking you where you are and it will make it easier for us to give you appropriate advice.Ĭlick to expand.Here is where it can get really difficult. Although in your area, youll probably have to water them at least once a day, maybe twice when its very hot. Also make sure they get water when they need it, not on a strict schedule. They will have less of a tendency to get burned leaves that way. Id try to put them in a place where they get morning sun the dappled shade in the mid and late day when it gets really hot. There are some people here in GA and states around you that could help with this. Find out what other bonsai hobbiests that keep maples in your area use. Personally, I would not use garden soil, but a mix that is appropriate for maple trees in your area. It is also a good idea to prune branches at the same time, just make sure you leave nodes below the cut so there is a place for new buds to grow. ![]() When you repot at the right time, you can root prune quite a bit off, but try to leave some smaller feeder roots there. However they are in quite a deep pot there so tranisitoning them to a more bonsai shaped training pot like the one you describe for a couple of years is a good idea. The best time to repot and root prune is in late winter/early spring as the buds start to swell. Regular trimming as they grow will help build branches and ramification but you need to recognise that you will be removing some branches completely when you assemble the group so the trees fit together naturally.Ĭan't help you with overwintering as I probably have a much warmer winter and my trees stay outside all year round.īTW it is worth adding your location to your profile so you don't have to keep reminding us where you are. In the meantime feed regularly and water as often as required to keep these ones healthy over summer. The larger and deeper the pot the less critical soil becomes but use the best soil you can for any trees in pots. With a lot of luck all of your trees may be OK because they have already been growing together so should already have similar shapes but it will be worth having a critical look at each trunk now to see how they might fit together next year. i start with way more trunks than I want in the group to allow for the ones that just won't compliment the others. Sometimes the trunk shape just won't fit in ell no matter how many times you turn it round or lean it over. In reality this means that not all trees can be put in a group planting. ![]() Bonsai groups look better when all the trunks and branches follow a similar theme so you need to assess each tree as you place it in the group to try to find the best place and front so it compliments the rest of the trees. ![]() In a benign area all the trunks will be taller and straighter. In a natural forest all the trees are subject to the same weather so trees in a harsh landscape will all be stunted and bent. Looks best if all the trees have a similar theme to their shape. Also looks best if the thickest tree is the tallest so prune your candidates accordingly.Ĥ. Different heights: Looks best if the thickest tree is at the focal point ( a bit off centre). Looks like there is already some difference in size of those trunks but might be worth looking for some smaller, thinner trees to add to those you have now.ģ. Random trunk thickness: natural forest is made from trees of all ages. I find it best to have at least one pair of trees really close together to emphasise the randomness of the spacing.Ģ. Most beginners start off with evenly spaced trunks which makes the group look like park rather than a natural forest. Really good visible surface roots is not quite as critical in a group as in a single tree but you will need to cut quite a lot of roots to get your trees apart and then more to get them together in a good arrangement so spend this year finding out.Ī good group planting needs several features:ġ. Root pruning is one of the fundamental keys to producing good bonsai. I also think it is a bit late to be bare rooting these trees this season but if you can just lift the entire root ball out of this pot and into the new one that's fine any time.
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