Cascade/semi-cascade Fukien tea

[gfreak]

this was the first "bonsai" i purchased myself (technically first was a gift ficus that was already rotted out from home depot lol)purchased it some time around may/june of 2022

i fairly quickly decided to try and turn it into a cascade for better or worse.

 

[gfreak]

about 10 months of growth for this 1st pic. and just past a year or so for the 2nd picture.

And then as somewhat of an experiment/taking someone online's word decided to try and defoliate it since i knew there was s till a long time left of summer here.

 

[gfreak]

And here it is today, just about a month and a week from the defoliation, it exploded pretty hard after that. (though not sure if i hindered it's growth or not on that move).

some minor adjustments on wiring. And also realizing how bad I am at taking pictures of this...lol

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[pandacular]

do you have any space outside for this tree? It would really love to be outside, especially in your long summers. I'd imagine you could get at least 9 months outside, but I know you've had a lot of freak frosts.

 

[gfreak]

do you have any space outside for this tree? It would really love to be outside, especially in your long summers. I'd imagine you could get at least 9 months outside, but I know you've had a lot of freak frosts.

Oh yea, it's outside already. You can see in pictures 3 and 6.

Just a small space outside with no lighting so I take them inside when I'm doing work or taking pictures lol

 

[JackHammer]

I love fukien teas, and I really like your tree.
I have had a really hard time keeping them outside. They seem to get way too wet or the wrong light, etc. Really hard for me to control them. :/

 

[gfreak]

I love fukien teas, and I really like your tree.
I have had a really hard time keeping them outside. They seem to get way too wet or the wrong light, etc. Really hard for me to control them. :/

Unfortunately I think my other Fukien tea is gonna be a gonner. It got some root rot, not sure if the Houston heat was just too much for it this year or what

But this one I've had no problems with. I take it inside at a window once it drops under about 60-65 regularly

 

[gfreak]

Unfortunately I think my other Fukien tea is gonna be a gonner. It got some root rot, not sure if the Houston heat was just too much for it this year or what

But this one I've had no problems with. I take it inside at a window once it drops under about 60-65 regularly

This fukien actually survived some how! just gotta get it through winter though, but i can't believe it came back.
As for the cascade, just got the grow lights set up indoors to give them a bit more in the winter than the window
a bit more in the winter than the window

 

[gfreak]

Recently defoliated update. Haven't done a whole lot with my trees just kinda been letting em go and pruning back occasionally.