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I mist the tree as well....

Kelly

Please don't. That tends to keep the top of the soil wet and the
lower area where the roots are too dry. I did a post mortem and another Ficus for
a coworker over the weekend. It was being misted. The top 1/3 of the soil
was very wet, the next 1/3 was bone dry, and the bottom 1/3 was damp. The tree
was dead.

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Amen, Billy. A lot of people think occasional misting will make up for
dry indoor air. It doesn't. All it does is create a fine layer of
moisture which is perfect for developing bacteria and mold.
Alan Walker
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I mist the tree as well....
Kelly
Please don't. That tends to keep the top of the soil wet and the
lower area where the roots are too dry. I did a post mortem and another
Ficus for a coworker over the weekend. It was being misted. The top
1/3 of the soil was very wet, the next 1/3 was bone dry, and the bottom
1/3 was damp. The tree was dead.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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Amen, Billy. A lot of people think occasional misting will make up for
dry indoor air. It doesn't. All it does is create a fine layer of
moisture which is perfect for developing bacteria and mold.
Alan Walker

I'd estimate that 99% of the people who contact me with indoor bonsai
problems mist their trees. And I always explain to them that it has no
effect on relative humidity in their house. Earlier today someone was
having problems with a tree that they misted with softened water (i.e.,
water treated with high amounts of ionic sodium). I told them to STOP.

Some days I'd just like to ban indoor bonsai. The longer I do bonsai, the
more I notice that my indoor trees are just houseplants with pretensions.

Nina

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Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[
I have tried to keep quiet about having tropical indoors. I absolutely
agree with you and Jim Lewis about people (like me) who want green in
their homes, however, I took an unused deck, enclosed it, and it became
my "Tree House". My entrance is through my living room! When the
temperature out doors is below freezing, I spend several wonderful hours
every winter day playing with my tropical.

To see my Bougainvillea's, Fukien Tea and even my Serissa blooming in
the winter is worth the effort of having an oscillating fan, humidifier,
and two heaters going 24/7. They are flourishing and keep me happily
pinching and pruning all my trees, especially my Brazilian Rain Trees.

The flip side of all my playtime are the walls and windows drip moisture
(from the humidifier) There is some sort of green mold on the walls
near the floor, which gets cleaned in the spring, (it wouldn't be very
nice in the home). When the tempweratures go down into the teens, the
windows are painted by Jack Frost, an especially enjoyable sight
tobehold! But all in all, I'll take the tropical and sub tropical over
all other (outdoor trees :-( )

Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
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Nina Shishkoff wrote:

Amen, Billy. A lot of people think occasional misting will make up for
dry indoor air. It doesn't. All it does is create a fine layer of
moisture which is perfect for developing bacteria and mold.
Alan Walker



I'd estimate that 99% of the people who contact me with indoor bonsai
problems mist their trees. And I always explain to them that it has no
effect on relative humidity in their house. Earlier today someone was
having problems with a tree that they misted with softened water (i.e.,
water treated with high amounts of ionic sodium). I told them to STOP.

Some days I'd just like to ban indoor bonsai. The longer I do bonsai, the
more I notice that my indoor trees are just houseplants with pretensions.

Nina







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Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[

I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.

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Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[

I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.

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Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[

I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.

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Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[

I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.

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Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[

I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.

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Phew! Thanks, Nina! :-D

Nina Shishkoff wrote:

Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[



I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.






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Phew! Thanks, Nina! :-D

Nina Shishkoff wrote:

Gee Nina:, Ban Tropicals???????????? :-[



I exempt people like you from the ban.

Nina. People like me should not be allowed to have tropicals.






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I have one myself for quite some time. When I moved it dropped all it's leaves. hey all grew back. Just keep keep the soil from drying out It should show new leaves soon.

SteveW
Long Island NY

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