Eighteen years ago (after Bush’s reelection) I moved to Mexico and gave my bonsai collection to my son. Now, my son is moving and returned some of these trees to me. I moved them from Portland OR to Vista CA (via car) a few days ago. The inspection station on I5 wasn't staffed, fortunately.
My son hasn’t done much with them over the years--basically just kept them from dying. As the pictures show, neglect of everything but water doesn’t seem to have hurt them much. I don’t think he even fertilized them. These plants are now 20-30 years old!
I’m not going to do much too them for a few weeks, just let them acclimatize.
Can you help with some concerns? My moving them from a wet damp climate to dry sunny California has me worried. Just keep them moist?
They DO need root pruning and/or repotting. Also trimming and shaping--it should be fun. Wait until the SoCal “winter?”
My son hasn’t done much with them over the years--basically just kept them from dying. As the pictures show, neglect of everything but water doesn’t seem to have hurt them much. I don’t think he even fertilized them. These plants are now 20-30 years old!
I’m not going to do much too them for a few weeks, just let them acclimatize.
Can you help with some concerns? My moving them from a wet damp climate to dry sunny California has me worried. Just keep them moist?
They DO need root pruning and/or repotting. Also trimming and shaping--it should be fun. Wait until the SoCal “winter?”
