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My trees are waking up! It is officially my second year practicing bonsai. Can you guys take a look at my trees and let me know if they are looking alright so far? The first picture is by far my favorite tree. It is an invasive Amur honeysuckle. I think that is looking alright, as they are...

What went wrong/how do I recover? I left for the weekend and larch was perky and normal. To prepare I put in in slight shade and drenched it with water. It’s been in the 60s recently but while I was gone it hit 80 out of nowhere in NYC for one day, is this from the rapid temp change or over...

So I have a problem. I have a risky idea that could affect basically my whole collection. For about a month now, some local middle schoolers have been ding dong ditching unless I'm outside in the front yard. We figured after 2 or 3 times, they would get bored and move on, but it didn't happen...

Hi everyone, hope you’re well. My Japanese maple has been going quite strong for some time, but some of the branches look like they’re infected with verticillium wilt and I was hoping for some advice on what to do next. I’ve scratched the branches and the layer beneath on the black spots have...

I was gifted a serissa flora-plena (double snow rose) about 5 months ago. It was healthy when I got it, and only got a little upset during the new homing process. For reference, I live in PA, climate zone 7a. There are a few pictures from the day after I got it, watered and placed it: And it...

Hi everyone, I have my plant since 2 months (I really love it but I don't know the name or if it is a Bonsai) but I couldnt water it in the last week (~10 days) and I see now the leaves have yellowed and a little black at the top. I immediately misted it with the water atomiser, but I am sad it...

Wondering if I should wait some seasons on digging it up or taking it while it's still late winter/ early spring? It's a American Sweetgum , zone 9a

Hello all. I was recently gifted a Japanese white pine bonsai. It is a pretty mature tree. Pictures of it are attached. I live in Washington DC (zone 7a), and we are supposed to be getting some very cold weather early next week. Lows in the single digits down to 3°F, and highs not reaching...

Hi all- I am new here and I am in some desperate need of help! I saved this poor P. Afra from a coworker who was going to toss him. He has been getting new growth for it to only die off a bit later. In all my researching I haven’t found anything that looks like him since he has pretty much no...

Hi everyone Firstly - happy new year and wishing you all the best for 2025. My friend is currently house sitting for me and has sent me these videos of my two Japanese maples. One is a bloodgood and I’m unsure of the other cultivar. They both seem to be suffering from extreme heat stress and I...

Hi .... so I've neglected repotting my jade over fear of it dying! I've had her for about 4/5 years so DEFINATLEY due a repot - (please don't come at me for not repotting sooner) it seems to be doing fine,it still creates new leaves and new branches. i just would like it to be abit fuller than...

My ficus microcarpa has been with me indoors for five years, and has survived some harrowing issues, but this is new and worrying. In October, I was away most of the month, and asked my roommate to look after it. They overwatered it, a lot. When I got back, its leaves were all gone and the roots...

I got a ficus ginseng almost exactly 3 years ago. It was beautiful and healthy, and had stayed that way until about a month or two ago... it started losing leaves out of nowhere, until eventually they all fell off (the last ones fell off today) I think part of the trunk is dead (it is squishy)...

Picked up this scots pine from a local nursery in Massachusetts recently and I am worried it may have needle blight/cast. Though many needles look healthy others are turning brown and falling off. Some of the lower branches seem to be dying back completely. The tree is in dire need of repot...

I'm basically wondering if I should later make that the main trunk and cut off the original trunk, or perhaps they will grow into a knot. Also are these bends too extreme? I plan on letting the bounce back a little.

Hi all, Ive attached some images of my trident maple. It was left outside on a porch, so no direct snow during the winter, but definitely plenty of freezing temperatures. While all my Japanese maples were waking up, the Trident was delayed, and I grew concerned. Just this week, maybe within a...

I recently moved into a new home and the last owners left this tiny jade behind, im not a plant person whatsoever and i know nothing about bonsai's, but i really dont want it to die. I have some questions and i would love some answers -when should i water it? -how much water should i give it...

Just had some wonderful luck at work noticing a damaged tree, the owner said he wouldn't be able to sell it but also "the tree is already dead it just doesn't know it" without tlc it's doomed but I have hopes of recovering it. It's got some damage as previously stated on the trunk (and to the...

So I got what I think is (help me ID it please) just another normal chinese Juniper at a nursery yesterday. Guy told me it has looked this way for a couple months now. I got it really cheap but with the assurance it isn't dead. I got it home in a ripped bag with exposed rooting, which is...

Hi! Pretty new to bonsai and plants overall! Got this beauty as a gift, and have been doing my best to take care of it, however, because of how I work I am away from home at times. The plant was taken care of but some how grew mold. This was about three months ago and worked to get it off. Now...

I am a beginning my 2nd yr in bonsai. I purchased these trident maples from a widow of a club member who has passed. I got these trees late last spring and I am looking for help on how best to get these trees back on a path towards becoming bonsai. Trident #1 has 3 trunks and a big calloused...

I got a ginseng ficus a little over a month ago, and ever since I got it's been losing leaves. fast. a few every day. the leaves yellow and then fall off. They don't curl up and are even mostly green when they fall off. They do not go limp either. I know they lose leaves easily from condition...

Hi Everyone! I got my first bonsai tree a few weeks ago, and I'm having some issues. It's a 20 year old Fukien tea tree. A few days after I got it home, some leaves started falling off, and it's only got worse with time. I was instructed by the person who sold it to me to put the pot in a bath...

Hello this is my first post and my first Bonsai. I was gifted this "Kryptonite Japanese Maple" as a secret Santa gift. I have always wanted a Bonsai but never learned how to care for them so I never bought one. I have bought 2 books on bonsai care and I have been watching videos and reading...

So I just received my BRT and I love it! The only thing is the trunk is stick straight, I'm wondering when BRTs start to flute/flatten? Also I am thinking of keeping it in this pot to let it grow and settle in a bit, is that a good idea or should I transfer it to a bonsai pot? Thanks for the help!