Recent content by R_Wood

Sounds like I'm going to go ahead and put it outside then for the time being. Thanks so much for your help. I'll definitely report back

Ok that's definitely something I can do. Honestly I think I was hesitant because of the risk of pests, etc. Maybe I should have grown vegetables before bonsai!

That looks great. Look forward to seeing the rest this weekend.

I mentioned in my last response that I've had it for a month now. So should I go ahead and move it outside for the time being until it starts dropping more? We're expected to be in the 70's here as of today so it should still be plenty warm. Sorry for the ignorance, but can you explain "if left...

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. I bought mine from a local nursery whose owner does a ton of bonsai and he seems to do really well. They told me, once I got the tree home, to cut what was in the round planter to a depth that matches the bonsai pot. Then take the leftovers and cut them in half to...

I had actually read that before I signed up for the site and made my post. I wanted to see the picture of the tree full size! Oh and I'm happy to see that his trees are being cared for, that's a great gift. I'm thinking yours may be older just based on the trunk height. My trunks are about the...

Oh that would be great if that's the case. I can keep in the same room and just keep the heat off in there. During the dormancy period......1. how long should that last? 2. Do you still fertilize?

I'll take more pictures tonight with different angles. I really liked the tree right out of the pot. The trunks have some really nice, dark bark that already makes them look older.

I completely agree. There definitely seems to be 2 separate trees in there. The one that is already split actually has a pretty good size root that is exposed already. As time goes on, I was thinking of separating them and using the split trunk to possibly grow on rock and leverage that awesome...

That's the feeling I'm getting too. I think I just need to make sure it's doing well and worry about design later. Thanks for the soil resources. That's been a bit intimidating because there's so many options and even more opinions. I'll definitely check out this site!

Yeah I bought it from a nursery and they had it outside. When I got home I removed it from the round planter and cut the root mass in half basically so it would fit in the new pot. It has dropped some leaves, definitely. But it's been doing pretty well I think. There's a bonsai society in my...

I'm new to the site, found it via threads from a few other forums I've been reading up on. I was really happy to see some people specifically with experience growing a serissa. I just got mine a month ago. I'm really not sure about the age, but it seems to be fairly young. I've yet to see any...