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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66357

What's the best soil for a Dragon Willow Bonsai Tree?

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66361

Hate to dissapoint you. There are no best soil. What suits the tree best is depending on your care and the environment it is in. Many growers aiming for a soil that dries up in 24 hours a normal summer and adapt watering to conditions rest of the year.

Willows are very tollerant to wet root and could be planted in a more organic and water holding soil.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66385

Thanks for your help. That make sense when you think about where Willow trees grow.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66411

What soil should I buy? I see a lot of different types of soils and reading some horror stories about using the wrong soil and killing their plants.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66417

Ricks wrote: What soil should I buy? I see a lot of different types of soils and reading some horror stories about using the wrong soil and killing their plants.

My thoughts on the topic:
www.growingbonsai.net/characteristics-of-good-bonsai-substrate/

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66470

I need something ready to use that won't kill this type of tree.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66473

There are no ready to use bonsai mixes that kills trees. Just as long as you adapt care to the soil and tree they are all fine. I think its best to look into what is awailable locally. What leatherback uses in Germany is not awailable in Sweden where I am.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66474

In Sweden the material is readily available as Leca or Leca kula. It seems that is the unbroken blahton in several gradings, including fine enough for bonsai. Probably if you know Swedish you can find it in a broken form, which I prefer to use.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66483

No, I have searched and didnt found the broken form. I have broken and sifted some myself to try it for one tree. However too much work and too much waste. I also have one tree growing in mostly mini leca balls 2-6 mm. Still experimenting to find the best substrate for my conditions and care.

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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #66484

I'm finding there's different types of soils for certain Bonsai trees. There's Pines and Conifers, Broadleaf evergreen and Deciduous trees.

I'm not exactly sure where this "Dragon Willow Bonsai Tree" falls but I think its Deciduous...

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