{"id":634,"date":"2014-12-29T15:17:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T04:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=634"},"modified":"2014-12-29T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T04:17:38","slug":"natives-for-bonsai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=634","title":{"rendered":"natives for bonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late Spring and Summer is when I prune and re-pot most of my native bonsai at Shibui Bonsai.<!--more-->Many Australian natives seem to resent root disturbance in the colder months but just continue to grow when I prune roots anytime during the warmer part of the year. I find that younger banksias in particular grow masses of very fine roots that quickly fill the pots. If left for a few years the root mass gets so dense that it is difficult to water and trees have died as a result. I now re-pot banksias, and many other native species, every year or 2 with much better results.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos of re-potting a young banksia, callistemon and a series showing the steps re-potting a ficus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_643\" style=\"width: 1146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-banksia-2014-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-643\" class=\"size-full wp-image-643\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-banksia-2014-12.jpg\" alt=\"Banksia integrifolia after pruning roots\" width=\"1136\" height=\"1711\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banksia integrifolia after pruning roots<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_642\" style=\"width: 1274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-callistemon-2014-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-642\" class=\"size-full wp-image-642\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-callistemon-2014-12.jpg\" alt=\"Developing Callistemon after pruning roots\" width=\"1264\" height=\"1759\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Developing Callistemon after pruning roots<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_636\" style=\"width: 1301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-636\" class=\"size-full wp-image-636\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-1.jpg\" alt=\"ficus before root pruning\" width=\"1291\" height=\"1569\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ficus before root pruning<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_638\" style=\"width: 1320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-638\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-3.jpg\" alt=\"cut off around half the rootball\" width=\"1310\" height=\"1445\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cut off around half the rootball<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_641\" style=\"width: 1625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-6.jpg\" alt=\"cut thick roots back quite hard\" width=\"1615\" height=\"1221\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cut thick roots back quite hard<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_639\" style=\"width: 1577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-4.jpg\" alt=\"trim around the edges and cut remaining roots back\" width=\"1567\" height=\"1598\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">trim around the edges and cut remaining roots back<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_635\" style=\"width: 1603px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-635\" class=\"size-full wp-image-635\" src=\"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/repot-ficus-7.jpg\" alt=\"ficus can also be defoliated at this time\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1551\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ficus can also be defoliated at this time<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late Spring and Summer is when I prune and re-pot most of my native bonsai at Shibui 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