krcmari6
Seed
Hi all,
I have always loved the idea of bonsai and finally took the plunge into buying a prebonsai. Probably in way over my canopy here picking a tropical instead of a native deciduous, but I did it anyways. So far so good. It has been in my care for two weeks and although one branch doesn't look to great, there are many new growths popping up.
I believe my BRT selection came from a clipping of sorts having a thin but woody trunk. Also, it has a bifurcated trunk without any true leader on it (in my amateur opinion). To me, it may just grow outward and not straight upward? (Pics below)
Once spring hits, I have two possible action plans:
1) Trim and clip as it grows. Problem is that I am unsure if I have enough "foresight" to keep what I need and lose what I don't.
2) Repot it to a larger container and let it grow for a season. Then I could trim when I have more options the following spring.
I would truly appreciate any advice/opinions on how to proceed from here and what direction you would take to form this guy into a nice bonsai. All opinions appreciated!!
Thanks,
Matt
I have always loved the idea of bonsai and finally took the plunge into buying a prebonsai. Probably in way over my canopy here picking a tropical instead of a native deciduous, but I did it anyways. So far so good. It has been in my care for two weeks and although one branch doesn't look to great, there are many new growths popping up.
I believe my BRT selection came from a clipping of sorts having a thin but woody trunk. Also, it has a bifurcated trunk without any true leader on it (in my amateur opinion). To me, it may just grow outward and not straight upward? (Pics below)
Once spring hits, I have two possible action plans:
1) Trim and clip as it grows. Problem is that I am unsure if I have enough "foresight" to keep what I need and lose what I don't.
2) Repot it to a larger container and let it grow for a season. Then I could trim when I have more options the following spring.
I would truly appreciate any advice/opinions on how to proceed from here and what direction you would take to form this guy into a nice bonsai. All opinions appreciated!!
Thanks,
Matt