delmount
Seedling
- Messages
- 5
- Reaction score
- 2
So I’m new to the site here, but have been playing around with bonsai for a couple of years now. I’m at the point where I thought it would be good to acquire some more traditional bonsai material, so I ordered a JBP sapling. It arrived today and it overall seems to be in good shape and healthy.
The trunk is actually a little thicker than I expected (1 cm), but it’s also very STRAIGHT. There are a number of nice branches growing in at the top where the trunk was previously chopped. Here’s the question: what is my next step with this little tree? Do I repot it and work on shaping the trunk line using the new growth on top? Should I plant it in the ground and thicken it up before chopping the trunk again at some point down the line? Other ideas?
The trunk is actually a little thicker than I expected (1 cm), but it’s also very STRAIGHT. There are a number of nice branches growing in at the top where the trunk was previously chopped. Here’s the question: what is my next step with this little tree? Do I repot it and work on shaping the trunk line using the new growth on top? Should I plant it in the ground and thicken it up before chopping the trunk again at some point down the line? Other ideas?