Identification thread / possible project!!!

[B.uneasy]

Well done!
But when i saw first picture, i thought it was sort of arm size what a surprice to see it in the small pot

That's why I posted the pic of it between my fingers! That's hilarious, you cant trust a picture!

 

[Grovic]

Look at this beauty taking in the morning sunlight! I put it inside, so it would not be exposed to the colder temperaturesView attachment 294032 outside

Nice, and you also have the option of grafting a couple scions from the mother tree if it does not flower after a few years.

 

[B.uneasy]

Don't know what to expect with this one... Hope it survives

 

[B.uneasy]

I decided to take one more sucker from the tree! We will see if it LIVES. Especially standing rightside up as it is. Sooo... to all the bonsai doctors out there. Should I put it in indirect sunlight for the next week? Maybe a window? or would a nice sunny patio be alright?

 

[B.uneasy]

Sunny step to much for the little guy?

 

[B.uneasy]

When should I look into fertilizing?

 

[B.uneasy]

Im moving into an apartment building for the next 3 months before my house is actually finished. There isn't space for all my pots, I may be able to sit em in the basically empty flower bed but we will see if I get away with that! I want to be careful with my little guys like the sucker this thread is about, and don't feel it safe to sit it outside. Will It be able to survive in a partially sunny window for 3 months?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Wait a month or so before fertilizing. Though it is no big deal if it "accidentally" gets fertilized at the same time you fertilize all the rest of your trees.

 

[B.uneasy]

What fertilizer is the best for this small sucker?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

The same fertilizer you use on your other bonsai, or on your houseplants. Remember, it is better to go light with the fertilizer. Too heavy a dose can cause problems. But if the dose rate is good for your bonsai, or your houseplants it will not hurt this young Prunus.

 

[B.uneasy]

I guess the two chop wounds have not been to detrimental to the tree. It is growing so much everyday!

 

[B.uneasy]

Why do the leaves on the bottom feel very delicate and look like they are wilting? What can I do?

 

[B.uneasy]

All the bottom leaves are drooping down. Should I prune them off and leave the top ones?

 

[B.uneasy]

Now all the leaves are wilting! What do I do?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

You can try by pruning off the bottom leaves in the lowest set of shoots.

You might remember hearing others talk about a tree branch pushing new growth simply using stored energy? And if they don't form enough roots by the time the energy is exhausted, the tree will suddenly collapse and die. My guess is that this tree did not form new roots. You are hitting "the wall" where the stored energy reserves are exhausted and there are not enough roots to pull moisture the growth needs.

Move this one to bright shade, and hope it recovers.

 

[B.uneasy]

You can try by pruning off the bottom leaves in the lowest set of shoots.

You might remember hearing others talk about a tree branch pushing new growth simply using stored energy? And if they don't form enough roots by the time the energy is exhausted, the tree will suddenly collapse and die. My guess is that this tree did not form new roots. You are hitting "the wall" where the stored energy reserves are exhausted and there are not enough roots to pull moisture the growth needs.

Move this one to bright shade, and hope it recovers.

So I am guessing I should keep holding off on fertilizer? This is all sudden. This has happened in the last 2 days. Cut off all leaves but the large stem on the top?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Fertilizer won't help at this point, and fertilizer now might be the "last straw". Fertilizer can aggravate problems.

Cut off all but the top leaves, sure. It won't hurt.

I do hear taps in the distance. This is not looking good. But we can hope.