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Maybe this is something that is observable, but I'm not sure how to verify either way. Is dormancy determined by the length of the day, by the daily temperatures, or by the soil temperature? Or does it depend on species (this is my assumption)? Perhaps it is an obvious answer, but there are...

Hello everyone. I went out of town for a week and had someone take care of my bonsai. I came back to find half of them struggling; wilted leaves, yellow leaves, dried leaves. The tree species that got hit hard were my elms and my cork oak. I’m not really concerned for my elms. I did the...

Any tips on care now that I have it in a pot? I used the soil it was growing in, for now. What soil/when should I replace it? What else should I do to it? Thank you all in advance

First year in bonsai so still learning and this will be my first winter. I know on all my other tropicals I need to start bringing them in once it starts dipping below 50. My crepe myrtle being sub-tropical, I assume to treat the same. The leaves are already starting to change pigments and...

Hi , it’s been about two-three months now, since my flame tree has been growing and I’m not sure if my plant is dying or just dropping leaves as the season changes? I do live in Canada, Toronto specifically, any advice on what I should be doing? I water about twice a week, enough to keep the...

Hi! I'm from Buenos Aires and I'm travelling in March to Italy and I'm planning to buy a JWP there and bring it here. It will be winter and almost spring there, and it will be almost fall here.. What should I do to be safe of the season change? I brought staff from Italy before, Itoigawas, JBP...

Hello- I am wondering if this Chinese Elm is just losing its leaves because it is fall here in Chicago and has been a bit chilly recently, though the tree has been indoors. Or, is there something seriously wrong with it? The yellowing started a few days ago, maybe a week. The tree has always...

Hello I'm rather new to bonsai and have a general question. I got this tree from the clearance section and it had dropped most of its leaves. I have had it for about two weeks and it seems to be growing back rather quick. My question is with fall coming up should I just let it go it's natural...

Hi there-- I just picked up a large (4-5 foot) Taxus hicksii with a decent trunk (maybe 2 1/2" dia.) for a great price. But it's been sitting in the same 5-gal pot for a couple years at the nursery and it's yellowing badly. Nothing wilted or dead yet, just murky yellow-green all over. I figure...