anyone into bonsai?

[Gnome]

Glad your wee tree is doing well. As regarding the picture making fake trees is an art and hobby in it's own right. Can't remember what there called but i'm sure the word fake is a big no no.

[Ms2004life]

Doing a red wood (wellingtonian) and a pinenut tree but now ive seen this stuff im gonna get heaps of species and grow me a long mustache have been thinking of bonsaing a common ash as they grow quick over here

[TreePuncher]

Cool, pinenut....sad to say I haven't heard of that... Ash is a good idea due to its growth rate, im looking out for some stumps when im working, a nice 8" tall stump with a 3" width would be perfect, yamadori I thinks its called....

[TreePuncher]

update: a new addition, 12 years old, same species.... but gives me a chance to try a different style, also bought some feed and a variety of wires to get me started on the styling.

[RTS1]

My elm appears to be dying slowly , what am I doing wrong ?

 

 

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[TreePuncher]

Hmmm, not being the expert but i get home everynight, and soak my pot up to the brim in tepid rain water, mist the leaves every other day, and turn the pot around every other day, to spread the light, mine is on a south facing window, also just started using pellet bonsai slow release fertilizer, one pellet last 2 months, and you place them 1 every square inch....hope it comes back matey

[Nige156]

Hey guys, thought I'd jump on here. I have a collection of 30 or so trees and am fairly practiced in the do's, dont's watering and wiring. Chinease elm are great beginner trees and are relatively hardy. Firstly I would recommend getting away from keeping your trees indoors...it becomes a nightmare to care properly for them...they're trees they want to be outside.

Watering is a big issue. Don't soak the tree if it doesn't need it, just keep the soil damp. The trouble is they can dry out rapidly in a warm house and the evaporation is faster than the absorption. As stated if your using tap water this won't be great if your in a hard water area. My personal advice is to get it outside. If poss under cover. My trees are all outside all year round ( they've been snowed on, iced up...everything a tree would get they'll withstand).

If I can be of any help just ask :-)