Scottish Bonsai Association A to Z of Bonsai Terms

Bonsai Care For Oak - English (Quercus robur) (Tree Type (Outdoors)) Oak - English (Quercus robur) - (Tree Type (Outdoors))    Oak - English (QUERCUS robur) - The traditional English oak displays a strongly grained trunk and distinctive short-stalked, muliple-lobed LEAVES which start out as bright green becoming prgressivly darker and ultimately a bronze-brown in autumn. STYLE : Best suited to MEdium/large size specimens in informal upright, slanting, twin trunk and group styles. WARNING: Oak is particularly vulnerable to MILDEW. Spray regularly with FUNGICIDE. Care Info Oak - English (QUERCUS robur) - REPOT : Annually until 10 years old and less frequently, as required, for older, larger trees. SOIL : Free draining soil : 40:60 GRIT:organic. PRUNE : Branch prune winter/early spring. PINCH : Pinch new SHOOTS to 1 or 2 LEAVES in early sumMEr. Remove larger leaves to encourage leaf size reduction. WATER : Water well in growing season, sparingly in winter. FEED : Every 2 weeks after leaves have emerged until late summer. WARNING: Oak is particularly vulnerable to MILDEW. Spray regularly with FUNGICIDE. Thanks to - British Bonsai for use of the image Go To Bonsai A to Z

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