Hello!
I need some help with this crab apple… it’s no longer growing upright but jetting forward, and I have no idea what to do with it. I’m terrified of killing it, because this was one of my dad’s bonsais that I have been taking care of since he passed away. I’m fairly new to bonsai, still learning a lot and I don’t want to screw this up hahaha. It’s an established bonsai, probably 20 or 30 years old at this point or perhaps even older. I honestly can’t remember the last time it was repotted - a friend of my dad’s was helping out with his trees for a few years there and did a mass repotting of the bulk of them two or three years ago. It’s in a mix of akadama, lava rock, and pumice. I’m in central NJ if that helps. Images attached!
I need some help with this crab apple… it’s no longer growing upright but jetting forward, and I have no idea what to do with it. I’m terrified of killing it, because this was one of my dad’s bonsais that I have been taking care of since he passed away. I’m fairly new to bonsai, still learning a lot and I don’t want to screw this up hahaha. It’s an established bonsai, probably 20 or 30 years old at this point or perhaps even older. I honestly can’t remember the last time it was repotted - a friend of my dad’s was helping out with his trees for a few years there and did a mass repotting of the bulk of them two or three years ago. It’s in a mix of akadama, lava rock, and pumice. I’m in central NJ if that helps. Images attached!