bonsai

Hello I don't know much about bonsai trees so figured I'd ask. I have grown this tree from a seed 2 years and 3 months ago. It's a pride of Barbados. Is it considered a bonsai since it's stayed this small or ?

Hi! Glad I've found this website. I got a maple bonsai from my dad back in April. Back then, the tree had nice new leaves, looked full of life. My dad told me to take care of watering it well, but there was a heatwave last spring and I missed watering it enough:-( it just lost the leaves but...

I am new to bonsai stuff, i had grown one inside and i have seen ppl saying when u directly keep them outside they may die But think bonsai is dying help. Please tell me what i did wrong

Hello fellow Bonsai Nutz A few weeks ago I gently removed these little pines from my friends deck. There were a bunch that had been growing, naturally, up out of the small spaces between the deck boards, so I decided to try and save a few. This little container was all I could find at the time...

Hi, My bonsai that was previously kept indoors and wilted away, has been nurtured now back to good health by spending the summer outdoors, as per the advice of you good people. However, now that winter is on the horizon, it is going to start getting cold in the UK and therefore, should I now...

I have a 70 year old shimpaku juniper that I have taken care of over the past 3 years. I recently moved from Georgia to Sacramento, CA and the tree suffered a serious hit from the move likely from my packaging and heat. I had watered the plant thoroughly and wrapped the soil/pot in plastic and...

If long running threads are necessary, as they are with a hobby such as this, I think I'm going to start one documenting the lessons I've leaned each season. Please feel free, as beginners, to add any hard lessons you've learned this year and each in the future.

In a new pot. Purple! Found for 10 bucks at a thrift store. I figured what the hell. It sort of matches the petunias in the yard.

Started this from cuttings a few years ago. Working towards small branching and leaves at the tops.

Sweet gum tree I chopped over a year ago.

The taller one needs a haircut. Both are spawn of my 25 year old Wisteria (cuttings).

Originally bought this at a Target. About 25 years old.

Otherwise known as Juniperus Virginiana. Night time pic.

Also known as Juniperus Virginiana. This is in a penjing style as opposed to a bonsai. Still needs more styling over time.

Found this Chinese Tallow growing in a nearby ditch last year. I've read that Tallows don't do well in pots so we'll see how long this lasts.

Hello all, I have had this bonsai for approximately 2 years, however it has never really grown to be thick and has always been quite sparse. After doing a bit of youtubeing, i was thinking of repotting it in spaghnum moss. However, I wanted to ask on a forum to get further advice before doing...

I have a 71 year old Juniper (shimpaku) that was handed down to me. It is time for a repot, but I have no idea what type of soil mix to use. I'd like to mix my own but need help from everyone on the exact ingredients and amounts to use unless you can recommend a reputable brand of premixed soil...

Used Bloom fertilizer last fall and winter. Had many more flowers this year. After the blooms I'll once again prune. Also in a much smaller pot this year.

My Willow tree May 2024 training to be weeping style. This was found growing in a ditch by a nearby road.

I purchased two beautiful sharps pygmy japanese maples in nursery pots this spring. One of them I potted up in an oversized bonsai pot with akadama and pumice and pruned ~50% of the roots. That one is doing wonderfully. The other one I left in the nursery pot and did some minor pruning to the...

Hey, I just ordered a Colorado spruce tree from a nursery. Its going to arrive next week (Beginning of May). I was wondering if its okay to hard prune and style it initially when I get it and then leave it be for a year or so before doing any more work? I have read that the best time to do this...

Hi! Pretty new to bonsai and plants overall! Got this beauty as a gift, and have been doing my best to take care of it, however, because of how I work I am away from home at times. The plant was taken care of but some how grew mold. This was about three months ago and worked to get it off. Now...

I am a beginning my 2nd yr in bonsai. I purchased these trident maples from a widow of a club member who has passed. I got these trees late last spring and I am looking for help on how best to get these trees back on a path towards becoming bonsai. Trident #1 has 3 trunks and a big calloused...

I recently received this Chinese Elm via an online auction. I’m well aware of the preparations and patience it takes for a while to allow this tree to get back into a proper growth. However, if you were gifted this tree, what steps would you take and/or what experimentation would you take...