Bonsai Hobby _ Ficus Retusa

Bonsai Hobby _ Ficus Retusa

This article is about a hobby, A Bonsa Hobby. There severall plants that can designed to a bonsai. And now, this is about Ficus retusa.

Ficus retusa is a species of Ficus often grown as bonsai because it is a rare species of tree that can stand to be grown as a houseplant.

It has thick enough to alternate leaves look a little waxy. His old bark is dark gray, mottled with lighter bands called lenticels. Like most of ficus, white latex flows when you cut a branch.

Bonsai Hobby _ Ficus Retusa 

Interview :

Watering: Water the tree in abundance, without simulating a shower or soak the pot in water, but pouring water on the substrate. Ensure water until water flows through the holes in the bottom of the pot, and let the water in the cup, its evaporation student humidity (reference required). Avoid holding the substrate constantly wet, it easily leads to falling leaves and root rot. Allow the soil to dry on the surface between waterings. It is sometimes advisable to spray the foliage daily and trunk morning and evening. Fertilizer: The tree with no season of rest, you can give it a fertilizer throughout the year focusing still the period when he is outside.

Exposure :

Tropical tree, Ficus retusa can stay indoors all year long to be in a humid atmosphere and especially enjoy a very good light. Ficus retusa particularly like to be out in the summer. In temperate regions, it is preferable to leave it outside during the entire period of the year when night temperatures are above 5 ° C. Below these temperatures, it should be placed in a non-heated to around 18 ° C room. Artificial lighting can be used in addition.

Bonsai Hobby _ Ficus Retusa Size

The size and structure of the strapping are available all year. Maintenance pruning is from 8 to 10-leaf (fold then 2 or 3 leaves). A healthy tree, defoliation is possible from May / June. You must then place the bonsai sunlight outside. The leaves will grow smaller and tighter.

Repotting :

Make repotting every two to three years. It is advisable to repot the bonsai quickly if we just made the acquisition. Repotting is possible throughout the year but preferably from April to June The ficus retusa like to be repotted in a mixture of pozzolan and akadama. Cutting / roots of about 1 and 3 of their length to make a size of the green part to balance with the root portion. Do not prune the roots before March / April. After repotting, it may exceptionally apply to foliage to help the tree to rebuild reserves.