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Miniature version of a tree curated in a small container by trimming its roots and branches. Each Specimen of bonsai trees needs different requirements such as soil type, amount of sun, watering schedule, NPK fertalizer levels and much more.

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How can I stunt the growth of a Night Blooming Jasmine?

I have been trying to grow a Night Blooming Jasmine, Cestrum nocturnum Jessamine, plant indoors. The plant is growing pretty rapidly. I read that the height of the plant goes up to 8-10 feet, which is ...
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Beginner Bonsai Advice

My wife bought me a bonsai but as I am a beginner with it I have no idea where to go or start. Currently I had been putting it outside for sun for four hours and then bringing back inside because that ...
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How long do I wait to wire my ficus bonsai after re-potting it?

I recently got a ficus bonsai 3 days ago. It's responding well, however, it needs some wiring, pruning and general reshaping before the spring/summer growth. I was wondering how long should I wait ...
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What disease does my Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) have?

I got this Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) a month ago and cut it into a bonsai shape. I am new to caring for bonsais or cypresses. I was wondering what these little strings on my new plant's ...
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Should I be worried about this leaf residue?

I recently bought a bonsai tree, and today I noticed a white residue on one of the leaves (see photo). Is this some kind of normal plant thing, or is it a disease or fungus that I need to deal with? ...
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I'm learning about container gardening and I'm confused about the 30% potting, 70% repotting rule

In my class we learned to repot at 70% root coverage however as I am mostly interested in bonsai style planting I'm confused about this rule. If I am attempting to limit my plant to a certain height ...
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What are the different styles of bonsai trees?

I am interested in bonsai, but I'm having difficulty finding the design that I want because when searching the internet most of the bonsai styles don't have pictures. Could we create a compilation of ...
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What is the name of the flower in the photo?

I have bought a Juniperus bonsai before few weeks. Now this flower has appeared, but it does not look much like the one I have ordered. Please, tell me what is that?
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Bonsai ficus has brown spots on leaves -- how do I diagnose and cure?

My ficus bonsai has these brown spots: It's only a few leaves, but obviously I want to get ahead of it. Preliminary Googlage says that this can be caused by bacteria or fungi or insects: how can I ...
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How can I grow my Chinese elm bonsai bigger?

I Bought this bonsai a few weeks ago and everything is going good (I've pruned the roots and branches, it's in a small pot, and it's even growing new leaves very fast). There are no actual problems ...
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Bamboo for tying knots?

I am hoping to tie knots in growing bamboo, ideally with a final diameter similar to a pencil (4-8mm). I have zero (positive) gardening/plant tending experience. I bought a potted Fargesia Scabrida, ...
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Black pine bonsai seedling

I just got a black pine seed to sprout and was wondering if I need to move it inside for the winter since it will be so young.
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What should I do with my 3 feet 17yr old chestnut tree in a pot

What's the best/healthiest thing to do for my 17+yr old 3 feet chestnut tree in a pot so it will survive? I wanted to grow my own bonsai plant from a chestnut then didn't have the nerve to prune it. ...
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What pot should I use for my Chinese elm bonsai

I bought this Chinese Elm Bonsai yesterday and it came in a traditional glazed square pot. It was too small and the plant was very rootbound. So I repotted it in a larger pot but in all the pictures ...
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Help identifying a bonsai?

I have recently been gifted a bonsai; it's actually from Marks & Spencers in the UK, but frustratingly it doesn't have any kind of information what the species is. The leaves seem a bit darker and ...
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Jade tree trunk cut?

I'm having this Jade plant that I want to turn into a bonsai. It grew a lot in height so I had to prune it to keep it short and thicker the trunk. Now, I was wondering if I make a small cut with a ...
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Is my bonsai dead?

I got this bonsai a few months ago as a gift. I leave it in a place where it gets a lot of sun. I haven’t been home for a while and forgot to have someone water it for about a month. Is my bonsai dead?...
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Brown-ish spots on Bonsai (Carmona) leaves

Today while trimming my bonsai, I've noticed some brown spots on some leaves. Most, if not all yellowed leaves had these spots on them. These spots seem to be "raised" (not flush with the ...
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Can you grow a fig tree in full shade?

About 3 weeks ago I propagated a cutting from a fig tree in water. It is growing roots and almost ready to plant. I have a nice spot for it but it will (at best) receive 1-2 hours of direct morning ...
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bonsai tree identification

Please can someone help me identify this bonsai! It looks like rosemary or buddhists pine but its neither of those.
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How can I tell when to water my Chinese elm bonsai?

I moved my Chinese elm bonsai from my office to home. In the office the soil was usually dry after 2 days without watering, so I'd water every 2 days, before it got dry. Now, at home, the soil is ...
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spiral tree trunk growth

I’d like to create a helical twist in the trunk of a young tree. I’m talking about a spiral grain, not just bending it into a coil, etc. Here’s an example: I’ve read that it’s still not well ...
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White web or fungus like sutff under sugar maple tree bark - peeling bark

I started to notice some white web or soft fungus type stuff around crevasses of my maple tree's trunk bark. I didnt make much of it until I clipped off some of the bark, there was more of it, and ...
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Chinese Elm bonsai turning yellow after repotting

I have a Chinese Elm bonsai. The tree was doing fine, sprouting many new twigs in the last month or two. After the growth slowed down I decided to repot the tree, because the original soil was too ...
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Bonsai Ficus, recently repotted now roots growing from surface

I repotted a Golden gate Ficus bonsai about a month ago and just noticed something today I'm not sure about. It appears 5-6 root tips have hit the sides of the pot, growing on the surface and some are ...
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Plants near bonsai

Few weeks after using a fertiliser, couple of plants started to grow near the tree. Can someone recognise what kind of plants they are? Should I remove them? Thanks
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Growing temperate plants indoors

I have grown several (small) trees, native to western Europe, from seed. (Oak, Pine, Chestnut, Walnut, Plum, Maple, Beech, etc). I have had the fortune of having some space in the garden where I could ...
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Ficus bonsai regrowth

I recently got a ficus bonsai and I've been following instructions to keep it pruned, however, I have a few questions that I can't find information on. I've allowed a few branches to get a bit longer ...
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What species of bonsai is this?

