azalea bonsai

Azalea bonsai the perfect flowering bonsai tree for a patio

A Chinese azalea is unlike other bonsai azaleas that bloom in the spring, the Chinzan can bloom frequently throughout the year with one or more pink blooms. Satsuki Azaleas are known for their prized flowers and small evergreen leaves this plant has always been the favored azalea bonsai for planting or container growing on the patio. Satsuki Azaleas are known for their many large 2″ salmon colored blooms which can flower frequently in late spring and summer. The plant pictured here is our top specimen at the nursery.

Click to go to the nursery for more details. These azaleas are 16 years old. The double arrangement is 19 inches by 9 inches and 11 inches tall.

Azalea Bonsai Tree Care

To keep any Azalea bonsai healthy, remove any dead flowers and leaves just like any other flowering plant. You should grow these bonsai in a bonsai pot or container with a drainage system or hole to prevent excessive water from resting on the roots. Excessive water causes the azalea’s foliage and blooms to brown and can promote disease. You should grow these trees in a pot because you have greater control over its growing environment and you can bring it inside when it blooms to add color in your home. Just place it back outside when it finishes blooming.

When the tree has finished flowering for the year remove the yearly growth, this will help its overall structure. If there are any secondary shoots these should be pruned during midsummer. For the best results, please the Azalea in partial shade, protecting it from heavy rain and frost. You can use the same type of potting soil or fertilizer as you would any other bonsai plant in the Rhododendron family that like acidic soil.

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Unlike other Azaleas that bloom in the spring, the Chinzan can bloom frequently throughout the year with one or more pink blooms. Satsuki Azaleas are known for their prized flowers and small evergreen leaves. The tree you see pictured here is seven years old and stands about eleven inches tall.

Watering will depend on the type of soil mix you are using, the humidity in the air, the temperature. Azaleas like to be around moist soil or at least damp all the time. This doesn’t mean however that you water them everyday. If you are growing your azalea in a pot or container be sure to have a drainage system or hole to prevent excessive water from resting on the roots. Excessive water causes the foliage and blooms to brown and can promote disease. You can explore other outdoor trees for the garden or patio in this section about outdoor bonsai trees. Review other ornamental patio trees here chinese elm bonsai, japanese maple bonsai

If you are shaping your bonsai tree trunk or branches with wire don’t wrap too tight so you do not damage the trunk and bark of your azalea bonsai.

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