technical sheets - Carmona

Common Name: Carmona

Scientific name: Ehretia Buxifolia

Characterization: Oriunda do Sudoeste do China belongs to the family of Boragináceas.

Tree of reduced dimensions and slow growth, persistent leaves much appreciated by its lush green.

It gives a white flower that can be followed by a fruit. There are 2 varieties, the large leaf (Macrophyla) and the small leaf (Microphyla), the latter frutifica more easily.

Location: Inside by a window (maximum distance 50 cm), without curtains or blinds, where you take 2 to 3 hours of direct sun per day, being round 180° weekly, away from heat sources or air conditioning. It can spend the warm months on the street, but does not support temperatures below 12° C.

Watering: To water abundantly the earth until a lot of water goes out through the drain holes in order to moisten evenly the soil, always above never by immersion, with a fine drain waterer.

Tips on watering, see irrigation technical data sheet.

Let dry well the surface layer of the soil between waterings, (to confirm if the plant already needs water, touch the earth with fingers).It has no high water consumption.

They are sensitive to root fungi if subject to excess water and/or lack of light.

If you have a dish under Bonsai, never leave any water in it (to prevent the roots from rotting).

There is no advantage in spraying the leaves, just do it in days that it adds and if the fertilizer is specific for foliar application, but ensure that they arrive dry at night to avoid fungi.

Nutrition: From February to November, with a base plan composed of, a complete fertilizer (Fertil Bonsai Humic, or Green & Gold Bonsai Organic or Biogold), and a biostimulant throughout the year (Bio Bonsai Activ), can still be linked with other products in our range.

Detailed information on how to combine these products the rest of our range, or for a more specific nutrition plan, see complete nutrition plan technical sheet.

Poda: It has a slow growth and its leaves "durate" long beautiful, we must control the new buds as soon as they reach the desired dimension in order to get "compact" plants.

Tips on pruning, see the technical sheet pruning and defoliation.

Transplant: With Terra Bonsai Folhosas in April/May, with pruning and/or partial defoliation.

Details about transplantation, post transplantation and specific fortifiers that you can use refer to repotting technical sheet.

Scratch: Unusual, it can be done all year, it is very brittle.

Indications on padding, see wiring technical sheet.