Bonsai anyone?

[MrsJrotax101]

Just picked up a Tea Rose bonsai from a bonsai place here in Orlando

 

[Nomar06]

Cool....looks like it needs a trimming.....

 

[MrsJrotax101]

Biohazard is coaching me on bonsai care

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[webby]

the bush is too bushy

 

[MrsJrotax101]

it'll have to be trimmed early spring. Not gonna kill it

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[pilothaz]

I am interested in getting a bonsai too. I was just in Japan for 2 weeks during Cherry Blossom Season with my girlfriend for a wedding. Amazing time, and will have to get a couple Japanese trees for my new home (all we have is grass which was just put down this week).

We bought a Meyer Lemon tree to have in the house... Will be good for cooking and maybe some lemonade

 

[MrsJrotax101]

Oh my...Japan during cherry blossom season... That sounds gorgeous

 

[SiSedanGuy]

Thanks to this thread, I decided to pick myself up a Juniper Bonsai today. I need to educate myself about pruning, watering and general care. The gentleman at the nursery was very knowledgable and I learned alot from him.

O.k. everyone what tips do you have for a new Bonsai owner.

 

[MrsJrotax101]

Not sure really. Apparently the bonsai I picked up is very hard to care for...and it can be dead within 3-4hrs if not careful


Leptospermum responds well to wiring, but repotting, pruning and wiring must be done at different times, or the tree will be over-stressed.

 

[Nomar06]

Thanks to this thread, I decided to pick myself up a Juniper Bonsai today. I need to educate myself about pruning, watering and general care. The gentleman at the nursery was very knowledgable and I learned alot from him.

O.k. everyone what tips do you have for a new Bonsai owner.

http://www.shbonsai.com/care_juniper.html

http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Juniperus.html

http://www.bonsai-made-easy.com/juniperbonsaicare.html

 

[SiSedanGuy]

Thanks.

I have been doing alot of reading. Some articles say that the Juniper Bonsai can be raised successfully as a indoor plant. However other articles state that it will die indoors and that it needs alot of sunlight to survive. Any input from Bonsai owners?

 

[MrsJrotax101]

I've had one inside. Killed it quickly the ac...ceiling fan dried it out horribly. Biohazard has one that lives out on his front porch and it does wonderfully

 

[Nomar06]

I would say keep it outside....

 

[Nomar06]

Finally got it cleaned up and running.....

 

[webby]

Only missing sharks now

 

[420Coupe]

i actually have a couple bonsai projects, although i've started them from seed so definitely need about 5 years before they thicken up. I'll post some pictures when i get a chance. Have an apple tree i started from an apple seed and an oak tree again from seedling.

 

[Nomar06]

Only missing sharks now

With friggin lazorz!!!

i actually have a couple bonsai projects, although i've started them from seed so definitely need about 5 years before they thicken up. I'll post some pictures when i get a chance. Have an apple tree i started from an apple seed and an oak tree again from seedling.

Cool! Having issues with my bonsai. I think the fertilizer burned it a bit. It has brown spots where the green meets the branches. It's been like that for 2-3 weeks now.

 

[420Coupe]

With friggin lazorz!!!



Cool! Having issues with my bonsai. I think the fertilizer burned it a bit. It has brown spots where the green meets the branches. It's been like that for 2-3 weeks now.

definitely sounds like fertilizer burn, i'd go ahead and prune the roots and some shoots to promote new growth

 

[Nomar06]

cool...thanks

 

[MrsJrotax101]

I'd love to start one from seed. My Tea Rose is doing fairly well. It's got more growth but still a bit of a wirey looking bush thing I'm not sure what the person who had it...did to it