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How to make bougainvillea bonsai

How to make bougainvillea bonsai


Bougainvillea plant are simple and easy to make bonsai, as it grow very fast and does not require much care follow the steps and you will get the Beautiful Bougainvillea Bonsai

Making Bougainvillea Bonsai


1) First buy a bougainvillea plant of at least 2-3 inches thick stem, so that you don't have to wait for         the stem to grow mature and old as the thick stem will look good and old impression will come.

2) Take the big pot and plant bougainvillea in it for at least 5-6 month and let the bougainvillea plant
     to grow as much as it can grow bushy.

3) Think of the shape you want to give to your bougainvillea plant.

4) After 5-6 month buy a bonsai pot & wire your bougainvillea plant and give the shape to the branches grown old and hope the branches has become thick now take out your bougainvillea plant from the pot without damaging the roots  .

5) Finally observe the bougainvillea plant & roots. if the roots are long enough cut them and according to the bonsai pot you have brought.

6) Add the bonsai soil and place the bougainvillea plant in the pot , wait for few more months and you will get the beautiful bonsai plant


bougainvillea bonsai


Some Tips:-

Bougainvillea Bonsai shape can be 
Umbrella Shape, formal upright, cascade (semi-full) style, self made shape

Care for bougainvillea bonsai is that we have to take extra care of plant in bonsai pot as bonsai pot are small and can't hold more soil & moisture so keeping extra eye on bonsai plant is necessary.


We can also hunt big cuttings from old bougainvillea tree and can grow them in rainy season, this will help us in getting bougainvillea bonsai fast as thick trunk will help use to get mature trunk and our 50% work will finish in first year after and rest we have to work on branches.