I'm a blackbelt. seriously though, I have a relatively young Beech bonsai, has about a 2.5 inch diameter trunk and currently has hugely out of proportion red leaves. I work in a nursery by the way. (the plant nursery that is. You'd be dazzled at the amount of people who congratulate a willing 17 year old who has time for young children...)
Bonsai has always amased me, although, i do think it was over dramatised in the karatae kid. Is bonsai hard to do? i heard you need the correct shaped pots n stuff. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
It's insanely easy. Plant a plant, just after the start of the season of new growth (spring for most plants, but summer for some, and sometimes but rarely autumn or winter) take it out of its pot, trim off 2/3 of its roots (mostly the little branch parts, not the main parts), and 2/3 of its leaves. Be sure that you do this after it starts growth/blossoming, but way before it finishes. Other than that, it depends on the plant. Some need watering every day, some need watering every once in a while. As for shaping--it's usually best to wait about 5 years for most plants. Personally, I don't think I want to shape my bonsai unless they start to have problems (ie growing in directions that might make them fall over)
I would have thought trimming the roots would kill the plant. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
GB-GIL TRANS-GLOBAL/ Where do you get off saying it's insanely easy for the beginer it's can seem very hard, maybe for you and i it's easy, but when i started it was hard, captain crunch if you want to try then do so, wiring is up to the person growing the tree, i have a Kengai cascade style/ a Shakan-slanting style/ a Neagari exposed root style/ and a few Fukinagashi windswept style/ i managed to get hold of two Juniperus californica. which is six years old, and i have only repotted it twice, Fuchsia make a very good bonsaiif you want some pointers then i will only be to glad to help, you will need a few things to start but let me know if you want to start, i am sure that there are other bonsai growers on the sci forum who will only be to happy to help. sublime trigger i to am a black belt two dan, and still practicing with my old master and i find bonsai and meditation a great help for me to relax, do you feel the same about bonsai does it help you to relax.
Captain crunch/ first comb the roots then trim but dont go mad take it easy mainly it's the longer roots that need clipping, also use unglazed pots to pot the tree in.
i like growing plants but, i wouldnt know where to start growing a bonsai. i only tend to grow fruit trees or even just trees, dont grow flowers.
Captain crunch if you want to start i will only be to happy to help you on your way, you have made a start with growing trees, citrus is a good tree to grow and train as a bonsai, a bonsai is a small tree not all of them flower, and you can take the shapes from nature as if you look closely at the trees in nature you will find some good bonsai.
