green_emi
Sapling
Yes i heard Serissa are quite difficult for beginners!
Did you kill your first tree? How?
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Marlon
Sapling
lol
Marlon
Sapling
I killed three mallsai, that was years ago, during my university days. After a two week trip I came back to find them very dead. It was my first foray into bonsai. In hindsight I would not have made it very far back then. The interest never died.
This time around, no casualties so far. That said I had someone dig up a Duranta for me, and they cut just about all the roots. Fingers crossed though, its a very hardy species and I am hopeful. The tree itself, aside from a bad case of reverse taper, is VERY promising!
All the best with your first.
This time around, no casualties so far. That said I had someone dig up a Duranta for me, and they cut just about all the roots. Fingers crossed though, its a very hardy species and I am hopeful. The tree itself, aside from a bad case of reverse taper, is VERY promising!
All the best with your first.
BonsaiNaga13
Chumono
Yeah with some research I found that out but the nersery I went to didn't mention it and they were the cheapest trees. Live and learn
cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
I killed my first trees buy throwing them out,more than anything.
And mostly the reason for doing so was failing to wire at proper time ......as new shoots are growing and just before they lignify.That way they set in a couple weeks..before control is lost.
Fore some reason
I thought you only wired after leaf fall.
And potting soil took a toll also.
And mostly the reason for doing so was failing to wire at proper time ......as new shoots are growing and just before they lignify.That way they set in a couple weeks..before control is lost.
Fore some reason
I thought you only wired after leaf fall.
And potting soil took a toll also.
Gsquared
Shohin
My first bonsai survived me, sold it at a show. A really poor example of a Hollywood juniper, variegated no less. What was I thinking? May or may not be alive today.
Killed many of early ones, but I do have my first Japanese maple which I got in ‘88. It is thriving still. I think it was number 4 or 5.
Killed many of early ones, but I do have my first Japanese maple which I got in ‘88. It is thriving still. I think it was number 4 or 5.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Of course. All of first trees dead over time from lack of H2O
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Soldano666
Omono
Still have it. It's a ficus Benji too little my mom bought me when I was 20 I'm now almost 40. It I've killed tons I'm the meantime. Pics to follow by the end of the week.
discusmike
Omono
I killed many trees?
Cattwooduk
Shohin
My first few trees were things I collected then about 6 months later having spent a lot of time on this forum realised they were the literal definition of sticks in pots. Had a willow thing, some random Hawthorn right angle piece of crap, a buddleia, stag horn sumac... all went in the bin to make space for some better material. Some of that better material has also gone as I'm continually learning what is and isn't total shite. I expect half of what I have now is still crap as well!
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
My first was a chinensis juniper of some sort back in 2013. I made all the mistakes on it- Too much pruning and root work, too much water, wrong soil, picking at it every week, and so on. I just couldn't leave them alone the first few years. I must have killed 30 or 40 trees the first year alone. I do still have 3 from that first year that are still trying to recuperate lol. I've since learned to restrain myself but it wasn't easy.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
I'm killing my 101st right now.
green_emi
Sapling
Ah yes... it's so hard not to smother them with love!
My trees come in three varieties: Non-natives that I bought and die within eighteen months, tropicals any poorly-trained simian could keep alive, or natives/invasives that I collected and are still alive out of spite. This winter was particularly brutal on my Japanese maples - I went into it with a half-dozen saplings, came out of it with a half-dozen dead sticks. I've yet to have a conifer or evergreen of any sort live more than about eight months - which includes the first juniper I bought from a nice lady at a roadside stand. That poor thing never stood a chance; the only place I had to grow it outdoors was a windy porch in central Texas. I was salty when I dug its remains up and realized it was just a cutting with a few dinky roots.
I'm sure the death toll will be even higher come next spring when even more plants don't wake up. Thus far, the only things I haven't killed any of have been the Ficus, Portulacarias, and Scheffleras - which sucks because they'll never be good trees in Michigan's climate.
I'm sure the death toll will be even higher come next spring when even more plants don't wake up. Thus far, the only things I haven't killed any of have been the Ficus, Portulacarias, and Scheffleras - which sucks because they'll never be good trees in Michigan's climate.
Nemoose
Mame
A very nice collected Burberry. Killed by poor soil.and overwatering
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
Tough love!
Cable
Omono
Very first tree. Juniper pro nana from Epcot. Kept it indoors, went on vacation, Aunt didn't water at all. Dead. Would have died anyway.
Fast forward, second first tree. Kept outdoors until freeze then into the garage and didn't water all winter. Dead.
Fast forward, third first tree. Wasn't hardy to my zone and I didn't give it enough winter protection. Dead.
Fast forward, second first tree. Kept outdoors until freeze then into the garage and didn't water all winter. Dead.
Fast forward, third first tree. Wasn't hardy to my zone and I didn't give it enough winter protection. Dead.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Cable
Omono
Kill it, Lonefrog! Your hate has made you powerful! Now you'll join the dark side!
