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for years my family has been planting these plants from cuttings and now have a whole mess of them in the backyard. its almost overwhelming! i picked one out from the bunch and decided to try and make something beautiful out of this particular plant. styling suggestions would be appreciated

haha got it. i have always believed that trees should be outside, and keeping bonsai indoors is a bad superstition in my culture

Thanks Judy! It's exciting starting my career. Yeah, the soil is pretty organic. I'm guessing i should just water whenever the top of the soil looks dry? I will for sure wait until spring to repot. The roots are pretty long now as they are encircling the pot. As for the S shaped trunk, I'm...

I passed my nursing board exam and received this as a present! I hope i can keep this nice and healthy for a long time. I guess i'm starting a new life with this tree. I figure i want to get those branches full of leaves to have a nice looking pad, and overall keep it healthy. I was told this...

the pot extension has been done. thank you for the suggestion. I guess my next move with this guy is wait for spring to tourniquet. Nothing else to do for now, yeah?

Sharing this little guy sitting in his 1 gallon sprouting so many leaves! Pretty amazing how fast they grew. I think i'll let him just grow like a monster. Hopefully the roots find their way out from the bottom for a fatter growth? Thanks for looking!

all of mine have been growing outside aswell and the leaves are still on the larger side. any suggestions to help reduce them?

since the OP never came back, i was wonder the same fror Crassula ovata

so what i'm hearing is basically burying it deeper in soil by taping an extension pot around it. i can't wait for the pictures. thank you for your time. I'm really loving all the research that has to do with bonsai, and you guys are making this a whole lot easier

thanks! hey, you're pretty close to me geographically! know of any places around our area for bonsai trees, supplies, etc.?

the members in this forum are amazing. thank you everyone for the suggestions. now time to research when is the best time to do this. late summers in san jose are very mild. any suggestions?

thank you thank you! as a newbie to this, can you please point out where you suggest layering it?

I got this cool maple for 10 bucks. It looks a bit on the tall side, so would a trunk chop be suggested? Basically looking for a new leader, and any opinion and/or advice is welcome. Thanks for reading!

Hello all! After getting a little pre-bonsai a week ago, i've been thinking of plants non stop. I was talking to my grandma about plants and she gave me a hawaiian umbrella to play with. The trunk is pretty big and juicy i must say. I'm wondering if it is a good specimen, and if it is, i would...

Thanks for the inspiration! I guess my next plan would be to grow the trunk by planting it into the ground. Should I be waiting for spring time to do so, and is it safe to go straight into the ground with its little size? Or maybe I can put it in a bigger pot and let it grow in there before...

Hey guys, i was recently in Japantown in San Francisco and passed by a bonsai store. They had a lot of pretty things in pots, but i ran into this little tree that seemed neglected. I felt sorry for it so i decided to purchase the little guy. It was under a sign that said pre-bonsai. My...