The shoots need to be wired downwards all the time because they tend to grow.

The leaves are long and narrow. In autumn they turn golden yellow before they fall off. Weeping willows can be beautiful bonsai but their care and styling is not particularly easy. They need a lot of water and their strong growth must be controlled. It is best to make larger willow bonsai because the hanging branches and leaves need enough shrubmulching.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Dec 29, Maintaining and Weeping Willow Bonsai Pruning and Shaping.

Pruning is one of the most important steps for keeping your weeping willow Bonsai beautiful. Re-potting. Potting can be tricky with the weeping willow.

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A typical Bonsai tree grows about two inches a year; a Reviews: Dec 28, Weeping willow bonsai grow quickly, especially when they’re young. The initial container should allow for enough room that the roots fill less than half of the pot, and repotting should take place once the root system exceeds this amount.

How often repotting must take place is largely dependent upon the size and age of the shrubmulching.barted Reading Time: 9 mins. Fertilization: Multi-purpose, water-soluble liquid fertilizers complement the growth of weeping willow bonsai. Remember to add fertilizers to the plant roots at least once a month (leaving winters). Reduce the strength of fertilizer to its half before using it.

Your bonsai respond well to foliar feeding as well. You can spray the fertilizers on branches, leaves and stems. Select a branch of an existing tree and cut it off. For the most reliable results keep the size of each cutting between" (cm) in length, and 1/8" (mm) thick. You can use larger cuttings, but the chances of them rooting successfully are shrubmulching.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree Cutting - Burning Bush Weeping Willow - Unique and Small Indoor/Outdoor Tree Shrub Plant - Excellent Bonsai Tree - Ships Bare Root, No Pot or Soil out of 5 stars 1 offer from /5.

Tease out the roots so that they hang straight from the tree. Cut back long tree branches to an outward facing bud and remove one of the branches on trees that are opposite each other. Prune the tree to suggest a bonsai form. The bonsai forms are upright, leaning and cascade. Cut back the roots from one-third to one-half their length. Dig a hole or poke a hole into the planting site or container and carefully set the rooted cutting in place.

Firm the soil gently around it and water well. If the willow grows very quickly, you may have to stake it up the first year or two for support until the trunk is thick enough to hold the weight of the branches.