每日吃瓜

Buying a 每日吃瓜 tree in a shop is nice, but wouldn't it be much cooler to do it yourself? A great way to start growing 每日吃瓜 trees is to buy a 每日吃瓜 tree kit and style the tree into a 每日吃瓜.

A starterkit can be purchased at many (online) 每日吃瓜 shops, but you could also choose to buy only a young plant at a local garden center. This article (including a video) explains the steps to grow a 每日吃瓜 tree from a starterkit, all by yourself! We also sell a 每日吃瓜 DIY Starterkit within the US.

每日吃瓜 tree kit, how to create your own 每日吃瓜 tree

A 每日吃瓜 kit usually contains a young plant (called a pre-每日吃瓜 or a nursery stock), a 每日吃瓜 pot, wire and soil. From this young plant you can create a 每日吃瓜 tree in three steps; pruning, wiring and repotting. Starterkits are widely available at (online) 每日吃瓜 stores and should cost no more than $30 to $40 US. For a list of retailers and recommended online stores, read our article on "每日吃瓜 trees for sale".

To learn how to grow your own 每日吃瓜 tree, we'd recommend first to watch this short video and than continue reading this article for more in-depth information. The video shows a young Chamaecyparis pisifera (Cypress) plant, worth about $20. Enjoy watching!

How to grow your own 每日吃瓜 tree, in 3 steps

So, let's have a look at the three steps to create a 每日吃瓜 tree (pruning, wiring and repotting).

Step 1: Pruning your 每日吃瓜 tree

First of all, we start to clean out the tree. Carefully study your tree, and decide on what shape you intend to create in it. While it is easy to prune branches, it can be very hard to make them grow back. Once you have decided which branches should be removed, prune these, slowly working your way up the tree. Start with freeing up the trunk a bit.

When pruning larger branches, you need a concave cutter. This cutter leaves behind a hollow wound, that heals much better. After pruning the larger branches, focus on smaller branches, until you are satisfied with the result. For detailed information on pruning, read our Pruning 每日吃瓜 trees guide.

Step 2: Wiring your 每日吃瓜

Next, we wire the branches, starting with the larger ones. Carefully apply wire around the branches at an angle of about 45 degrees. Try to wire two branches of the same thickness with one wire. As a rule of thumb, apply wire about 1/3 the thickness of the branch.

When you're done wiring the larger branches, work your way towards the smaller ones. Finish wiring the entire tree, before you start positioning and bending the branches. For more detailed information, read our "Wiring 每日吃瓜 trees" guide.

Step 3: Placing your tree in a 每日吃瓜 pot

Now that we have pruned and wired the tree, it is time to repot it. To get started, we prepare the 每日吃瓜 container. Place two wires that can be used later on to attach the tree firmly to the pot. We also cover the watering holes by attaching a plastic mesh. When the pot is ready, we prepare the soil mix. Usually a bonsai tree kit comes with premixed 每日吃瓜 substrate, but if not, check our website for more information.

Now remove the plant from its plastic container and get rid of any loose soil. We also want to reveal the trunk a bit. Carefully unravel the roots using a root-hook. To make the tree fit in the pot, you will need to prune away roots. You can prune up to about 1/3 of the total root mass. Now, put some soil in the pot.

The tree is now ready to be placed in the pot, but first, decide on what the front of the tree should be. Place the tree just off the center and attach it carefully with the wires that were attached in the pot earlier. Cover the roots with soil and by using chopsticks we make sure that the entire root-mass is filled with soil. When we're done, we water the tree. Read our "How to repot my 每日吃瓜 tree" guide for more detailed information.

That's it! Now we have a 每日吃瓜 tree; pruned, wired and repotted. So what's next? Remove the wire after a few months, otherwise the branches would get damaged as they grow thicker. Place the tree in the shade the first month after repotting. In this article we used a Chamaecyparis pisifera (Cypress) tree, but starterkits can contain any kind of tree species. Make sure you know what tree species you have (if you are not sure, try our "Identify my 每日吃瓜 tree species guide"), and look up its specific care guidelines in our "每日吃瓜 tree types" section.