When the crape myrtle blooms, why not make a crape myrtle bonsai yourself

To make a crape myrtle bonsai, you first need to choose a suitable flower variety, then pot and plant it, and mist the branches and trunk to retain moisture. During care, watering should be controlled during the growing season, and from bud formation to before the flowering period it needs plenty of water. In winter it is suitable to apply organic fertilizer, and for pruning ordinary branches, just keep 1-2 buds per branch. Note that the pot should be changed once every 2 years, in spring and winter.

How to make a crape myrtle bonsai

To make a crape myrtle bonsai, you should give priority to selecting varieties with suitable conditions, which can make the production process more efficient.

In late autumn and early winter, you can select crape myrtle varieties with thicker and larger stems for grafting to change varieties and improve the cultivar. This method is relatively convenient, and at the same time the plant survival rate is higher.

Crape myrtle horticultural varieties with short and dense internodes, small leaves, easy flowering, a long flowering period and bright colors can also be made into bonsai. The seedlings need to be cultivated first, and then the branches are pruned and shaped according to the shaping techniques of bonsai making.

Bonsai crape myrtle

During the potting process, the bonsai specimen should be placed according to the form of the crape myrtle bonsai stump material and the requirements for shaping.

Then pour the prepared loose, fertile humus soil around the flower pot, so that the root system contacts the soil tightly. After watering enough settling water, place it in a wind-sheltered, shaded place for care.

Usually, the method of misting the branches and trunk should also be adopted to retain moisture, to prevent the trunk from drying out in the wind. After sprouting, move it to a sunny place for care.

Bonsai crape myrtle

The crape myrtle has vigorous transpiration during the growing season, so the potting soil must be kept moist.

In the early stage of branch and leaf growth, the amount of watering for the crape myrtle needs to be appropriately controlled, to avoid excessively vigorous growth of the branches and leaves of the crape myrtle bonsai.

From bud formation to before the flowering period, it needs plenty of water. Especially in the high temperatures and drought of summer, the amount of watering should be increased, and the method of spraying water on the leaf surfaces of the canopy should be adopted to increase air humidity; in winter the plant needs less water, so occasional spraying is enough.

In winter it is suitable to apply organic fertilizer, and during the growing season a cake liquid fertilizer and other phosphorus- and potassium-free chemical fertilizers should be applied every week.

Before and after bud formation, it is suitable to spray a 0.2 percent concentration of potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaf surfaces, which is beneficial to flower bud differentiation and the swelling of flower buds.

After each flowering period, a sufficient amount of organic fertilizer should be applied.

After the crape myrtle sheds its leaves, prune ordinary branches according to the needs of the bonsai shape, keeping just 1-2 buds per branch.

During the growing season of the crape myrtle, mainly prune away overly dense branches, leggy branches, and worthless branches growing from the base in a timely manner.

If you want the crape myrtle bonsai to bloom multiple times within a year, after each flowering you should promptly remove the spent flowers, to avoid fruiting and consuming nutrients.

Bonsai crape myrtle

A crape myrtle bonsai is suitable for repotting about once every two years, and the repotting time can be chosen in winter and spring.

According to the needs of the crape myrtle bonsai shape, replace it in a timely manner, remove part or all of the old soil, cut off some excess circling roots and dead roots, ensure the soil is fertile, and after watering thoroughly, carry out the usual care and management.

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