delonix regia

Hello, Last Christmas I received one of the standard Bonsai starter kits including a Delonix Regia (Flame Tree). Obviously this is not ideal for a total newbie in Pittsburgh, but I was thrilled to finally get one of the seeds to germinate last Spring and have been able to keep it alive...

My delonix regia seasonally sheds all its leaves, which has been normal, and always grows them back. This time, it shed all its branches too leaving just the stem. It still seems alive and healthy, but I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do to help it?? The top where new sprouts grow has...

I keep wondering WHY those vendors are pushing both species as bonsai kits. Yes, the seeds are easy to sprout in warm weather. No, they will not flower so easily in pots. Googling "Jacaranda Mimosifolia bonsai" we find many pictures of wisteria bonsai labeled as Jacaranda; they are not the same...