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[IBC] ...but it followed me home
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 ===== **** "Expectations are resentments under construction." Anne Lamott ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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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 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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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 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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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 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ===== **** "Expectations are resentments under construction." Anne Lamott ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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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 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ===== **** "Expectations are resentments under construction." Anne Lamott ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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