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[IBC] Easy species for indoor/outdoor bonsai culture?
Hi there,
What type of species would work indoor/outdoor in South Alabama? I am a beginner. Buy pre-bonsai or larger specimen? Thank you. Not sure quite what you are asking. If you are looking for a tree that will do well inside AND outside there are several options. Chinese elm, various ficus species, or even the dreaded serissa would work. If you are asking what are the best exclusively outdoor trees and then the best exclusively indoor trees, the answer is a bit different. But Chinese elm (again) will be on both lists. Ficus is a good exclusively indoor tree. The Chinese juniper or the Juniperus procumbans both will do for beginners as an outside tree. Ilex vomitoria (yaupon holly) also is a good starter tree. Pre-bonsai or a nursery plant will give you the greatest sense of accomplishment once you have converted them to a bonsai. To me, at least, buying a bonsai that someone else made and then just feeding and watering it is something like petting a goldfish. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jerry Meislik++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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