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Thanks, everyone, for your advice. I will wait until flowers bloom and remove immediately after they start wilting to prevent the tree from spending energy on making seeds. I will then transplant it to a bigger container, since I am pretty sure it won't survive a winter in my area.

I definitely suggest starting out with a standard ficus. So far my ficus benjamina is still alive. Also jades are great too!

Nice tree! Good luck with it!

Thank you for your feedback. Should I transplant it to a bigger container? I am unsure about transplanting it outdoors since it would be difficult to protect in winter (zone 5b) and also the soil may not be as acidic as it could be.

Rooting is pretty easy. Take branches that are not woody, snip, and put it in a rooting medium (vermiculite works well) and water it. To preserve humidity, use a bag and put the cuttings inside with the medium in a pot and occasionally mist to preserve humidity. It will take about a month to...

Hello everyone, As I wait for Spring, I am thinking of pruning my first bonsai. I got this Azalea last year at Home Depot and let it stay in its container since then. It looks like it is already forming flower buds. I am going to let it bloom and prune it after it's finished flowering. I...

Hirt's also sells tissue culture rooted F. carica (Chicago hardy) cuttings for 7 dollars. I ordered two of these last year and these are the results after 11 months: (see attached image). These grow very fast! I never considered the possibility of turning them into bonsai. Would the leaf...

Nice wiring job on the branches. It has a more natural look! Looks like you had to get rid of some foliage. Did you save any cuttings to root? :) It's a nice tree.

Interesting. Are you in Alberta, Canada? How short are the summers? I will be documenting the growth of my poms in my blog. Feel free to check it out every once in a while! Link is in my signature.

Nice find. Would not have guessed mallsai were found at Costco... I have found nice ficus at Walmart. I got one, took out the glued rocks, and gave it away in a nice pot as a birthday present. It was satisfying :).

Good luck with your new bonsai! Keep us posted.

Welcome! I am thinking of starting maples from seed. Do you have pictures in your profile of the maples?

Let us know updates as to how they are doing! Hope they arrived safe and sound.

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome! I wish you good luck in your journey. I have started about two years ago and it has been very interesting and rewarding. Tamarinds can stand blazing heats for sure, as they are tropical trees and are drought tolerant.