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Yes, but I agree with Shibui that you don’t want to keep them since they are on the inside of the curve. I’d remove them. I might leave the right branch for awhile if it was mine. I wonder about turning the tree to the right, to move the upper right branch about 30deg off the front plane. The...

Triming for light penetration is usually a partial defoliation where you remove leaves. I wouldn’t do that on yours now since it’s likely growing slowly inside. But you can remove the numerous small branches all coming from the same point on a branch, like the “X”s on the below pic. Just don’t...

The left one could have the upper fork removed and both could be tied down to the trunk into a channel in the soil. Cut some bark (cambium) from the lower side that in the soil and then wire or point the leaves and tip back up so they can grow. This is ground layering. That said. I’d probably...

You could thin some more of the weakest upper branches now to clean the branch arrangement.

I do the hardest pruning in summer and active growth phase to get maximum budding and growth response. If you have good indoor light, you can maintenance prune and prune for light penetration this time of year to keep it from dropping interior branches. In the current pot, they aren unlikely to...

I’m now on my 3rd winter in the Midwest 6B, but each year we’ve had some polar vortices take us down round -10F for a short period. When those temps are forecasted, the cold frames (already closed below 25F) get wrapped in moving blankets and thick black plastic. The book Bonsai Heresies by...

That is awesome! I have the 5179 sensors and have the 1min data archive to my email monthly. But I know the pain of having to stand outside in the cold to sync the data from the coldframes. Most of the time I can get them to sync from various rooms in the house. What is the reason for having...

The google climate graph gives a slightly cooler lows. But primary source is unreferenced.

I bet it would love coastal SoCal. The climate graph for the referenced shows averages of 75F down to lows of 43F in the winter. If it lost its leaves in Jan-Feb., you could move it inside or under an overhang to avoid overwatering. I used to do that with my Baobab.

You’ve done well keeping it healthy and growing from the start. Eventually you’ll have to cut back into the canopy as it continues to expand. If you let it extend and thicken, it may get get overly thick at the junction of several branches. A trunk chop and 10yrs of outdoor growing can create a...

It doesn’t appear so, from cross checking the two boards. But I agree that that the bonsai and penjing museum would benefit greatly from having a voice on the FONA board. From a quick search it appears the larger Arboretum gets 611,000 visitors per year and the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum...

I agree with Orion, on hard root pruning or flat cut to restart the nebari. If you wanted to shorten the trunk (not the case here), just cut make them into a giant cutting. You could apply weak rooting hormone, but it’s usually not necessary. I think the chop and cleanup on the original red...

Nice start for a free tree! I like the subtle movement on the last pic. I try and put the large cuts to the back of the tree. I’m not seeing the reverse taper. But 1st chop needs to be cleaned up from the flat cut. Take it down to ~45deg. I wouldn’t chop the leader until you use it to heal the...

I wouldn’t use an app, I’m fine on an analog timer. I get temp and humidity from another sensor.

Mine is the SE3000 3x3 and older so it still has an analog dimmer. For your space pictured above and if price is a factor, you might be able to use two 1ftx1ft, linkable and dimmable versions from a cheaper brand like VivoSun or Vivapar which have been good for me. My two 100W cover a 2’ by 4’...

Yes, full spectrum. I have 300W SpiderFarmer lights and run them 40-50%. They would be too bright for a living space. I also have a VivoSun and ViparSpectra 100W LEDs from amazon. They have worked well the last few years. Get dimmable. My SpiderFarmer are also linkable so they one controls the...

I’m looking for info/guidance on managing sacrifice branches on these twisted pomegranate. I have 2 twisted pomegranate bought as pre-bonsai from a sale at Jim Barrett’s house in 2019. They were allowed to escape root for a couple years. Each had its first repot over the last 2 years. I had...

As others have mentioned, it depends on the species. After growing in coastal SoCal, the ficus, bougies, and succulents all stayed outside through “winter”. But the baobab came inside, since it would go dormant and I didn’t want it to get wet (for root rot). We never saw temps below 40F and...

I donated this one at auction, it wasn’t getting enough attention and my winter storage is overcrowded as everything grows larger. Zoom in and you can see that the sacrifice branch scar has not healed much in 4 years. I have some others with scars, that I will rewound and apply rooting hormone...

Even though your “winters” are mild, I would wait until early Spring-Spring and into Summer (unless you get into the 90s). I’d be cautious of the Fall since you can have the drying Santa Ana winds. I had some in one gallon pots with big escape roots. When I cut them in the Fall, some didn’t...

Is there anything you would change on how you built it? With the cheaper cost of LED, would you still install the Solex(?) wall panels or just a solid wall for better insulation? Thank you!

Awesome! I want to share mine! It’s a first time fruit from a twisted pomegranate. They were tart but good.

I have sprayed copper fungicide on mine. But I’m not sure I would spray yours in its current state. I agree with then the above that it could be a root issue. Leaf curl on mine did not look like your picture. Mine had lighter coloration and leaves that developed with a deformed, curled nature...

That seems late for blooms. They are summer flowering for fruit to ripen by Fall. I just picked a ripe fruit off mine last week. Mine were deciduous even in coastal SoCal. I battled leaf curl in SoCal from assumed fungus, but seem to have it under control now. Shake the leaves over white paper...

If it’s a closed metal radiator hot water/steam, then it won’t be as drying to the air as forced air heating. Beyond a simple pan with water, they used to make fancier attachments to radiators to hold and evaporate moisture to the air.