Raising mimosa as a bonsai

Mimosas don't get very tall

In general, mimosas - unlike trees or other houseplants that are grown as bonsai - do not grow very tall. You can reach a maximum size of 50 centimeters.

Accordingly, bonsai mimosas are very small plants that need a good space to be effective.

Since mimosas are very sensitive anyway and to small ones Care errors or wrong locations do not respond well, it is not worthwhile for beginners to have one mimosa to grow as bonsai. At most experienced gardeners who meet all demands on maintenance and care Location should attempt this experiment.

A mimosa does not tolerate cutting well

A big problem with keeping a mimosa as a bonsai is that the plant does not take it well when it is pruned. In the first year it must not be reduced at all.

From the second year onwards, cuts can be made, but only carefully. The branches can be cut directly on the trunk. Wiring is unsuccessful with mimosas.

To keep the mimosa small, it must be repotted regularly. The roots can be pruned.

Maintain mimosa properly as a bonsai

• Pour properly
• fertilize occasionally
• cut back annually
• repot

When watering mimosas as bonsai, make sure that the root ball neither dries out completely nor is too wet. Water is only poured when the top layer of the earth has dried out.

Kokohum is recommended as a substrate, as it does not contain any nutrients and the mimosa grows correspondingly more slowly. For this, the plant must be fertilized regularly.

The mimosa is overwintered at warm temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees. It has to be bright, but can only get direct sun in the morning and in the evening. The humidity may need to be increased.