Thanks Jeff. I repotted it yesterday as it was
falling out of its original pot. Noticed that they
used a lot of peat moss. So I did the same, adding a
bit more drainage material. Didn't take the
opportunity to check the roots. They call it a tree,
but it seems to be like a large tropical shrub,
similar to ming arelia in the root area, not a
fantastic nebari.
I think I might have to wire branches while they are
soft.
I will let it set for a while and get re-established.
I am tempted to go back and get another one to play
with, but I barely have space on the dining room table
for one.
I still want to know if I have to wax/seal cuts on
large branches. The grower seems to have done that.
It has major cut scars that are groing over from
previous cuts. The website on the name tag didn't
even list this as a product they sell.
Kitsune Miko
--- "Isom, Jeff (EM, PTL)"
wrote:
I actually remember reading somewhere, of course I
can't remember the source, that coffea arabica make
very nice Bonsai. If I recall from most of your
posts, you advocate the slow, patient method of
getting to know the plant prior to any major work.
I would expect, given that approach, that you will
have no problem transforming your coffee plant into
a coffee Bonsai. I'm thinking that you may have to
pay more attention to soil pH than you normally
would, though. AND I wouldn't plan on having enough
coffee beans to make coffee.... ;-)
Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39
-----Original Message-----
How many of you remember mringing home a kitten or
puppy adn wanting to keep it becasue it followed you
home?
Well that still happens to me with plants. I got a
really fat coffea arabica. Now I need to know what
to
do with it. I can't find any info on pot clture. It
says it is fast growing, has pretty flowers and nice
berries. The wood is used to make things.
So some of my quetions a 1)the cut ends are
waxed,
does this plant "bleed" easily? 2)It is currently
in
a deep pot. Will I be abe to train the root mass to
be more horizontal? 3) is there a specific way to
prune and still get flowers?
Probably more questions down the line.
Kitsune Miko
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