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Im sorry I didnt put the dimensions for the pots. I didnt realize when I was writing the post. The pots are about 16 or 18 inches tall. The trees are 8 year old Tamarinds grown from seeds. They are about 24 inches tall and about 2 inches or so at the base (havent measured them yet). they have been potted up since they sprouted and started growing. They were given to my wife by her Grandmother before she died as tamrind candy that comes with the seeds in it. She planted 8 of them and 2 made it well. I used to just whack the tops and limbs off. One day I decided that there had to be a better way to do it and I thunked up the bonsai thing. I thought basically thats what they are. They have taper, they were raised indoors, and they are 8 years old so they have some size to them. I dont want to get them huge so that they wont be able to get out the house cause I think they would if I never trimmed them. I water them with aquarium water that gets dosed every other day with dry fertilizers.

I have to change 50 percent of the water in the tank per week to reduce the overload of ferts and reduce bio waste from the fish and plant matter. If I dont do water changes then algae will occur in a week or two after missing a water change. This water has made a lot of plants big my wife has. I never fertilize the trees with regular fertilizer because I once goofed the amount and killed all my plants on accident.

15-Mar-2007	#5
BentBarrel bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Feb-2007 Location: Washington State Country: USA Posts: 70	Im sorry I didnt put the dimensions for the pots. I didnt realize when I was writing the post. The pots are about 16 or 18 inches tall. The trees are 8 year old Tamarinds grown from seeds. They are about 24 inches tall and about 2 inches or so at the base (havent measured them yet). they have been potted up since they sprouted and started growing. They were given to my wife by her Grandmother before she died as tamrind candy that comes with the seeds in it. She planted 8 of them and 2 made it well. I used to just whack the tops and limbs off. One day I decided that there had to be a better way to do it and I thunked up the bonsai thing. I thought basically thats what they are. They have taper, they were raised indoors, and they are 8 years old so they have some size to them. I dont want to get them huge so that they wont be able to get out the house cause I think they would if I never trimmed them. I water them with aquarium water that gets dosed every other day with dry fertilizers. I have to change 50 percent of the water in the tank per week to reduce the overload of ferts and reduce bio waste from the fish and plant matter. If I dont do water changes then algae will occur in a week or two after missing a water change. This water has made a lot of plants big my wife has. I never fertilize the trees with regular fertilizer because I once goofed the amount and killed all my plants on accident.