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i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
i got a bonsai that somewhat resembles a palm tree.. i'll post a picture when i get back to school where i have my digital camera... but any ideas as to what this is??
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
I'd be using my spider senses, but it sounds like a Cycad. The Sago Palm, or Cycas revoluta is a common example.
http://www.rhapisgardens.com/sagos/ I have a Mexican Fan Palm in a bonsai container, but it is kind of a novelty, with huge leaves about the size of the pot. Regards, Matt
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
nope doesn't seem like that one. i guess it looks like a palm tree trunk, but it has just single shoots as leaves.. nothing branches off them.
it was a cheap-o sort of thing, but i went to the bonsai specialty shop today and went for a new tray, and wound up w/ wire, new sheers, soil, a new pot, and a new "firethorn" plant. geez.. maybe i shouldn't go there so much! |
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
Hmm... Howbout this one?
Ponytail palm [img:a15f69f5d1]http://www.bonsaiboy.com/catalog/media/c1230.jpg[/img:a15f69f5d1] http://www.bonsaiboy.com/catalog/product254.html
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
that's the one... it was pretty cheap, so it'll just give me something to practice on..
the leaves if i can call them that seem to big for the plant... can you trim these back? or will they just die? |
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
The leaves are just very long. I've seen them much longer than this on some big plants. The edges are also very sharp if I recall correctly. So watch out for papercuts from the foliage.
You might try trimming them. Some palms will accept this, but usually you get a 1/8 - 1/4" brown bit at the end, that forces you to trim a bit more, and so on... Regards, Matt
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
so i probably shouldn't start cutting them back should i??
what about fertilizer? does it need it? i read that they don't require a lot of maintainence. |
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Re: i've got a palm tree looking bonsai
Those Ponytail palms don't need a lot of anything, except good drainage and sunshine. Treat it like a succulent. Don't overwater or expose to frost and maybe the occasional shot of a balanced fertilizer when it warms up.
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