Bonsai soil

Soils	Benefits	Citrus & most Flower	general
Akadama	Holds water + nutrients	20%	25%	slightly reduce for Olive
Pumice	Drainage + some moisture holding	35%	35%
Lava rock	Strong drainage + air space	25%	25%	Increase for olive
Pine bark	good moisture retention, add slight acidity	15%	10-15%	Use less for prevent wet, For Avocado reduce pine bark to 10%
Charcoal	Helps with odor, bacteria control, small drainage benefit	5%	5%

What Is Necessary in Bonsai Soil?

Good bonsai soil must have 3 important things:

-        Drainage – water must go out quickly (roots don’t like sitting in water)

-        Air space – roots need oxygen

-        Water retention – hold some moisture, but not too much

		Sun
Olive		4hrs	Very drought tolerant
Jasmine		4hrs	Like moderate moisture
Kumquart		4hrs
Jacaranda		4hrs
Royal poinciana		more sun	Doesn’t like cold
Cherry blossom		More sun	Need winter chill
Avocado		More sun
Gooseberry		Morning sun only	Like cooler weather Don't like afternoon sun.	Use organic fertilizer 5-5-5 fish fertilizer apply at early spring .	Like slightly acidic soil 5.5 to 6.5