I was given a bonsai as a gift. I’m trying to identify the species so I can give it the right care
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Disagreeing info on growing black pine from seed

I recently came to possess a bonsai starter kit, and among the contents were some black pine seeds. The booklet included with the kit instructs me to prepare these seeds by soaking them in water for 3-...
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Ficus bonsai dropping leaves and white powder

So I bought a ficus microcarpa bonsai from the store 2 month ago and I noticed a problem since then, some leaves turn partially brown and fall while it's still wet not dry, some new growth also falls ...
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shaping a bonsai from a semi dead olive tree

I bought one of those pre-bonsai things. It lost all leaves and "died" but it came back to life this spring. It sprouted two single branches and I have no clue how to shape it in anything ...
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Browning leaves and shiny substance on Ficus Bonsai

I got this ficus bonsai about a month ago from Walmart. When I first took it out of the decorative pot I noticed about 5 little orange worms at the bottom and I immediately let it sit outside for a ...
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Willow Problems

I started a Green Willow from a cutting 2 mo. ago. Doing fine until 2 days ago. Getting round holes and chew marks on the leaves. Sprayed for bugs and cut the affected leaves off. It doesn't seem ...
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What is the best light timing for an indoor ficus bonsai in both the winter and summer?

I recently got an indoor ficus bonsai and it's doing well. I bought a grow light for it and I put it on a timer, but I'm not sure what the best light timing is for the plant. I'm having trouble ...
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Bonsai ficus Ginseng leaves yellowing and falling off

Suddenly my ficus started yellowing some leaves and every day around 5-10 leaves fall off. What could the diagnosis be?
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How can I save my tangerine tree after repotting and leaves curling?

I have a 10 year old tangerine tree. It put on a ton of new leafy growth this summer when I had it outside, but I pruned a lot of the branches to make it look more uniform. It was in a pretty big pot ...
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How do I keep the leaves on my Fukien tea bonsai from turning brown and/or falling off?

This is what my poor little bonsai looks like. What can I do??
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Dying bonsai? All the leaves have fallen

Summarize the problem Got this bonsai as a gift a year ago it has been kept outdoors, watered twice a week now I see no more leaves, wondering if it is dying / dead I would like to bring it back to ...
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Saving an Underwatered Bonsai

I skipped a day of watering some time last week and my new powder puff bonsai (Calliandra tweedii i think, but another site says Calliandra Schultzei) has dropped all of its leaves and on the surface, ...
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Making a Bonsai with braided stems - A good idea?

Back in 1986, I remember I bought a Ficus Benjamina tree that was actually four in one... I mean the stem of the "tree" was actually made-up of four individual stems braided together. The ...
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Questions about white pine bonsai

I have planted this bonsai one year ago, I bought the seeds from wish and they were labeled as white japanese pine. and I have a few questions When I take a look at youtube videos about this plant, ...
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Planting Bonsai tree | Unsuccessful

I bought bonsai tree seeds from Aliexpress. I have planted the seeds in regular soil and kept watering it for about 3 months now. Somehow none of the seed bear any tree. I heard that bonsai trees can ...
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Oak sapling in pot is not branching

I moved a small oak sapling to an indoor pot last year and intend to keep it as a bonsai project, the tree seems generally healthy and had one growth this season allready (it didnt lose all its leaves ...
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Valuing a Bonsai

I’ve recently gotten a few bonsais I’d like to now sell. How do I got about valuing them to know what to ask for? Here’s what they look like: I know the one on the left is ~2.5 years old, and the one ...
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What is this tree that looks like an ash tree?

What is this tree? I was told it's an ash tree. I would like to know if it is. The underside of the leaves are lighter than the top, indicative of white ash? There are little white nodes on the ...
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Can I replant a Bonsai into a bigger pot during growth?

I've been gifted a Bonsai (jap. Hornbeam) which is already in growth (leaves have fully emerged). However the root bulb is already pretty dense and I'd like to put the bonsai into a bigger pot to ...
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Ficus bonsai has leaves that turn copper, why?

I have a bonsai ficus ("ficus elastica bonsai" I think). For the last 2 weeks, some of the leaves are getting a little black/red (copper color). I took a picture. It seems, but I'm not sure, ...
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help! I pulled a bonsai seedling gently and it broke off, can it survive?

So I saw a bonsai seedling and I touched it gently, it broke off. I don’t know what to do
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Chinese Elm bonsai growing and losing its leaves every 3 to 4 weeks

This is my first bonsai. It's a Chinese Elm that I've had for a little under a year. I live in London, UK. It is situated in a bedroom with a roof window and a dedicated LED desk light that is on all ...

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