Overview
Premna Bonsai (Premna species) is a tropical shrub with small leaves, rapid growth and excellent response to carving and pruning. It is best suited to tropical bonsai, shohin, deadwood and clip-and-grow development. For UK growers, treat it as: Tropical, indoor in the UK with summer outdoors when warm.
Placement
very bright light and warmth
Watering
water when the soil surface begins to dry; avoid long droughts
Feeding and fertilising
feed well in warm active growth
Pruning and wiring
clip hard and often; wire young growth before it becomes woody
Repotting
repot every 1-2 years while young and vigorous
Propagation
cuttings root readily in warmth
Pests, diseases and common issues
scale, aphids, spider mites and weak growth in cool low-light rooms