Hello all, newbie here and working on an almost non existent budget for hobbies such as this. I am a newbie to bonsai and gardening in general. I do research extensively via google and learn as much as I can.
So working with my zero budget I have been eyeing some bushes that would seem cool to bonsai based on how they looked. With what little knowledge I have I searched for a naturally layered piece and found one! I cut it free and took it home with me happily! I believe it to be an Euonymus japonicus.
Being a naturally layered branch it was not really ideal in my opinion for a tree just yet so I put it into some soil and covered up a couple of its branches in hopes I can get some more rooting there. I may be wrong and that is why I am here. Hopefully I can get some pointers on how to plant this or if I should wait for it to hopefully layer itself.
I have attached a few pictures.
-When I first removed it from its parent plant I thought it would be best to put it into water. You can see the roots, the branch I removed from the parent plant along with the branches comming from that.
-after potting, I put a stick to help prop the branch up as it was a little heavy on one side. Once the roots establish I should be able to remove it with no problems. I don’t know much about gardening :/
-I tried to show how everything was connected with a crude drawing in hopes it will aid someone assisting me with where to go with this.
So working with my zero budget I have been eyeing some bushes that would seem cool to bonsai based on how they looked. With what little knowledge I have I searched for a naturally layered piece and found one! I cut it free and took it home with me happily! I believe it to be an Euonymus japonicus.
Being a naturally layered branch it was not really ideal in my opinion for a tree just yet so I put it into some soil and covered up a couple of its branches in hopes I can get some more rooting there. I may be wrong and that is why I am here. Hopefully I can get some pointers on how to plant this or if I should wait for it to hopefully layer itself.
I have attached a few pictures.
-When I first removed it from its parent plant I thought it would be best to put it into water. You can see the roots, the branch I removed from the parent plant along with the branches comming from that.
-after potting, I put a stick to help prop the branch up as it was a little heavy on one side. Once the roots establish I should be able to remove it with no problems. I don’t know much about gardening :/
-I tried to show how everything was connected with a crude drawing in hopes it will aid someone assisting me with where to go with this.