Recent content by Wyobonsai

I am completely over winter and beyond ready for sunshine and warmth to return.

Here's what I'm dealing with today: Would something like this be good to use...

Yeah, we'll see how this environment works out.

Ok. I won't be able to leave my maple out over night for a while, it's still below freezing at night and the daytime highs are only in the low 40's, supposed to be warming up to the 50's by the weekend. I had requested to have the tree delivered later in April but that request was ignored and...

Would "soft sun" be sunlight through a window?

I know they're young but mine looks kinda skimpy compared to yours.

How does yours look?

Yeah, out of the box the leaves were that color. I think they were just missing the sunshine.

Yeah, like i said it spent at least 7 days in a box. The new leaves that are opening up have red color to them.

I think it's mostly the pictures. The trunk and branches are definitely green, and the leaves are a pale yellow. I know it's growing because I've got new buds opening up but I'm not sure how healthy it is. It was shipped to me without notification so it sat in the Post Office for four days...

Wow, thanks for the advice! I can definitely sit back and enjoy it, it's a pretty little tree. During shipping the soil got a bit dry and spilled out of the pot (1 gallon). I'd say it's half full set the moment. Should i repot into something bigger and with more soil or is it fine as is?

Hey guys, first post here on the forums! I ordered and just received a Koto Hime pre-bonsai from Bill Valavanis. I've been reading a lot on them the past few months but I feel like I'm still in the dark about a few things. The first being about when I should be bud pinching. As the tree is...