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The garden festival is happening at Epcot currently and on Sunday when my girlfriend, her son and I were there we stopped at an outside "booth" that was selling bonsai trees. We know this particular bonsai nursery as they used to be at the Artegon Mall in Kissimmee. They are reputable. I...

My girlfriend and I were coming home from Alabama yesterday to Florida and came across a bonsai place on route 231 two miles from I-10. Nice place, lots of bonsai to see and buy! I had asked a question regarding Japanese Maples and since I live in Central Florida, they are a no go. She did...

Did I do enough to knock the potting soil out of the roots? Is it okay if some potting soil remains? Did I go too far?

When I repot this Jade do I knock all the potting soil off the roots? Can I use water to completely clean the roots of potting soil if so?

I currently have it on a table under a large umbrella on our pool deck. While it doesn't get direct sun, it does get more sunlight than if it were in the house. After last fall's experience with a procumbens in direct Florida sun in the morning instead till about 11:30 and having it does I am...

I purchased a dwarf jade pre-bonsai yesterday. This thing is very small and in a regular pot. I want to grow it up before putting it into a bonsai pot in a few years. My question is, do I use bonsai substrate or regular potting soil to do this?

So I went and purchased a procumbens nana from the local flea market. It's under five years old according to the gentleman who I purchased it from. It is not very big at all. I am unsure as to what style would work best with the way it has grown so far. I am open to just about anything other...

I am now living somewhere I can go ahead and put a tree outside. Will a Juniper survive outside in the hot Florida sun? Do I put it out in the sun in the morning and then move it to a shady location towards the afternoon? Since it's a house, I can put it anywhere outside.

Not sure if you guys remember me or not, but I am the gentleman that purchased a Chinese Elm to keep indoors several months back. I am sad to say that it has died. Not because of it being inside, but rather because someone maliciously dumped hot cooking oil on it while it was outside getting...

I know that Junipers are technically an outdoor Bonsai only because they need to go dormant in the winter. Yes, I have a Chinese Elm indoors, but from what I read Junipers are much harder to keep indoors, than a Chinese Elm. So my question is, why do they seem to thrive here in Zone 9 of...

So far so good with my Chinese elm. A yellow leaf here and there, but nothing major. The hardest part has been figuring out when to water it. It's in a bonsai mix that Wigert's uses is composed of 3 parts: Lava rock, Turface, and Pine Bark. I use my finger and move the soil so that I can inch...

If I have a 10 inch pot, how large should the drip/humidity tray be in comparison? Looking at a rectangular/oval pot.

I really like the look of Chinese elms and from research that I have done it l looks like they make decent indoor bonsai trees. Are they a decent indoor tree?

It was recommended to me that I use a light meter that can be downloaded to my smartphone. I have done that and the reading was 10,000+ lux. Will that be bright enough for my tiger bark retusa? Also, I re-potted my bonsai last week using a mixture of floor dry from Napa and potting mix...

I figured I should verify that this is enough light for my Tiger Bark Ficus microcarpa? It's the sunniest spot in our apartment, at least the sunniest that I have to work with is what I should say.

I have Miracle Grow potting mix on hand and it has some organic stuff in it along with perlite. It seems to drain pretty well in another pot that I have. I cannot convince my wife that I need better soil, so for now I am unable to get bonsai soil. I would rather order it then have to make my...

Hi everyone! I am new to the world of Bonsai, but have been somewhat fascinated with the art since my childhood. I am hoping that I will be able to do what it is that I am looking to do with my Bonsai tree. First, I am hoping that my conditions inside my home are good for this tree. We live...