Coconut bonsai, dwarfing the tall to be a beautiful ornament

in #gardening6 years ago

Hay steemit How are you all today? Finally with a long and exhausting struggle I @jhonmaks finished also making something out of the can about the plant. Keep reading this article so you really amazed by what I make and I write in this article.

This time I will make a tutorial on how to make a bonsai, maybe someone asks what it is bonsai for those who do not know yet, or maybe someone will say bonsai is the usual thing, it is true bonsai is commonly known but it makes this extraordinary because the plants that I binsai are not plants in general such as acacia or flower plants, but what I bonsai is a coconut tree, is this not extraordinary? I think it's amazing because the workmanship is very time-consuming and diligent so coconut can be a bonsai.

well, after you read up here I am sure you will be more curious and certainly eager to know how to make bonsai using coconut trees. So keep reading this article to the end to find out how to make it so you can practice it at home because this is a very amazing idea for all of us.

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How to Make Coconut Bonsai - Bonsai is one of the interesting ornamental plants. Bonsai is a small miniature plant of the original plant form. Types of bonsai also vary, many different plants are minimized by the method of crops or trees.

Plants or trees that can be bonsai for example is a coconut tree. Coconut bonsai plant has a unique shape, and is suitable to be home decoration. There are also interesting branched coconut bonsai with a more unique shape.

Bonsai coconut.

Quite a lot of interest in the market of ornamental plants, especially bonsai lovers.

Of course all readers think, how can a plant as big as a coconut tree converted into branched coconut bonsai that has a small size. Of course the reader is curious. Well, Listen this article to finish to know how to make coconut bonsai branching.

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How to Make Coconut Bonsai.

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Specify Coconut Type.

Initial stage to make coconut bonsai. There are several types of coconut that can be bonsai. Such as red ivory coconut, coconut milk ivory, and albino coconut. There are characteristics to know the type of coconut.

For red ivory coconut has a yellowish red color. When it becomes a red ivory coconut bonsai will be very beautiful and unique. But for the treatment of red ivory bonsai coconut is also quite troublesome.

The most difficult in treating the red ivory bonsai is to maintain its red color. To maintain it we need to use a lot of fertilizer. Because of this plant when the lack of substances contained in the fertilizer, the color of plants will return to green.

As for milk ivory has a white color and this plant grows in many subtropical areas. In addition to bonsai, this type of coconut is also used as a substitute for palm trees to be placed in the park.

Then the type of coconut albino has the same color with milk coconut is white color. Coconut albino has a white color that is not pale plain. The color is lighter or close to the silver color. Of course when it becomes bonsai, this type of coconut is very interesting and unique.

Well, readers already know the types of coconut that can be bonsai. Next choose the reader likes or in accordance with the tastes of readers to be bonsai.

Choosing a Coconut Seed.

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Coconut seeds need to be selected the best, if the origin of the choice may not grow well. The best coconut seed for bonsai is the old one. Due to the old coconut will be faster to grow new shoots.

It would be better to pick coconut seeds directly from the tree. When the seeds that have fallen, may be seedlings will grow with a less than perfect shape. Or it could also coconut shells have been fragile or broken due to impact when falling.

For seed size, choose the size of the shell that is not too big or small. But it has big and powerful roots. Seedlings with small coconut shells will also facilitate when the shape of the stem later.

Determining Coconut Shell Position.

The starting place for the development of coconut is in the shell. So it is necessary to determine the position of the shell according to the desired bonsai pattern.

First, place seeds that do not have buds on soil that has a lot of water content. Seedlings will grow shoots approximately approximately 1 to 2 weeks.

Then, put the coconut shell in a vertical position, coconut shell will be surrounded by roots. Or it could also be placed horizontally, later the coconut bonsai shape will be like a snail's house.

Cleaning the Coconut Coir.

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Coconut husk freshly cleaned when coconut shoots have appeared. to saturate the coir can by peeling with longitudinal incisions around the shell.

When cutting the shell, it is necessary to be careful not to concern new shoots and roots. Furthermore, after slashed, can directly peeled all coconut husk attached to the coconut shell.

Cleaning Coconut Shell Fine Furs.

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The next step after the coconut husk looks clean is to clean the fine hair on the coconut shell. The fine hairs can be removed using a knife until the coconut shell is clean. Can also after clean of the feathers, crushed shell again using sandpaper.

Preparing the Media to Plant the Shell.

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Provide a pot with a size appropriate to the size of the shell, or able to accommodate coconut shells. then fill the pot with a mixture of soil, water, and manure, with a measurement size of 2: 1: 1.

If the pot is filled, next is to prepare a bottle of mineral water to be used as a cover of the coconut shoots. why coconut shoots closed? The reason for it to grow quickly. Bottled mineral water was cut the top of the bottle with a height of approximately 5 cm.

Planting Process.

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Coconut shell sprout can be directly inserted into pots that contain a mixture of soil, water, and manure. The coconut bonsai growers branched off slowly. Place the coconut shell with a sloping position. Then when putting into the planting medium, do not make the roots break.

Forming the Coconut Bonsai Bar.

This stage is important enough to make coconut bonsai. What is done so that the bonsai form remains small, it is necessary to make syringe in the older shoots.

How to sift coconut bonsai?

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When the seeds have grown to 15 to 20 cm, it needs to be slashed on the bottom of the shoots. For young shoots do not get to the incision so as not to rot. Penyayatan done a day at least 3 times or more for maximum results.

Caring for Coconut Bonsai.

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The last stage of making a branched coconut bonsai is taking care of bonsai. Caring for it is easy enough, readers only need to water the bonsai once a day during the morning or night. However, if in the dry season, the intensity of the sprinklers more often.

In addition to watering, coconut shell bonsai also need to be given fertilizer. Pemupuka itself can be done every 15 days. Can also use insecticides or herbicides for bonsai batok plants free from pest disturbance. Provision of nutrients in bonsai plants can also accelerate your fruit bonsai can be fruitful.

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This is the process of making coconut bonsai, so if I may be honest is very tiring but all this paid off with the results I get yeeeeaahh !!!! If you want to get useful and interesting knowledge follow me continue @jhonmaks. Thank you for reading this article may be useful for us all, greetings from me @jhonmaks.

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This is something extraordinary, I often see bonsai from other plants but this time I saw bonsai from coconut tree. I am sure you are working hard to make this, amazingly it is really special. I hope you get a huge reward for your hard work.

thank you for your positive response @boboho hopefully this article useful.

as a lover of plants and born in a gardening family I have to admit this is a very unusual @jhonmaks, I am 100 percent sure that you are very hard at work to make this bonsai

yes you are right @sucindi, i am working hard to make this, i hope get something for my hard work.

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Thanks for the many positive responses I get for this article.

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