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LSainsbury
16-08-2006, 20:52
Evening,

I have just bought a Bonsai tree...anybody here know anthing about them?

Just after a few tips...watering etc....

Cheers

Lee
Graham M
16-08-2006, 20:53
Yep, they're easy to kill :D
jellybaby
16-08-2006, 20:58
Get yourself a spray gun to water them......as though its raining on them when your watering :)
smicer07
16-08-2006, 20:58
Wash on, wash off.
UncleBooBoo
16-08-2006, 21:01
was it wash on, wash off?

I thought it was wax on, wax off???

Been a long time since I seen that film. :)
Cobbydaler
16-08-2006, 21:05
was it wash on, wash off?

I thought it was wax on, wax off???

Been a long time since I seen that film. :)

Not Bonsai Banzai!! (http://imdb.com/title/tt0087538/quotes)...
Jules
16-08-2006, 21:33
I have a kit to grow one but not started it off yet, I am not very good with plants they always die :(
daz300
16-08-2006, 21:56
i had one now it is in heaven , so best not to ask me
Maggy
16-08-2006, 22:17
You can't treat them like houseplants.They are trees.You don't need to keep 'em indoors in fact they do better outside than in..

What I can't get the hang of is the pruning bit...and the shaping bit...and the wiring bit...and the repotting bit(which may require root pruning).

After I read up about them I decided not to bother.I'd rather have a cactus. :)
Gareth
16-08-2006, 22:26
Bah, plants are rubbish.... I prefer this type of Banzai

http://www.123posters.nl/pictures/fp1105.jpg
greencreeper
16-08-2006, 23:37
They die really easily. Generally a bad idea.

I have a rubber plant, which is currently heading for the ceiling (bit of a worry), a jade plant (big bushy thing) that is pretty robust, and my latest plant is a huge triffid thing. Begins with a C. I've forgotten now. Likes to be sprayed with cold boiled water. It also moves, which is a bit creepy :disturbd: Leaves arrange themselves.
LSainsbury
17-08-2006, 07:32
:Yikes: Thanks for the replies!

Well - mine is doing ok at the moment - perhaps I'll post a photo later...


I't my first real Bonsai so I hope I don't kill it!

Cheers

Lee
Stonker
17-08-2006, 11:57
I bought one which was 25 years old. I had it about 3 months before it dies, and I have no idea why. I still feel ill with guit.. 25 years old !!
Maggy
17-08-2006, 12:10
People over water them because they think of them as house plants.They are not, they are trees and trees just need to be out in the fresh air being rained on,snowed on and getting lots of fresh air.The only trees that would be an exception in this climate are those from the rain forest and desert areas.They would have to be kept in glass houses as witnessed in Kew and even then you need to be careful about the watering.

What you need to do is find a local Bonsai group or specialist and get some advice from them.


I'm opening a book though.Any advance on 3 months? ;)
TheDaddy
17-08-2006, 13:13
This chap seems quite helpful ;)
http://www.helpfulgardener.com/bonsai/
Maggy
17-08-2006, 13:34
This chap seems quite helpful ;)
http://www.helpfulgardener.com/bonsai/


Now I remember why I couldn't be a*sed :erm:
Maggy
23-08-2006, 19:37
Is it dead yet?:erm:
LSainsbury
23-08-2006, 19:48
Is it dead yet?:erm:

Nope - not yet...got new growth as well....
LSainsbury
14-05-2007, 18:09
...and here's the next one in the bonsai family!

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joglynne
14-05-2007, 20:35
Very nice. How is your first bonsai?, any pictures? :)
LSainsbury
14-05-2007, 21:05
Yep - here it is:

13811

Leaves are growing back!
joglynne
15-05-2007, 08:53
Looks healthy, congratulations.

I managed to develop a Cotoneaster from a small seedling. Nurtured it for about 8 years, got really gnarled and twisted. Unfortunately I was in hospital for a few weeks and my family never thought to move it to its summer shelf, or check that it had water.
Too much sun and no water killed it off.

Might try again now I've seen yours:D
LSainsbury
15-05-2007, 10:02
Looks healthy, congratulations.

Thanks!


I managed to develop a Cotoneaster from a small seedling. Nurtured it for about 8 years, got really gnarled and twisted. Unfortunately I was in hospital for a few weeks and my family never thought to move it to its summer shelf, or check that it had water.
Too much sun and no water killed it off.

Might try again now I've seen yours:D

8 years and they killed it? I'd be a bit sad if that happened!

Go for it! They are cool to look at - I like the odd-shaped one's myself!
fireman328
15-05-2007, 10:08
I have a kit to grow one but not started it off yet, I am not very good with plants they always die :(

You wont be disappointed then lol
LSainsbury
15-05-2007, 13:20
I have a kit to grow one but not started it off yet, I am not very good with plants they always die :(

They are trees, not plants, Jules!

I had one of those kits - but it croaked it!