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Specific care guidelines
Position: The privet prefers a bright position, with direct sunlight at least
part of the day. Although the Ligustrum is an outdoor species (it only
needs some protection when temperatures drop below 14F (-10 degrees
C), it is also sold as indoor tree (in this case the tree should be placed
inside during the winter).
Watering: Normal watering is fine.
Feeding: Use a normal Bonsai fertilizer about once every three weeks
during the growth season.
Pruning: Style the tree in early spring, before it starts to grow. Normal
maintenance pruning can be done anywhere in the growth season.
Repotting: Repot the tree every one or two years using a basic Bonsai
soil mixture.
Propagation: Use cuttings during the summer or plant seeds.
