Oscillating Fan on Bonsai Trees

[GreenDwarf]

Hi,

I currently live in Vietnam where the climate is very hot and humid. However, I like sitting on my balcony in the afternoon to relax while looking at my trees.

The thing is that it gets really hot out there so I put an electrical fan. My question is do you think it is ok for the trees to have an oscillating fan blowing on them for a few hours every day. Would it damage the trees apart from drying the soil more quickly?

The fan is not strong enough to cause any visible damage but I wanted to ask just to make sure. I would think that it is the same as natural wind blowing on trees in nature.

Thank you

 

[sorce]

Should be fine.

Pics!

Sorce

 

[GreenDwarf]

Should be fine.

Pics!

Sorce

Here are a few pics

 

[sorce]

Here are a few pics

Beautiful!

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Sorce

 

[GreenDwarf]

 

[GreenDwarf]

Beautiful!

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Sorce

Haha my bad

 

[sorce]

Beautiful!

I love the blue stands!

It does seem a little muggy! Just a little lol!

Looks fine, except for it is so enclosed in places, I would be a bit concerned about a stronger draft always in a corner possibly drying out a section of a pot faster then elsewhere...not very likely at all...
But the right draft...the right pot, position and soil....

Yeah...looks fine!

Sorce

 

[GreenDwarf]

Beautiful!

I love the blue stands!

It does seem a little muggy! Just a little lol!

Looks fine, except for it is so enclosed in places, I would be a bit concerned about a stronger draft always in a corner possibly drying out a section of a pot faster then elsewhere...not very likely at all...
But the right draft...the right pot, position and soil....

Yeah...looks fine!

Sorce

Thank you my friend. Great forum...

 

[sorce]

Great forum

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/apartment-bonsai.20159/

Great thread!

Lotta similair situations there!

Best!

Sorce

 

[AlainK]

If the weather was dry, it wouldn't be such a good solution, but I believe there's a high rate of humidity in Vietnam when it's hot?

 

[Cadillactaste]

Nice! That ficus ? In the white round pot...catches my eye. Recently defoliated...see its barren of leaves. But it has great character.

Being in Honduras two weeks a year...hot, humid air needs help with a fan. I can't see it an issue either. Circulation is good. I have a fan in my greenhouse as well.

 

[GreenDwarf]

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/apartment-bonsai.20159/

Great thread!

Lotta similair situations there!

Best!

Sorce

Thank you so much reading it right now

 

[GreenDwarf]

If the weather was dry, it wouldn't be such a good solution, but I believe there's a high rate of humidity in Vietnam when it's hot?

Yes all year long humidity is very high

 

[GreenDwarf]

Nice! That ficus ? In the white round pot...catches my eye. Recently defoliated...see its barren of leaves. But it has great character.

Being in Honduras two weeks a year...hot, humid air needs help with a fan. I can't see it an issue either. Circulation is good. I have a fan in my greenhouse as well.

Thank you for the comment. I will use the fan without concern then.
That ficus was really weak and not well taken care of when I bought it so I went through a major pruning to stimulate new strong leaves. I hope it works lol. I cut many branches that were weak and dying. I hope to make it come back to what it used to be as per this pic. I was wondering how did it survive that long in such a shallow pot. Now it has plenty more room so hopefully it gets even better haha

 

[Cadillactaste]

I don't know the species...but, I know that many use shallow pots. I'm a bit more lazy with watering to go to shallow. My shallowest pot is 2" deep. But I wish you well on its recovering. A deeper pot...should help it recover I would think.