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What have I got?
http://www.anewshop.co.uk/mybonsai.jpg
and dont say Tesco None Bio!!!!! I've wanted a Bonsai for a while now and I bought these 2 from the local garden center today. The guy there didnt know what type of tree they are, my question to you is..... what are they? Also while i'm here I may as well ask a question..... I was planning to water the once per day and feed every 2 weeks. Is that about right? I am going to trim them but not for a few weeks. Bye for Now James. |
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The one on the right looks like a chinese elm, not sure about the one on the
left, maybe a chinese quince, fig (ficus) or sageretia. Dont water them by regime, you could end up over-watering (something the chinese elm doesnt like). Water them when they need it i.e. when the soil gets dry- that may be once every 2 days, it might not. hope that helps dan "jtpthe3rd" wrote in message ... http://www.anewshop.co.uk/mybonsai.jpg and dont say Tesco None Bio!!!!! I've wanted a Bonsai for a while now and I bought these 2 from the local garden center today. The guy there didnt know what type of tree they are, my question to you is..... what are they? Also while i'm here I may as well ask a question..... I was planning to water the once per day and feed every 2 weeks. Is that about right? I am going to trim them but not for a few weeks. Bye for Now James. -- jtpthe3rd |
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Your photo is quite blurred, but I would hazard a guess that the one on the left in the blue pot is one of the Ficus Benjamina types - if you remove a leaf does it bleed white sap that turns sticky? if it does then that is most likely what it is. Yes, all ficus like water, but not too much or you may get root rot - especially in UK (I live in a part of Australia where we do need to water every day). Benjaminas respond very well to trimming and as you are coming into your summer, you should be able to completely defoliate it, but cut all the leaves off and leave a bit of the stalk, don't just pull them off. When the new leaves shoot the old stalks will drop off on their own. You may be able to do this twice in the growing season - we can do it here 5 times a year with no ill effect, and the leaves will get progressively smaller. I have eleven different types of Ficus and all are excellent to work with. Don't know what the one on the right is, but if you can post a clearer photo we may be able to better help you. Hope this info helps. If I can help further, send me a pm Taffy |
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TinanaTaffy wrote:
jtpthe3rd Wrote: http://www.anewshop.co.uk/mybonsai.jpg and dont say Tesco None Bio!!!!! I've wanted a Bonsai for a while now and I bought these 2 from the local garden center today. The guy there didnt know what type of tree they are, my question to you is..... what are they? Also while i'm here I may as well ask a question..... I was planning to water the once per day and feed every 2 weeks. Is that about right? I am going to trim them but not for a few weeks. Bye for Now James. Hi James, Your photo is quite blurred, but I would hazard a guess that the one on the left in the blue pot is one of the Ficus Benjamina types - if you remove a leaf does it bleed white sap that turns sticky? if it does then that is most likely what it is. Yes, all ficus like water, but not too much or you may get root rot - especially in UK (I live in a part of Australia where we do need to water every day). Benjaminas respond very well to trimming and as you are coming into your summer, you should be able to completely defoliate it, but cut all the leaves off and leave a bit of the stalk, don't just pull them off. When the new leaves shoot the old stalks will drop off on their own. You may be able to do this twice in the growing season - we can do it here 5 times a year with no ill effect, and the leaves will get progressively smaller. I have eleven different types of Ficus and all are excellent to work with. Don't know what the one on the right is, but if you can post a clearer photo we may be able to better help you. Hope this info helps. If I can help further, send me a pm Taffy Hi! New here, but I second what Taffy said, but I add that feeding every two weeks kind of defeats the purpose of keeping it small. Watch out for root-rot and defoliation is your friend when it comes to miniaturizing the leaves. I am about half size on this one: http://img3085.imagevenue.com/loc57/17811_000_0251.jpg http://img3085.imagevenue.com/loc279/17812_000_0252.jpg When defoliating, I hit it with a about a teaspoon of super-phosphate(0-55-0) to encourage the re-growth, but not bigger leaves. It's not like your going to burn the leaves at this point, and it helps it come back quick. With maples and other deciduous, defoliation has to be carefully accomplished with a little more care. This Japanese Maple was doing well with one in late spring and once just after solstice. Now, I just do it immediately after solstice: http://img3085.imagevenue.com/loc187/17145_000_0242.jpg http://img3085.imagevenue.com/loc201/17146_000_0243.jpg This Japanese red is responding much slower, so I'll have to seek some advice with it. http://img3085.imagevenue.com/loc229/17148_000_0248.jpg Donald |
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