Sterling

There is a very large bonsai center in lakewood. I would reccomend going there and talking with the owner about these plants. I have learned a few things that I would reccomend from reading on this forum. Collected material is very sensitive and one of the most important considerations in how likely collected material is to survive is the amount of new roots that grow. While the dirt would be fine if these plants were in the ground it does not drain right for plants in a pot. You need to get a well draining soil. Do not bare root these plants because that will shock them to death. Keep the original dirt around the rootball but get well draining soil into the pot around the rootball. Tie the plant in so it is secure enough to allow the tiniest of baby feeder roots can grow undisturbed. Do not fertilize these plants because that will burn the new roots and keep them in a area where they are out of the sun. Only let them have 2 or 3 hours of morning sulight. Anymore and you risk burning a plant that is lacking in baby roots to absorb water with. I know that Orange is near to the ocean so the temperatures are more mild than other parts of Southern California. BE CAREFUL. Summer is rapidly approaching and special care needs to be taken for our plants to survive the long hot summers here. That's all.