Carmona

Carmona - Fulkien Tea

One of my earliest trees and one of my quickest failures!! I have bought 7 or 8 of these lovely bonsai since 2010 and I have managed to kill them all. They are a very temperamental species that requires special attention to thrive. After much research I realised that I was unable to maintain the minimum temperature of 20C and the necessary high light levels.

In my view this is not a tree for novices and it is a shame that it is displayed so readily in garden centres throughout the UK. If you can keep it alive then it has beautiful small white flowers.

Position	Pruning / Repot	Feeding / Water	My Notes
(Indoors) Well lit, sunny window sill with good humidity levels. It thrives in temps of 20 - 25C. No draughts.	Repot: In Spring as the growing season commences. Ensure it is placed into a free draining bonsai mix. Pruning: It has a dense canopy that can be pruned regularly to shape (when healthy)	Water: It doesnt like to wallow in water - and it doesnt like to dry out either. Temperamental is all I can say. Feeding: Solid pellets is best.	Propagation: Greenwood cuttings in Summer. Though I couldn't keep those alive either 🙁

A Basic Guide to Pruning Your Fulkien Tea

A video from Bonsai J in the United States.

A clear instructional guide that allows you to easily pick up some tips for pruning your Fulkien Tea / Carmona Bonsai.

At 3.53 the remainder of the video deals with other matters relating to cuttings obtained from Nigel Saunders (The Bonzai Zone) – another great bonsai contributer.