Comments on: Buy Bonsai Trees That Are Easy To Care For

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:32:07 +0000

Junipers like to be a bit on the dry side when compared to other bonsai. They also enjoy it if you can offer morning sun and afternoon shade, morning sun isn’t as intense, and junipers are normally ground hugging shrubs under the canopys of bigger trees.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:37 +0000

I have found that azaleas enjoy a more acidic soil environment, but that isn’t too hard to achieve. Miracle-Gro makes some stuff called Miracid that helps a lot.

Repotting storebought juniper is a very important point. As a newbie, I killed several storebought juniper because I didn’t know that repotting them into some decent soil is so important.

Thanks for dropping by!

By: Charles M

Charles M — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:17:26 +0000

Azalea bonsai are not low maintenance — they are very sensitive to water and soil chemistry. The same is true of Japanese maples. If you want to keep storebought juniper bonsai alive, consider repotting them in a mix of 1/3 potting soil, 1/3 decomposed granite, and 1/3 agricultural pumice.