New to the sport. I purchased three and all are doing well. However, this one just exploded in growth after being watered. I set it in half inch of water for 20 minutes once. I did not do anything else. Here is one month of new growth. What do I do now? Also what is the name of this variety? Thanks for any suggestions.
Nu-bonzaibee...omg It's growing too fast!
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Tieball
Masterpiece
Keep those roots covered.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Almost looks like a money tree.
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Sorce
Welcome to Crazy!
Sorce
Thanks, but no, that's not what I need to know.
I mean, this is not a bonzai if it is going to grow 6 inches every 6 weeks. I will just have to stick it outside with the rhododendrons.
No body knows how to keep this bonzai-ish?
Thanks for any tips
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
I wish my bonsai would grow 1 inch a week!
Plants in good care and conditions grow fast. That's what pruning is for. After a while, the pot size will restrict growth. At that point it'll slow down.
skot
Seedling
Pieris japonica
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
arbicola shefflera, tropical plant
plants are not bonsai or not. Plants are used to create bonsai. You need to go back to square one and figure out what it is you are looking for.
plants are not bonsai or not. Plants are used to create bonsai. You need to go back to square one and figure out what it is you are looking for.
skot
Seedling
Doesn't look like Schefflera to me. Single leaves are originating on the stem, and trunk color is off. Does it flower?
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LittleDingus
Omono
It's not schefflera...though the picture hints at that. @skot is right about the leaves.
I think wat @sorce meant by "money tree" is pachira aquatica. It is often sold as braided trunks in bonsai format in big box stores. I don't think that is it either...I've never seen one with brown bark...always grey.
A picture of the leaves face on would help. Piers japonica doesn't look right to me either.
I think wat @sorce meant by "money tree" is pachira aquatica. It is often sold as braided trunks in bonsai format in big box stores. I don't think that is it either...I've never seen one with brown bark...always grey.
A picture of the leaves face on would help. Piers japonica doesn't look right to me either.
AJL
Chumono
Looks a lot like Pieris to me .If it is Pieris it needs to be kept outside its a hardy evergreen shrub ,likes cool ,semi shaded conditions.
AJL
Chumono
You need your eyes testing!!
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I think it is odd that the op bought a plant without knowing anything about it. I guess maybe a lot of you do but I think its really strange.
Eckhoffw
Masterpiece
A first. I’ve never before heard of one complaining about a tree growing too much.
Joe Dupre'
Omono
Too much growth is almost like too much money. A really good problem to have!
Fast growth---- that's what bonsai scissors are for. You can learn to prune now .....or........you can learn to prune now. Come to terms with the fact that a bonsai will not look good every day of the year. Just cruise around this site, watch some Youtube videos and maybe join a local club. People here will be glad to help you with any problems that you may have.
Yes, forgive me for buying a tree on Craigslist and not studying bonzai for at least a bachelor's degree in tiny trees. And if I wanted a bonzai that would be 3 feet high in six months I would have bought a rose bush. I know that there are serioius controls that can be applied.... leaf pruning and root reduction. Not on this forum though.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
!Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
Bonsai are all normal garden plants so they will grow if you let them. It is normal for our bonsai to grow. It is good for our bonsai to grow. Bonsai do not stay small all by themselves.
Your job as a bonsai grower is to manage the growth. You need to trim the new shoots when they get too long. Cut every shoot back by at least half. That will not hurt the tree. It will respond with more new shoots that will grow. Repeat as often as the tree grows to maintain size and shape.
The good news is that it won't grow 6" every 6 weeks all year. This is just a spring growth spurt and will slow as summer approaches and probably stop completely in winter.
If you are not prepared to trim and prune you'll need to swap your living bonsai for plastic replicas.
It can be hard to ID some plants from photos without more info as many plants have leaves that look similar.
Pieris has already been suggested and is possible. I'll add Forsythia as a possible ID. Forsythia have yellow flowers late in winter and also grow fast in spring like this one has.
Location can sometimes give clues to possible plant ID which is why someone has already asked where in the world you live. The world is a big place with lots of different climates and Bonsai nut covers all of it. Adding a general location to your personal profile can get much better advice for your situation.
Eckhoffw
Masterpiece
So…. What kind of plant is it?
dtreesj
Mame
This is why pruning scissors are the main bonsai tool.
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