Bonsai Azaleia (Rhododendron) is concerned with having

A Azaleia It is popular with its fantastic flowers, which open in May – June and occur in many different colors, shapes and sizes.

The leaves are dark green and differ in size and shape, depending on the cultivar.

The Azaleas of Satuki and Kurume are small perennial shrubs, which are very suitable for bonsai purposes.

Position

AS Azaleias They thrive in a sunny place, but for the hottest time it is better to provide some shadow.

When they flourish, the azaleas should be protected by rain and hot sun so that flowers last longer.

Mature and healthy azaleas can resist a little frost, but should be protected from the colder temperatures – 5 ° C.

Dare

The trees of Bonsai Azaleia should not be dry, but it doesn't even like permanent humidity. Therefore, it is necessary to check the humidity of the soil very carefully.

A root sphere that has been temporarily dry, must be immersed in a bucket of water to be completely humid again.

Azaleas need slightly acidic soil and tap water is not suitable for them.

You can use rainwater, mix rainwater with tap water or filter the tap water to water the azalea bonsai.

Food

During the growth station, Bonsai Azaleia should be fed with a special fertilizer for Azaleas or Rododendros.

There are liquid fertilizers for azaleas that are used weekly and organic products to spread on the ground surface at longer intervals.

As long as the trees have flourished, stop feeding them or uses only half of the normal dosage.

Pruning

Azaleia is one of the few species of trees that have basal domination. This means that the lower branches develop stronger than those of the weaker upper part, which leads to the shape of a natural shrub.

Therefore, the basic branches more intensely than those of the upper part.

Bonsai Azaleia supports pruning very well and even produces new shoots from the branches in which there is no leaf. Immediately after flowering, dried flowers and ovaries are cut or managed by hand.

This phase is also favorable for all other pruning and works of apartments, because in summer the new flowers of flowers will develop next year.

If you can do your tree too late, there will not be a flower or flower the following year.

The trunk or unwanted branches can be removed at any time of the year.

A vast stylization work in gross material is usually performed in spring and in this case flowering is consciously rejected.

Azaleia Wood is fragile, so the Aramation and the crease of the branches should be made with great care.

Transplant

Every two years, in spring or after flowering, Azalea should be transplanted.

Pork the roots with great care, because they are very thin and tangled and can be easily broken when trying to deliver.

It is important to use a special solo for the azaleas, which is without lime. The pure Kanuma, for example, is a good solo for Azaleias.

Propagation

The azaleas are propagated by the stakes in spring and summer.

Depending on the cultivar, the success rate can differ, but many known cultivars produce roots easily and quickly.

In the hot season of the year, the transparent leaves can be useful to protect young people posed by excessive evaporation.

Parasites and diseases

Azalee are often not infested with parasites. But low humidity can favor the presence of mites, which should be treated with correct pesticide and increase in humidity.

The fat of the screw can eat the leaves and their larvae cause serious damage to the roots.

With special pesticides or nematodes, cockroaches and their larvae can be eliminated.

The putrefaction of the roots, caused by a mushroom, can be successful when the ground of azalea is very humid and hardened.

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