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8-Jan-2008
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
Join Date: Jan-2008
Location: LA
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I recently bought a 3-4 year old juniper online that has already had a bit of bonsai training. The pot that it came in seems to be large enough, and I was wondering if there wasn't any reason why I couldn't just leave it be for one growing cycle before I try to do any work on it. I'm very new to this and when I bought the tree I wasn't aware of how much I didn't know about this craft. Does anyone know if there's something I might have to do right away?
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Join Date: Dec-2004
Location: Santa Maria, CA
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Here are some things to consider: 1) If it is a juniper then it is an outside tree. 2) Take a photo and post it. You'll get more and probably better advice 3) Check the soil. If there are rocks glued on, take them off. Is the soil free draining or is it spongy? 4) Unless it is an emergency, you'll probably be better off waiting until spring to repot your tree... in the meantime, you have opportunity to read up on bonsai techniques.
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
Join Date: Jan-2008
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Yeah, I'm going to move it outside when I get home from work today. I watered it as soon as it came out of the box. I put it under a gentile flow in the shower and just kept going until the water draining out of the holes on the bottom of the pot was clear. Overall it seems like the water drains pretty well. Also, there are pretty pronounced wire marks in the trunk. Is that going to be a disaster later on or will they flesh out over time?
As excited as I am about all this, I'm trying to accept that I will probably kill or mess up this first one in some way. Hopefully, that will help me learn so that the next one I start work on I can get a little attached. Hmm, I suppose I really should just wait until I can get home and post a picture. |
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8-Jan-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
Join Date: Mar-2006
Location: West Springfield Massachusetts
Country: USA
USDA Zone: zone 5
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Gusto - good attitude, you'll be fine.
The pic will help for sure, best advise is to go to the beginners and articles sections and read, read, read, sooner or later someone will say join a club too(good advise). Then you will have a bunch of questions on watering, soil, and beginning styling, which should be fairly easy to get answered for you. I agree with Barry's outside advise, start a bit shaded if you can. Do your reading on watering and then soils it will help with the trees immediate care. Most important thing is to water as needed not on a schedule per se. Too much info to put in one quick post, thats why the homework assignment. If it's a juniper, the wire marks will be grown over later than sooner, but as a trainer don't worry too much about that now. Good Luck, and welcome to the madness.
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