Bonsai???

[The Munt]

just curious if any brothers or sisters also dabble in Bonsai Trees on here!?

 

[Unpossible_1]

I can barely ensure my kids are fed, much less care for a plant! Good thing they're teens and know where the kitchen is.
Bonsai are definitely pretty awesome though.

 

[SurfnSafari]

I have always wanted one, but I understand it is hard for novices to keep them healthy & alive.

 

[winston596]

I have bought one of the ones from Lowe’s but it didn’t last long


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[goodsmokes]

I don’t, but i think this one would come home with me if I seen it in the wild

 

[bostoneo]

no but ive always wanted to do one of those juniper trees

 

[VeLoRoK]

All the ones I've had have died or been stolen.

 

[el_mustango]

I don’t have any bonsai (yet) but I’ve got a small selection of succulents that I’ve managed to keep alive for a while now. And a pretty bitchin’ jade tree, too.

Here’s a few of my babies from about a year ago. They’ve grow a bit since then.

I hear that the secret to keeping a bonsai alive and thriving is to allow it to experience all four seasons. In other words, they don’t do well inside. The problem is, because they are kept in small pots if you live in a zone that has freezing temps during the winter they will freeze solid which is also no good.

 

[BigSkySmoke]

Mrs. wont let me grow any more plants.

 

[SurfnSafari]

There is a guy who sets up on the side of the road around where I live he sell Bonsai's. I have often though of buying one but understand they are tought to keep alive.

 

[The Munt]

Yeah I'm just about to head down the slope... looks like a steep one from where I'm standing. Been spending about 50% of my free time researching and as soon as I get back from my honeymoon I'll be nose diving off the cliff!!

 

[Npeters7]

I went down that road a few years back. Had 3 different style junipers and another small one I can’t remember. Had prob $500-600 in them and about a year in they started dying slowly. Could have been my fault but Not sure what happened. They all died adventually and I never bought anymore. Awesome hobby tho. Just costly little trees but so badass looking when they are thriving Good Luck and post some pics of the trees you get.

 

[ApeSmokes]

Had one for a bit. Got it for the Mrs, as sort of a random, impulse gift. We promptly killed it, as we do all things with chlorophyll.

 

[The Munt]

I went down that road a few years back. Had 3 different style junipers and another small one I can’t remember. Had prob $500-600 in them and about a year in they started dying slowly. Could have been my fault but Not sure what happened. They all died adventually and I never bought anymore. Awesome hobby tho. Just costly little trees but so badass looking when they are thriving Good Luck and post some pics of the trees you get.

Yeah that's my biggest fear mate. Hence the extensive research, got my soil mix sorted, good free draining stuff, feed micro amount every day. But yeah I'll likely buy pre-bonsai mostly, I'll be getting like <$30 plants to start with. Try train them into bonsai myself. And yeah I'll start a thread with pics for sure.

 

[SurfnSafari]

I am sure these are many guides on the Web how to do Bonsai.

 

[BradMc]

 

[The Munt]

I am sure these are many guides on the Web how to do Bonsai.

There are indeed. But most of them do not take into account my climate down here in Aus.
I found an Aussie Bonsai forum that is fantastic and has tried and tested methods that work in my climate!

 

[The Munt]

I don’t, but i think this one would come home with me if I seen it in the wild

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I see you baby... shakin that ass.

Looks like a Buddha Belly Fig with quite a unique growth pattern. Haha

 

[The Munt]

Some of the trees i’ve Collected and trained while heading down this new slope:

A root over rock ficus:



An aged looking juniperus procumbens with a gorgeous little Japanese tray.


An exposed root Bougy that still has some growing to do

 

[The Munt]

And my first ever attempt

Winswept Japanese Box
Before:

After:


Still a noob but I got the bug and it’s a therepeutic hobby.