MY NEW BONSAI
I had ordered bonsai from ebay for my daughter in Savannah and decided I wanted to grow some again. I placed a free ad on Kijiji Montreal and got a response. We drove to the young man's apartment in...
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This is the back of the 25 year old tree.The thick wire is to train the branches in which way to go.Final clipping.These Serissa foetida were originally bushes for outside. I think they may even make...
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I took a course on bonsai a long time ago. Basically you cut off all branches that grow toward you. So you choose the best for line on the left, find one for the back and one for the right. I...
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I didn't know you did bonsai, Nancy! I made bonsai years ago, starting with nursery stock, mostly juniper but also pomegranate, serissa, jasmine, etc. Eventually I tired of the constant root pruning...
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These are about 18 inches tall. I'll take a picture with me to hold them to get more to scale.Nancy
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Oh, you just gave me an idea... I want a bonsai plant to work on this fall/winter! I've read of using many common plants such as geraniums, but I don't think they would be true 'bonsai', right? There...
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I've tried geraniums a few times and it didn't work. In winter you have to be very careful with watering--using very little, but just enough. There are quite a few houseplants that can be made into...
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