MandrakeRoot
Seedling
Hello Folks,
A newbie to Bonsai, just stepping in to the practice and absolutely enamored with it. Started with a Juniper in a Bonsai Class and now looking to move on to other trees. Acquired a mallsai Ficus that I rescued/repotted yesterday and now turning my attention to a young Brazilian Rain Tree that I bought as pre-bonsai material, some pictures below (just fyi, he is droopy because there are evening shots, he is perfectly perky though the day). Just wanted to see if y'all had any pointers on next steps, specifically:
1. Keep him in this planter pot and let him grow through this season or repot to a wide Bonsai training pot?
2. Is any shaping or pruning warranted at this early juncture or just let him grow? If shaping or pruning should be done, any pointers on how to approach it at this point? And how often should such pruning be done?
3. His trunk is very thin and I surmised that the best way to get it to grow bigger is to keep those lower branches. Any other thoughts on that?
Would appreciate any guidance and apologize for any rookie mistakes. Greatly appreciate this community.
V
Zone 7B
A newbie to Bonsai, just stepping in to the practice and absolutely enamored with it. Started with a Juniper in a Bonsai Class and now looking to move on to other trees. Acquired a mallsai Ficus that I rescued/repotted yesterday and now turning my attention to a young Brazilian Rain Tree that I bought as pre-bonsai material, some pictures below (just fyi, he is droopy because there are evening shots, he is perfectly perky though the day). Just wanted to see if y'all had any pointers on next steps, specifically:
1. Keep him in this planter pot and let him grow through this season or repot to a wide Bonsai training pot?
2. Is any shaping or pruning warranted at this early juncture or just let him grow? If shaping or pruning should be done, any pointers on how to approach it at this point? And how often should such pruning be done?
3. His trunk is very thin and I surmised that the best way to get it to grow bigger is to keep those lower branches. Any other thoughts on that?
Would appreciate any guidance and apologize for any rookie mistakes. Greatly appreciate this community.
V
Zone 7B