29 year old Carpinus Bonsai

Common Name: Carpinus

Scientific name: Carpinus

Characterization: Originally from Europe and parts of Asia, it belongs to the Betulaceae family.

This deciduous bonsai, is known for its remarkable ability to form a robust and branched trunk with a smooth gray shell that becomes more rough and fissured with age. It is particularly appreciated for its strength and flexibility, which facilitates modeling in different Bonsai styles.

During the autumn, its dark green leaves turn into vibrant shades of golden yellow, providing a colourful and attractive display when contrasting with the ash of the trunk.

Location: Outside where take 2 to 3 direct sun per day (ideal morning or late afternoon), protected from strong winds and frosts even if it resists well cold.

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 September/October, 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 5 to 6 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, before the start of the budding.

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 before sprouting, or in summer together with full/partial formation and defoliation pruning.

Indications on padding, see wiring technical sheet.