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bonsaiTALK Adept
Join Date: Feb-2008
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Posts: 200
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Thanks for the comments. I do think it's a tiger bark retusa after looking around. With some of the close-up pictures I've seen of the tiger bark, mine looks exactly the same. I am thinking of getting another tree, maybe a dwarf jade to get the classic broom style look.
Also, thanks for the pot advice, I've been trying to decide what it should go in. I want to leave plenty of room to grow for now, because from what I've read, I should let it go for at least a year before I start training it.
As for the leaves, I'm giving it as much light as I can through window sunlight and florescent at night. I am just not in the position to put them outside right now, maybe after I move in a year or two. I'm told I'm supposed to defoliate it to get the leaves even smaller, but I'm going to wait to do that after it's acclimated to the new environment and I've read a bit more about the practice.
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