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Post by RuBisCO on Jul 26, 2017 18:47:23 GMT -5
Anyone enjoy this hobby here? I'm just venturing into it, got a juniper on sale at CanTire and Lee Valley has some nice tools (but pricey!) I have seen pepper plants used in this fashion and there are some really cool examples online. They get woody stems when maintained for a longer time. fatalii.net/Bonsai_Chiles_Bonchi
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Post by lloyd on Jul 27, 2017 5:21:54 GMT -5
I don't do the classical bonsai. I do have some trees growing inside where I use hormones to produce a compact plant that I can grow inside.
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Post by yukondave on Jul 27, 2017 11:30:16 GMT -5
Interesting that you should post this, just this week I found 2 Gingko seedlings at work. I potted them up and if I can keep them alive through winter dormancy I'll put them into a bonsai pot next year. Now I'm on the hunt for more seedlings so I put together a grove of 3 or 5 trees.
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Post by dvg on Jul 31, 2017 14:32:35 GMT -5
Try out some of the species within the Boswellia, Commiphora and Bursera genera.
These species will overwinter indoors, are very drought resistant, easy to grow and many have medicinal/healing properties.
With proper care, they make wonderful bonsai subjects.
dvg
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Post by flytrapking on Jul 31, 2017 17:40:11 GMT -5
Havnt tried yet, but I've heard adenium obesum and mimosa tree makes good bonsai. Mimosa tree grows very fast. In the ground it can grow 3 feet a Year! (in tropical climate) as far as I know mimosa tree isn't hardy to ontario. Or most places in canada. It might handle some parts of BC?
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Post by chamelea on Aug 4, 2017 0:28:02 GMT -5
I make bonsai with Adenium that I grow from seed. They grow pretty fast and are easy to grow plus barely need training to become a bonsai. Definitely a great starter bonsai. I also have a young Baobab that I plan on training maybe next year. It's still pretty young. I plan on starting a number of other seeds to grow and train eventually. Just getting into it. Maybe only done it for two or three years, mainly with the Adenium first.
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Post by chamelea on Aug 4, 2017 0:28:59 GMT -5
I have a couple of young Adenium I could give you if you want to try with them. Let me know.
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Post by yukondave on Aug 5, 2017 19:18:04 GMT -5
I picked up this Fukien Tea at Rona last year, it's been blooming continually.
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Post by yukondave on Aug 12, 2017 18:56:54 GMT -5
I was going to order these, do you think they are legit? :rolleyes:
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Post by lloyd on Aug 12, 2017 19:18:16 GMT -5
Like blue Sundews......
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Post by yukondave on Aug 18, 2017 16:20:18 GMT -5
My first attempt at outdoor bonsai has had a serious setback, after only 5 days a critter has uprooted my oak seedlings and chewed the roots from the trunks.
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Post by RuBisCO on Aug 18, 2017 18:01:43 GMT -5
My first attempt at outdoor bonsai has had a serious setback, after only 5 days a critter has uprooted my oak seedlings and chewed the roots from the trunks. That's just a little natural root pruning to encourage ramification. Hope they recover.
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Post by yukondave on Aug 20, 2017 8:00:47 GMT -5
My first attempt at outdoor bonsai has had a serious setback, after only 5 days a critter has uprooted my oak seedlings and chewed the roots from the trunks. That's just a little natural root pruning to encourage ramification. Hope they recover. Sadly only one tree was left with any roots, I planted it in the garden and will try again in the spring.
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