Showing some growth & progress on my very 1st official #B...
Showing some growth & progress on my very 1st official #Bonsai. A little more then a year of training & growing to form this from when I 1st got this plant,
This small tree looks so old to me that bark is just ancient.
Thinking of taking it out of the pot & replanting it into a much larger container to get some thicker growth.
Thoughts on overall look, shape, opinions or suggestions/tips
On my Bonsai would be appreciated.
I’m new to the style and growth habit even though I have been putting trees in pots for years.
A lot of you have as well and you have official bonsai trees because definition is a tree in a pot so all of you who have a tree in a pot should get a little bit more into this style of growing. Just my opinion
Show off your #bonsai trees today just curious what everyone has as far as natures manipulated artwork.
I have a serious question for the true bonsai enthusiast about planting in ground to grow trunk mass..
question is let’s say I have a small unused pool or very large capacity container like an old freezer. Would that be considered large enough of a container to get the trunk to thicken on trees faster or would it actually need to be in the ground ? Because my thoughts fight with each other and says it will never be able to get the nutrients from a confined space, even though the other side of my mind says the roots won’t ever get that big enough to get all the nutrients from a larger space. I know there is no official right answer but just wondering what kind of experience we have out there 🫶🏽
feed the soil microbes 🦠 right?
Thanks #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #Bonsai
This small tree looks so old to me that bark is just ancient.
Thinking of taking it out of the pot & replanting it into a much larger container to get some thicker growth.
Thoughts on overall look, shape, opinions or suggestions/tips
On my Bonsai would be appreciated.
I’m new to the style and growth habit even though I have been putting trees in pots for years.
A lot of you have as well and you have official bonsai trees because definition is a tree in a pot so all of you who have a tree in a pot should get a little bit more into this style of growing. Just my opinion
Show off your #bonsai trees today just curious what everyone has as far as natures manipulated artwork.
I have a serious question for the true bonsai enthusiast about planting in ground to grow trunk mass..
question is let’s say I have a small unused pool or very large capacity container like an old freezer. Would that be considered large enough of a container to get the trunk to thicken on trees faster or would it actually need to be in the ground ? Because my thoughts fight with each other and says it will never be able to get the nutrients from a confined space, even though the other side of my mind says the roots won’t ever get that big enough to get all the nutrients from a larger space. I know there is no official right answer but just wondering what kind of experience we have out there 🫶🏽
feed the soil microbes 🦠 right?
Thanks #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #Bonsai
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 21 hours ago
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@ModelEllisia39 Ty I’ve come to really enjoy training plants & trees. Working on several fruit trees this is Dwarf Natal Plum
One solution I’ve been using to help thicken, expand the roots and keep it compact is colander growing. I got some small metal colanders, transplant your bonsai into that, then put the colander three quarters into regular soil (or larger planter pot). Roots will expand out of the colander into the soil, once a season trim away all those root and put it back, keep this up for a couple of years. It’s a pretty ingenious method. I’ll try to get a couple photos when I’m back home later today.