8 Year Old Ligustrum Bonsai

Common Name: Chinese Ligustrum

Scientific name: Ligustrum chinensis

Characterization: It belongs to the family of the Oleaceae, and covers China, Japan and Europe.

Although there are several types of Ligustruns, this variety from China is the one that best results in Bonsai.

It is a perennial shrub, of green oval leaf, gives a white flower in summer (in Bonsai it is rare because of the pruning), there is still a kind of white and green leaf (variegata).

Location: You can live in an interior next to a window well exposed to the sun with a minimum of 2 to 3 hours daily and without climatization, where it should be rotated 180° weekly.

It can also live all year abroad since protected from strong winds and frosts, it is very sensitive to the lack of direct sun.

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 technical data watering.

Let slightly dry the surface layer of the soil between each watering (to confirm if the plant already needs water, touch the earth with the fingers).

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 the days when it adds up and if the fertilizer goes for foliar application, but ensure that they arrive dry at night to avoid fungi.

Nutrition: From February to October/November, with a base plan composed of a complete fertilizer (Fertil Bonsai Humic, or Green & Gold Bonsai Organic or Biogold), and a biostimulant (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: We grow 6 to 8 leaves, and then we lower by the first leaves.

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

Transplant: With Terra Bonsai Folhosas in February/March, with strong partial defoliation.

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

Scratch: It can be crowded all year. It is usually chosen to crush at the end of winter or at the end of summer together with partial formation and defoliation pruning.

Indications on padding, see wiring technical sheet.