I was on a walk today and found these two growing in a cleared out area in some red clay and decided to bring them home and see what I could do with them. BTW these are my first ever bonsai attempts, I figured what the heck, if they fail then nothing wasted, right?
So I took them to the local nursery and the guy told me that they are Cryptomereas, but I just wanted to get a second opinion from you guys about what species they are. When I brought them home I potted them in regular potting soil after pruning the roots, then watered them. I also put wire around the tall one as you can see to try and get some structure to it. I'm open for suggestions and what the next step should be. Should I just leave them be for a year or so, just watering, or do I need to replant into some better soil, or did I do everything completely wrong and these are wasted? (I wouldn't be surprised
Does anyone have a good link to a "how-to" for transplanting a tree from the wild into bonsai( is there a more technical name for this technique)?
Here they are:
