Planting red maples at home symbolizes prosperity and good fortune, and represents a positive attitude towards life and blessings for lovers. It can be grown indoors with good sunlight, but there must be no lack of water during the growth period. It has many branches and leaves and needs to be pruned frequently. Lack of water, lack of nutrients, and too high temperatures will cause the leaves to turn yellow, so you need to pay more attention. In addition, beware of underground pests such as grubs and mole crickets that bite the seedlings and stem bases, and chafers, thorn moths, aphids, etc. that eat the leaves of red maple.
The Feng Shui implication of small bonsai red maple is that planting red maple at home means longing, memories, prosperity and good luck. It represents a positive attitude towards life and blessings for lovers.
Care methods for small bonsai red maple. In order to promote vigorous growth of red maple bonsai, it is necessary to choose a suitable flower pot. The material should be breathable, and the soil can provide sandy soil rich in humus. There must be no lack of water during the growth period. Water in time when the soil is dry. Spray water to maintain humidity when the air is dry. Light conditions are indispensable, and good light needs are met during the growth period. Top-dress fertilizer in time according to growth needs, and the fertilizer should not be too concentrated.
Can I raise small red maple bonsai indoors? Red maple can be raised indoors, but it likes sunlight. It is suitable to be raised indoors with good sunshine, so that the leaves will show a fiery red color. If the indoor light is not good, , it is difficult to grow normally. There are still many benefits to keeping them indoors. They can be viewed and have a good meaning. During maintenance, care must be taken not to expose it to the scorching sun and the air should not be too dry. It needs to be sprayed with water to moisturize.
How to prune and shape small bonsai red maple? Red maple bonsai is an ornamental bonsai. If it is still allowed to grow, its appearance will be affected in the long run and its ornamental value will be greatly reduced. The continuous elongation of old branches will also consume nutrients, resulting in the inability to sprout new branches, which will affect later growth. Branches that are too long should be shortened and pruned appropriately to remove diseased branches and weak branches, and the overall shape should also be taken into consideration.
What to do with the yellow leaves of the small bonsai red maple? There are many reasons why the leaves of the small bonsai red maple turn yellow. If it is caused by lack of moisture, regular watering is needed to avoid long-term drought in the soil. If it is caused by a lack of nutrients, it needs to be supplemented with compound fertilizer. If it is caused by root rot, you need to use medicine to irrigate the roots and supplement foliar fertilizer. If the temperature is too high, you need to spray water to cool down.
How to deal with the leaf loss of small bonsai red maple. If the leaves are dry due to excessive light intensity, it is because the temperature in summer is high and a large amount of water in the plant is evaporated, causing the leaves to wither. In this case, it is necessary to immediately move the potted plants away from the current high-temperature environment to a location where the temperature is suitable and the air flows well, and measures should be taken immediately to deal with the plant's lack of water. It is recommended to water it thoroughly, but do not store water.
While blocking the sun, it is also necessary to assist in increasing air humidity. Use spray tools to timely use water mist on their leaves to ease the temperature when the temperature is high during the day, so that the evaporated water can be replenished again.
What kind of fertilizer is suitable for small bonsai red maple? The small bonsai red maple culture soil can be prepared with 6 parts of sandy mountain mud, 3 parts of garden soil and 1 part of river sand. When potting, you can add decomposed manure. 30 grams and 20 grams of decomposed cake fertilizer are used as base fertilizer.
Precautions for the management of red maple bonsai 1. Underground pests include grubs, mole crickets, etc. that bite the seedlings and stem bases, which can easily cause the seedlings to die. You can use Lesben 1000 times liquid or 50 phoxim emulsifiable concentrate 1000 -Water roots with 1200 times liquid.
2. Pests that invade branches and leaves such as chafers, thorn moths, and aphids often eat the leaves of Japanese red maples, causing poor growth of seedlings. Adult aphids and chafers can be sprayed with 1200-1500 times liquid of 10 imidacloprid powder to kill thorn moths. Chrysanthemum pesticides can be used for control.