Species belonging to the Rosaceae family, with primary origins in Asia, Europe, and North America.
The "Everest" Apple variety is the most used in European Bonsai, as it has very "generous" flowering and fruiting, with deciduous and oval leaves.
The flower is white/pinkish on the outside, and the small fruit (about 1 cm) turns red at the end of summer.
The "Everest" Apple Bonsai is an outdoor plant.
Common Name: Apple Tree
Scientific Name: Malus spp.
Characteristics: Belongs to the Rosaceae family and its main origins are Asia, Europe, and North America.
It has a medium size and deciduous, oval-shaped leaves. They are highly appreciated in Bonsai for their abundant flowering and fruiting.
Location: Outdoors, where it receives 2 to 3 hours of direct sunlight per day (ideally in the morning or late afternoon), protected from strong winds and frosts. They prefer locations well exposed to the sun and cold in winter (which will stimulate good fruiting).
Watering: Water the soil abundantly until plenty of water comes out through the drainage holes, in order to moisten the soil evenly, always from above never by immersion, using a watering can with fine nozzles.
Tips on watering, see the watering technical sheet.
Let the surface layer of the soil dry out between each watering (to confirm if the plant already needs water, touch the soil with your fingers).
Although very resistant to climate, they have high water consumption especially during flowering and fruiting. Avoid watering the flowers so as not to damage them.
If you have a tray under the Bonsai, never leave any water in it (to prevent the roots from rotting).
There is no advantage in spraying the leaves; only do so on days when you fertilize and if the fertilizer is specific for foliar application, but make sure the leaves dry by night to avoid fungi.
Nutrition: From February to the end of September/October, with a basic plan composed of a complete fertilizer (Fertil Bonsai Humic, or Green & Gold Bonsai Organic or Biogold), and a biostimulant (Bio Bonsai Activ), which can also be combined with other products from our range.
Detailed information on how to combine these products with others from our range, or for a more specific nutrition plan, see the complete nutrition plan technical sheet.
Pruning: Maintain the shape by cutting at the first leaves and apply "Metsumi" to keep the leaves small.
Formation pruning can be done at the end of winter, but respecting the flower buds (the larger ones), or alternatively in summer (with or without defoliation) as the flower buds have not yet formed.
Tips on pruning, see the pruning and defoliation technical sheet.
Repotting: Using Leafy Bonsai Soil at the end of winter before flowering begins. In weakened plants in the year of repotting, remove flowers as they appear to avoid overstraining the plant.
Details about repotting, post-repotting care, and specific fortifiers you can use are available in the repotting technical sheet.
Wiring: Before flowering, or at the beginning of summer with total or partial defoliation.
Instructions on wiring, see the wiring technical sheet.
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