Bonsai Specimen Rhododendron indicum. 64 years. Azalea.

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Bonsai Specimen Rhododendron indicum. 64 years. Azalea. It is a beautiful azalea with a sloping trunk in the Shakan style that denotes old age. Its branches and its trunk stand out for their strength. Its thin branches bear an enormous number of flower buds. The blooming of the bonsai azalea is quite a spectacle.

The Bonsai Specimen section is made up only of those bonsai that meet a series of characteristics that make them exceptional such as: high aesthetic value, age, artistic training, size, unusual species, author's work, special formation traits, dynamism, techniques used for shaping it and its power of suggestion.

Irrigation: Abundant in summer and moderate in winter. It requires pure water, with an acidic pH. It does not like lime.

Location: Outdoors all year round.

Bonsai measurements (length x width x height): 80 x 88 x 84 cm

Pot measurements (length x width x height): 53 x 40 x 15 cm

Nebari diameter: 15 cm

Curiosities: In Japan, the cultivation of Azaleas as bonsai forms a separate discipline, having its own association of amateurs and professionals. The Azalea, unlike most plants worked as bonsai, has more vigour in the lower branches than in the apex, something that we must consider when pruning and pinching.

Reference 151337

Data sheet

Genus: Rhododendron
Habitat: Outdoor
Leaf type: evergreen

Family

Ericaceae

Fertilisation

Spring and Autumn.

Transplant

Every 2 to 3 years, after flowering.

Substrate

acidic pH.

100% Kanuma, or mixed with a 20% of volcanic gravel.

Pruning

After flowering.

Nipping

When the shoot has grown up to 6 to 8 leaves, cut down to 2 leaves.

It is convenient to thin the flowers, so as not to weaken the plant. We will leave the flowers for a week, after which we will remove them. At the point of insertion of the flowers is where the buds will appear, usually in the number of five. From these shoots we will select the two that are best placed horizontally, eliminating the rest. These two shoots will be pinched to two leaves. We will also remove the old leaves.