dalberti
Sapling
Hey all,
A few days back a friend dug up a Utah Juniper on his property and gave it to me.
Since he was not going to do anything with it (obviously, since I have it), I figured I might as well try my hand at making it a Bonsai.
The first thing I did was place it in a mixture of Diatomaceous Earth, Perlite, and Bark.
I haven't really touched it at all in the past few days - I figured I'd just let it do its thing.
Should I size this sucker down right away? Heavy pruning way too early? From reading about collected trees, I figured I should let it grow and not attack it for a while.
The reason I'm posting is to ask what are some immediate things I should be worrying about. Any and all advice is welcome. If not - it's experimental and I'll try to do my best to keep this sucker alive and healthy.
Below are some pictures (it just rained here, a rare phenomenon in these parts ):
Thanks everyone.
A few days back a friend dug up a Utah Juniper on his property and gave it to me.
Since he was not going to do anything with it (obviously, since I have it), I figured I might as well try my hand at making it a Bonsai.
The first thing I did was place it in a mixture of Diatomaceous Earth, Perlite, and Bark.
I haven't really touched it at all in the past few days - I figured I'd just let it do its thing.
Should I size this sucker down right away? Heavy pruning way too early? From reading about collected trees, I figured I should let it grow and not attack it for a while.
The reason I'm posting is to ask what are some immediate things I should be worrying about. Any and all advice is welcome. If not - it's experimental and I'll try to do my best to keep this sucker alive and healthy.
Below are some pictures (it just rained here, a rare phenomenon in these parts ):
Thanks everyone.