Rhododendron indicum ‘Hanabin’ as raw material bonsai. It is characterized by flowers blooming in pink color. Azaleas are best developed in sunny places, but in summer more shady place in the hottest part of the day is recommended. When flowering, we must strive to protect the Azalea from rain and hot extreme sun, because the flowers are very sensitive, even if they do not damage the plant physiologically, we can continue to preserve the visual world. Healthy, ripe Azaleas tolerate some frost, but we need to protect them from -5 ° C or lower. Considering the water needs of the Azaleas, they should not be dried out when kept as bonsai, but they also do not like a durable, constantly watery medium. For this reason, we need to check the moisture content of the soil very carefully. A temporarily over-dried rootball should be immersed in a bowl of water to re-suck thoroughly and the amount of water it needs. It is worth knowing about Azaleas that it develops in acidic soil most optimal and hard, limy tap water is unsuitable for her. For azaleas bonsai we can use rainwater to mix rainwater with tap water or we can filter the tap water. Azalea is one of the few tree species that is basically not a top dominant plant. This means that the lower branches grow stronger than the weaker apex, leading to the shape of a shrub in nature. Therefore, pruning the branches more boldly at the base than at the top. By the way, Azalea tolerates strong pruning very well, and even brings new shoots from branches that do not have leaves left.

Size of Rhododendron: 35-40 cm