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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
Posts: 1,596
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G'day Mike...
Lots of advice here, Mike...some good, some bad, some ugly.
Your bonsai is an Aralia? This covers a lot of territory...India, China, E Asia, and North, Central and South America, and, across USDA Hardiness Zones 3-10. Fortysomething species of deciduous, evergreen and perennials.
Since we don't know which of the fortysomething species your bonsai is, we can't possibly provide meaningful help.
Most likely, it is one of the Oreintal (tropical/subtropical) species....which would make it a so called "house plant"...but we don't know, do we?
Either way...indoor or out...your bonsai will be more healthy, and happier if you give it as much outdoor time as you can...safely. Most tropical/subtropical species
can handle overnight temps down to 50F...IMHO.
So, Mike, always remember, bonsai is a trip that demands time and patience. Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.
Pat
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BONSAI isn't about surviving in a storm, rather, how to dance in the rain.
THE ONLY WAY: Always remember, and don't ever forget, that whatever you read here is not cast in concrete... the intent of any advice is to help. In no way should you feel that I’m saying that my way is the only way…heaven forbid! I've seen far too much of the "my way or the highway" attitude in bonsai as well as in other areas of life.
Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California
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