Lawnsai
Seed
Hi all,
New to bonsai. I had a juniper about 2 years ago that I accidentally killed due to neglect, but I'm much less busy now and so my wife and I purchased a bald cypress bonsai about 2 feet tall. Looks pretty young, but healthy.
I'll include pics once I get home, but I'm not sure what to do with it to start. Foliage is pretty sparse, like it's not thick, so my guess is to just let it grow out for a year with regular watering and fertilizing. And prune and shape it next spring?
Should I regularly trim it in any way?
Since this is technically my first I'm interested in a formal upright style. I've seen other formal upright styles and the base of the trunk is so thick. How do I get it like that?
Any fertilizer recs?
Sorry if this post is all over the place, I'm just excited and have many questions?
New to bonsai. I had a juniper about 2 years ago that I accidentally killed due to neglect, but I'm much less busy now and so my wife and I purchased a bald cypress bonsai about 2 feet tall. Looks pretty young, but healthy.
I'll include pics once I get home, but I'm not sure what to do with it to start. Foliage is pretty sparse, like it's not thick, so my guess is to just let it grow out for a year with regular watering and fertilizing. And prune and shape it next spring?
Should I regularly trim it in any way?
Since this is technically my first I'm interested in a formal upright style. I've seen other formal upright styles and the base of the trunk is so thick. How do I get it like that?
Any fertilizer recs?
Sorry if this post is all over the place, I'm just excited and have many questions?