DIY money tree bonsai

The bonsai money tree is ideal for indoor growing. You can create a great composition with proper trimming and shaping. Not every crassula is suitable for this type of processing, so it is important to choose the right one.

What types of fat women are suitable

To form a beautiful Japanese-style tree, you need to choose the types of fatty that are appropriate for such processing. Plant types suitable for decorating money tree bonsai:

• Crassula Ovata is a well-branched bush. The twigs are crowned with juicy small oval leaves.
• Crassula hobbit - has oval-shaped leaves, accrete from the base to the very middle. At the same time, they are turned outward.

Bonsai from fatty

• Crassula tricolor - differs in the color of the leaves. The plates are painted green with white stripes along them. The leaves have a red border.
• The fat woman is silvery - the leaves are covered with silvery dots, which create a silvery effect.
• Crassula minor is a small plant with leaves that have a red tint. The length of the plates is about 1.5 cm.

Suitable species

How to grow a miniature tree from Crassula with your own hands

Before you can make a bonsai from a fat woman, you need to grow it. To do this, you need to select the correct container and land.

Choice of capacity

You can only grow a bonsai bonsai in a special pot. The container is a rectangular bowl or pot. The height of the container is no more than 10 cm. At the bottom there are 2 holes through which excess moisture comes out. Additionally, the roots can be fixed in the holes during the rooting process.

Container for bonsai

Landing

To plant a fat woman yourself, you just need to choose the right substrate. Prepared soil is usually used. You can make the soil mixture yourself. To do this, you need to mix turf soil with sand in a ratio of 7: 3. A layer of fine expanded clay is poured onto the bottom.

Crassula planting

Procedure:

1. The soil mixture is well moistened with a spray bottle.
2. A hole is made in the center, into which the root system of the plant is placed.
3. Next, you need to sprinkle the hole and tamp the soil a little, spray it again.
4. For greater stability, stones are installed near the trunk. You can sprinkle the soil with small pebbles or expanded clay.

Pruning

Crassula requires proper pruning to produce a beautiful crown. Additionally, you need to organize a system for the formation of the trunk itself, as well as branches. When using such a plant, it is important to do everything to make the trunk as thick as possible.

Thick stem formation

This can be achieved only after the plant has grown thick branches that originate at the very base. When the required shape and thickness is reached, the branches are cut. Over time, the cut begins to tighten, forming a dense top.

Thick stem formation

How to form a crown yourself

The rules thanks to which you can form the crown of a tree and not harm the plant itself:

• Carry out pruning during the growing season.
• Think over the future shape of the crown. Mark the branches that will form the crown.
• Form the cut along the main stem.
• It is advisable to leave the leaves only on the tips of the branches that are left to create the crown.

Crown pruning

Regular re-pruning will improve not only the appearance of the plant, but also its condition.

How to trim step by step

Initially, special tools are prepared, but well-sharpened scissors can also be used. The blade must be treated with a disinfectant. Novice "bonsaists" should follow a clear pruning scheme. Step by step algorithm:

1. First, decide on the shape of the crown.
2. Use threads to mark the branches that will remain for further growth.
3. Cut off the top just below the base. This will slow down the growth of the fat woman.
4. Remove the lower branches by cutting them to the very base.

After a few weeks, you can start further forming the crown.

Wire wrapping

To make any shape of the trunk even in a young fat woman, many use wire. But in this case, such a technique is undesirable. The stem of the plant is fragile and can be broken by wire. In a fat woman, it is better to prepare the desired shape of the trunk by cutting off the lateral processes.

Watering

In order for the plant to root normally, it must be constantly watered abundantly. Using a spray bottle, moisten the soil until water appears on the pallet placed under the pot. Then you need to lay the moss on top.

The rules for pinching a young Crassula

• Pinching is done with your fingers.
• The desired process is removed with rotational movements. In this case, no fibers from the branches should remain on the trunk.
• The pinching point does not need to be processed.

Topping

At the place of pinching, 2 new shoots are formed over time.

Further care

So that the plant does not die and develop normally, you need to create the necessary conditions for this.

Temperature, lighting, location

The pot with the plant should be placed on a well-lit windowsill, but with partial shade from the curtains. Home lighting will be sufficient, but additional lighting may be needed during winter. A flowerpot with a fancy tree can be placed on a table, shelf or cabinet near a large window.

Place for a tree

How to water a money tree

Abundant watering is important for the plant. Water is needed in order to feed dense sheet plates. It is advisable to adhere to the irrigation regime. The soil must be moistened at the slightest hint of drying out.

Fertilizer

Complex fertilizers can be used as top dressing. During the rest period, it is important to exclude nitrogen-containing agents.

Bonsai transplant from bonsai

The fat woman is transplanted once every 3 years. When pruning roots, only 1/3 of the total mass can be removed.

Procedure:

1. Prepare a bonsai pot with a drainage layer. As a soil, you need to use a soil mixture with the presence of peat.
2. Moisten the soil well.
3. Landing.

Powerful tree after planting

Possible difficulties and typical mistakes

Fat bonsai belongs to the unpretentious types of indoor plants, but some fatal mistakes in the care process can lead to the death of the tree. Helpful hints:

• In the process of watering, it is impossible for the water to fall on the leaves.
• The transplant should be done once every 3-5 years.
• During transplantation, you need to process the root system, removing rotten areas.
• In the process of removing the appendages, you should not use putty, the ideal option is activated carbon powder.

If you adhere to these recommendations, then there will be no problems with the growth and development of the bonsai money tree.

Insect pests and diseases

Crassula bonsai is unpretentious, but it can have problems due to diseases and pests:

• Rotting roots or leaves. This is due to non-compliance with watering rules. It is necessary to establish a regime and remove rotten parts of the plant.
• Powdery mildew. The disease occurs in all parts of the plant due to the accumulation of debris at the base of the trunk. It is enough to do the cleaning.
• Aphids and other insects can be removed with cotton wool dipped in alcohol, and then the plant can be treated with a special agent.

Bonsai tree

Crassula bonsai is an easy way to get a beautiful Japanese-style plant. Taking care of the money tree and its formation does not complicate the growing process. Only pruning the crown takes some practice.