Bonsai_hope
Yamadori
I’ve been doing Bonsai for a few years and last month my well-meaning brother sent me a birthday gift of two bonsai. It was from a commercial seller who puts “bonsai” in nice pots for the general public but not something anyone serious would buy. Nonetheless it was a thoughtful gift. He purchased something called a Barbados Cherry and a Ginko Bilbao. They looked nice for a few weeks when the Ginko started drooping. I chalked it up as a loss and started thinking about where I could use the glazed pot it came in. I unpotted it and was horrified that there was a thin layer of what looks like bonsai soil over nursery potting soil. The soil was sopping wet and most of the roots seemed dead. I figured I had nothing to lose by removing all the wilted leaves and cutting back to the few live roots and repotting it in my normal mix. I’m interested in seeing if I can save it.
I’m so angry that this vendor with the word bonsai in its name would ship a tree like this. It goes against everything I’ve learned over the past few years.
I’m so angry that this vendor with the word bonsai in its name would ship a tree like this. It goes against everything I’ve learned over the past few years.