jacob.morgan78
Sapling
I'll try to ask a couple at a time as I expect the answers will lead to more questions.
I've been doing a lot of reading this winter about starting bonsai. I have about 7 acres of wooded land of mostly pine and hardwoods that I can harvest from. 1 acre of the land is being cleared and I'm going to try to use some of the smaller trees for bonsai since they are going to be cleared anyway. I live in Virginia. Anyways... on to my questions.
I've read a lot about preparing trees in the wild for bonsai and that you can't really just dig them up, trim them down, and pot them. I need clarification on the preparing them for bonsai part. I've read about trenching and whatnot but just can't find a clear explanation. Can someone explain this or point me in the right direction? I understand that you want to get a lot of fibrous roots growing before using it for bonsai but how do you encourage that? Do you take the tree completely out of the ground, clear some of the bigger roots, and put it back in? Is there a way to prepare a sapling for bonsai in a regular pot with potting soil?
While preparing a few trees for bonsai, I'm going to try to attend to my need to start by getting a juniper from a nursery and starting this spring. Is that okay or is there more to do to a nursery bought juniper before trimming it for bonsai. Can I just use a shallow flower pot with good drainage holes for a bonsai pot for now?
I know there's more but I'll leave it at this for now. Thanks for reading and your guidance!!!
I've been doing a lot of reading this winter about starting bonsai. I have about 7 acres of wooded land of mostly pine and hardwoods that I can harvest from. 1 acre of the land is being cleared and I'm going to try to use some of the smaller trees for bonsai since they are going to be cleared anyway. I live in Virginia. Anyways... on to my questions.
I've read a lot about preparing trees in the wild for bonsai and that you can't really just dig them up, trim them down, and pot them. I need clarification on the preparing them for bonsai part. I've read about trenching and whatnot but just can't find a clear explanation. Can someone explain this or point me in the right direction? I understand that you want to get a lot of fibrous roots growing before using it for bonsai but how do you encourage that? Do you take the tree completely out of the ground, clear some of the bigger roots, and put it back in? Is there a way to prepare a sapling for bonsai in a regular pot with potting soil?
While preparing a few trees for bonsai, I'm going to try to attend to my need to start by getting a juniper from a nursery and starting this spring. Is that okay or is there more to do to a nursery bought juniper before trimming it for bonsai. Can I just use a shallow flower pot with good drainage holes for a bonsai pot for now?
I know there's more but I'll leave it at this for now. Thanks for reading and your guidance!!!