brt help

Good afternoon, everyone! I am still with my regular BRT I've had for a span of about 7 months now, and it seems to be doing fine. I am still concerned, however, that there are some things going on with it that I want to be able to fix and improve if possible. 1. The trunk (stem?) of my tree...

So I just received my BRT and I love it! The only thing is the trunk is stick straight, I'm wondering when BRTs start to flute/flatten? Also I am thinking of keeping it in this pot to let it grow and settle in a bit, is that a good idea or should I transfer it to a bonsai pot? Thanks for the help!

Hello Bonsai Enthusiasts, Over the span of 5 days, I started to notice that the foliage of my BRT bounced right back out of nowhere, and I am frankly surprised, since I thought it was absolutely done for. I do have a couple questions about this, though.... 1. Are these leaves adapted to the...

Sorry in advance if I am posting this thread to the wrong place, this will be my first post here. I live in Orlando, FL and keep my trees on a West facing, enclosed patio, so they get about 5 hours of sunlight a day. I recently purchased my second BRT close to three weeks ago. I will try to...

I recently got a Brazilian rain tree this summer and have had it outside up until now. Both outside in the summer and now inside I have seen these small insects on the tree. They mostly seem to be near or on new growth. I'm guessing they're feasting on the sap the tree produces. As far as I can...

Greetings, I am new on this forum and I am new to BRT’s. I am hoping I can get some assistance here. I got my BRT 2 weeks ago (from Homedepot) and it already looks sick. I have not repotted it and I have not done any pruning. I do have it outside under my pergola so it has indirect/filtered...