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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
Join Date: May-2008
Posts: 4
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newbie, acer palmatum too young for bonsai?
Hi Everyone-
I planted these two acer palmatums (one is red and one is green) hoping to train them for bonsai's but I am beginning to wonder if they are too young and delicate.
I know they like it a bit more acidic but the lady at the nursery told me to just use a bag of Cactus mix since it had most of the ingredients of the bonsai mixture and peat moss which is acidic. So here's the specs on the acer p., they are both around 1/4" to 3/8" thick. I mixed some of the original dirt in with the cactus mix, root wasn't very thick. It wasn't even in a 1 gallon container, just in a seedling container. Are they too young?
I was actually looking for rootstalk for grafting but I saw these and thought how ideal for a bonsai, perhaps now is the time to start... thoughts?
I've attached a photo. Thanks for looking.
Hien.
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