Beech bonsai

Special Care Guide for Beech Potted Plants
place
Beech trees prefer full sun during the growing season, but require some shade during Taiwan’s scorching summer sun. In winter, you need to pay attention to frostbite, especially when planting in small pots. In the cold winter, beech can be placed in a greenhouse or moved indoors.

watering
Beech needs frequent watering to prevent the roots from drying out, but care must be taken to avoid overwatering, as overwatering can lead to root rot. In winter, water until the roots are slightly moist, and avoid hard water with high calcium content. Continue reading Watering Potted Plants.

fertilize
During the growing season, apply a solid organic fertilizer every four weeks or a liquid fertilizer every week. Please use an average proportion of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium as fertilizer.

Trimming and wrapping
Wait until the new branches grow to have 4 to 6 leaves, then prune them to the length of 2 leaves. After the beech leaves have fallen, you can cut off thick branches and excessively long branches. After the beech leaves fall, the leafless branches present a unique, bleak and lonely beauty, which is its most popular feature. Therefore, a smooth and scarless trunk and commensurate exposed roots are also important. Young beech leaves can be removed in June to promote branching. Older trees are suitable for removing large leaves, which allows more light to enter the canopy to nourish the smaller leaves. The prerequisite for picking leaves must be that the tree is in good growth and health. Continue reading for potted plant pruning.

Wrapping is suitable in autumn, winter, or spring before the buds open. If you don’t know when is the best time, remember to wrap when there are no leaves on the branches. New branches are usually twisted and unsightly, and must be reshaped by winding threads to show the beauty of a broom-like outline in winter.

Change soil
Beech is suitable for soil replacement once every 2 to 3 years. When the tree is older, the frequency will be reduced. The roots need to be pruned carefully when replacing the soil. The goal is to prune out radial exposed roots. The basins used in beech wood are mostly oval or rectangular shallow basins. You can use ordinary mixed soil, but the optimal pH value is 5.6~6.6. Continue reading Replace soil for potted plants.

reproduce
Beech is suitable for both the solid method and the cutting method; in summer, it is recommended to use new branches as cuttings, and in winter, use more mature branches that have begun to turn brown and lignify. You can also try the aerial layering method (or high pressure method) for propagation.

Pests and diseases
Beech wood is rarely affected by diseases and insect pests, but under special circumstances, it can still be attacked by aphids, leafhoppers, gall mites, spider mites, and leaf spot. When encountering any of the above diseases and insect pests, please use special insecticides. Also check the growing environment of the beech potted plant.