rschmitt23 wrote:

Apparently it depends on the plant. For example, Peter Chan in his 1985
bonsai book "Bonsai: The Art of Growing and Keeping Miniature Trees"
recommends that a bonsai pot containing a willow (Salix spp.) should be
immersed in water during the summer. Same for a swamp cypress (Taxodium
distichum) bonsai.

Later

--
Ray Schmitt, Aliso Viejo, CA
Cold Hardiness Zone 10b
AHS Heat Zone 4
Sunset Climate Zone 22


I have heard of people leaving willows standing in water during the summer, if
that's what you're referring to. Indoors I have my South African Puzzle Bush
(Ehretia rigida) in standing water and it loves it. However, you can't do that
with most bonsai.

I water from the top.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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