the miniaturizer
Seedling
I was walking through Lowes the other day and noticed that they had a rack of trees that had been badly scorched by the terrible Texas heat this summer that were on sale for $5 each. They were cheap enough that even though they looked bad and dont appear to me to have any bonsai potential I bought three "Harvest Gold" Crab Apples. I've heard that crab apples are hardy trees so they could recover, and if they dont, well I'm only out 15 bucks.
I brought them home and planted them in my yard in Miracle Grow tree and shrub soil that was recommended by the pimply kid at Lowes. Hopefully that helps them. According to him, all they'll need is this soil and water for the first 3 months.
Each of the trees is about 7 feet tall, but they dont have much foliage. They're about 1-1 1/4 inches around the bottom of the trunk.
What should I do to try to help these recover? Eventually, I'd like to dig up at least 1 and start getting some bonsai experience with it. What should I do to prepare them for that?
I brought them home and planted them in my yard in Miracle Grow tree and shrub soil that was recommended by the pimply kid at Lowes. Hopefully that helps them. According to him, all they'll need is this soil and water for the first 3 months.
Each of the trees is about 7 feet tall, but they dont have much foliage. They're about 1-1 1/4 inches around the bottom of the trunk.
What should I do to try to help these recover? Eventually, I'd like to dig up at least 1 and start getting some bonsai experience with it. What should I do to prepare them for that?