bonsai care?

QuestionI got a plant that I was told wa a bonsai plant and it is in rocks. It was grouped togetther as 8 stems and I saw on a tv show that they were seperateed and so I did so. I need to know just how do I care for

Gardenia bonsi

QuestionI got a gardenia bonsai for a gift from my son it is 3 years old, I keep it in the sun when it is shining in a south window, I have been trying to keep it watered to stay looking dark on the surface, it has

Deshojo Maple

QuestionSir I have a Deshojo Maple of about 20 years old and I have it in a large pot outdoors (Midlands UK). It has always been healthy, it is about 5ft tall and bushy. It is just turning from its spring red to sum

My juniper has lost its leaves...

QuestionI have a juniper bonsai that I have kept for about three months. It started out as a bonsai that had two leaves. Not much. Soon those leaves fell off. Little green leaves came out but soon turned brown and f

Bonsai Gardenia

QuestionI received 2 Bonsai Gardenias as a gift. I followed all directions as to the care. 1 plant the leaves started turning yellow. The other plant bloomed and looked beautiful. The 1st plant then bloomed, but has

Azalea Bonsai

QuestionHi, I have this nice Azalea bush growing outside in my yard and its over 13 years old. I was thinking about turning into a bonsai since it has a nice trunk system and is nicely thinned out for the shape I ha

what is wrong with my chinese elm?

Question my tree just now hi. i was bought a chinese elm in february. i have fed,watered, and kept it in the same light since then but as you will see from the before and after pictures something is going very wrong

korean hornbeams leaves turning brown

QuestionI have 3 hornbeams, and it seems every summer the leaves start turning brown on the tips, then the whole leaf turns brown and leaves fall off...I can get 2 of the 3 to sprout again, only to have the sa

dying bonsai.

QuestionMy mom bought a bonsai of some sort somewhere. Ive never had one.. I have no idea how to take care of it. The leaves are starting to fall off.. it was bushy. Umm..I know thats vague but can you help me ke

ficus

QuestionHi do you know how to grow a ficus bonsai? AnswerHi Ean, I am not sure how to answer your question. Are you looking for care instructions for a Ficus Bonsai. There are tons of bonsai tree care sheets and g

Bonsai repotting

QuestionHi. I have an oak tree bonsai, its about two years old and last year I gave its roots a bit of a trim. Its about 7 1/2 inches of 19cms tall at the top of its trunk, the top few branches are a little taller.

Bonsai - winter treatment

QuestionWe purchased a coast redwood seedling to grow as a bonsai in California in April. It is doing extremely well. It is now in central NY and we would like to know how to prepare it and take care of it through t

bonsai trees

Questionhi,my question is what is the white fungus on top of the soil.have just started trying to grow bonsai. many thanks. walter.wrm. AnswerHi Walter, The white fungus is likely a result of your water source an

Winter treatment of bonsai

QuestionThis is a clarification of an earlier submitted question. We bought a coast redwood seedling in April to grow as a bonsai. It has been outside in central NY since then except for the hottest days. It gets wa

Dried bonsai

QuestionI went away for about 11 days and itd been raining a lot here before I left, but out of nowhere record breaking heat waves came along. I live in New Zealand and its Summer here, apparenly the hottest one we

Time before First Training

QuestionQUESTION: So Ive dug up and potted some baby trees (they just sprouted this spring) that I want to use for bonsai. My question is how long I have to wait before I can began training the trees in bonsai?? I t

Turn anything into a bonsai?

QuestionIs it possible to turn anything into a bonsai? I love to grow things. Since I work at a grocery store, I collect seeds from everything. I live in zone 8 however. I have germinated 2 avocado seeds and a pap

drying bonsai plant

Questionmy plant QUESTION: I bought this plant in the spring from home depot, it was beautiful when I brought it home. It began to dry and falling apart. I water it as it says in the care page (on

Gardenia Bonsai Leaves

QuestionHello, My mother recently bought me a Gardenia Bonsai. It is about 3 years old. I had been pretty good about watering it, but I let the soil get BONE dry about a week and a half ago (I know, I kn

ming tree

Questioncould you tell me how to start small one of the big one i have do i cut a limb off than put in water or how do i do it ,thank you for your time AnswerHi Donald, Im not sure i understand your question