New here and to bonsai, nice to meet you

[Dux]

Hi,

Im new here and just got my first bonsai, been reading around for years and watched about a million videos on youtube but finally got the courage to start my own collection
Born in the Netherlands, 26 years old and love music and nature. Since i was a kid i would get these crazy bonsai obsessions where i could read and watch videos about it couple hours a day for a couple weeks straight. Than i got distracted because i couldnt buy anything and stopped thinking about it for some time untill you get see something on your social media and start being obsessed again. I never had the money and discipline to start my own, but now i have my own place and some money and i've obsessed again for the last couple weeks... So i just got up and bought my first three bonsai

Let me introduce you to my three new beautiful tree's....

A Japanese White Pine (JWP)


Ilex Crenata:


And last but not least, my Metaseqouia Forest:



I already have a lot of questions for each tree in my head so i hope to get to know new people here and learn a lot about these bonsai.

If you're reading this i hope u have a nice day.

- Dux

 

[Rivian]

Add your Usda zone to your profile or people will pester you forever

Longterm maybe take the metas. forest apart, work the trees and put em on a slab with more space in between
Good luck with the JWP, theyre great if treated right and happen to like your microclimate

 

[Dux]

Add your Usda zone to your profile or people will pester you forever

Longterm maybe take the metas. forest apart, work the trees and put em on a slab with more space in between
Good luck with the JWP, theyre great if treated right and happen to like your microclimate

Haha thanks for the tip, i put it up there!
Hmm should i put the metas in trainings pots then? It will gives them some more space to develop tho

 

[Rivian]

Haha thanks for the tip, i put it up there!
Hmm should i put the metas in trainings pots then? It will gives them some more space to develop tho

Depends on if you want them to grow big or not. Free growth can be 1-2m a season. I have mine in small pots and they grew 20cm this year.
You could grow them big and keep chopping back every year or two to create taper, but many people dont bother with taper for forests

 

[Dux]

Depends on if you want them to grow big or not. Free growth can be 1-2m a season. I have mine in small pots and they grew 20cm this year.
You could grow them big and keep chopping back every year or two to create taper, but many people dont bother with taper for forests

I’m still young so i have enough time to bother haha, i’d like to put the work in there

 

[Cajunrider]

Welcome.
You have some great trees.

 

[RJG2]

Welcome; love Utrecht!

Best sand castle ever!

 

[Dux]

Welcome.
You have some great trees.

thanks a lot
Now i hope i can keep them alive and train them even better

Welcome; love Utrecht!

Best sand castle ever!

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hahah wow thats sick, thats the “Dom”, i didnt even know about this!

 

[RJG2]

thanks a lot
Now i hope i can keep them alive and train them even better



hahah wow thats sick, thats the “Dom”, i didnt even know about this!

Yeah, the Dom as it was before the middle collapsed, ha!

 

[sorce]

A million videos and not one said you can do this for free?

Welcome to Crazy!

Sorce

 

[dbonsaiw]

Welcome to the club.

 

[Dux]

Yeah, the Dom as it was before the middle collapsed, ha!

You seem to know quite a lot of the dom, you from around here?

Welcome to the club.

thanks

 

[RJG2]

You seem to know quite a lot of the dom, you from around here?



thanks

Nope, I'm in the US - but my buddy did his Master's of business over there and I spent a few weeks with him.

 

[Ugo]

Hi friend!

Welcome to Bnut!
I love the forest btw

 

[Dux]

Nope, I'm in the US - but my buddy did his Master's of business over there and I spent a few weeks with him.

Ahh thats great, hope u had a good time over here!

Hi friend!

Welcome to Bnut!
I love the forest btw

Hi new friend
I love it tooo!! I'm gonna let it grow a bit this season and in winter i'll look how i want to shape it

 

[Linn01]

Welkom en succes met de hernieuwde verslaving. Begin maar alvast te sparen

 

[Dux]

Welkom en succes met de hernieuwde verslaving. Begin maar alvast te sparen

Hahah dank u ! Its not a cheap hobby

 

[Dux]

Hi, i have a question!
as seen above i recently started, and meta forest have some brown leaves, i give them water almost everyday when the soil is dry on top, its been crazy hot in the netherlands last few weeks. Are the leaves burnt?



Rest looks very good






anyone some advice?

Dux

 

[dbonsaiw]

anyone some advice?

Earlier in the season I picked up a few of these as well and also experienced some browning like you have. For me, it appears to have been nothing more than acclimating to the new micro-climate after the repot. And the trees are all green again now. They make for cool forests. I'm curious what others' opinions are on the leaves.

 

[Dux]

hmm it happend in the first week, so many you are right and it acclimating? I hope so !