Now it's that time of the year, folks!

[Clicio]

Yeah, from now on, to the next two months, there will be plenty of newbies that got a banzai as a Xmas gift.
My suggestion is to not discourage those who show interest in the hobby, treat them kindly, without sarcastic or ironic comments, and be prepared to answer the same questions for a while.
1-) Your little tree is a .... (juniper/elm/carmona/ginseng ficus) ... and it will die if kept indoors all year.
2-) Your bonsai seeds kit will not produce instant miniature trees; in fact some of them, like Flamboyant, will never be a good bonsai.
3-) No, it's not a good idea doing a repot, pruning roots, defoliating and wiring the saplings you've got, all at once, in wintertime. Please just keep them alive, it's hard enough.

I hope some of them will keep the interest going and become bonsai nuts in the near future!

 

[leatherback]

So.. I got this 40 y.o. Zelkova Nire bonsai. What should I do with it? I have now placed it on theshelves over the fireplace so we can look at it in the evening. But the leaves are a little dull now. This is how I got it

 

[Clicio]

So.. I got this 40 y.o. Zelkova Nire bonsai. What should I do with it? I have now placed it on theshelves over the fireplace so we can look at it in the evening. But the leaves are a little dull now. This is how I got it

The best feature of your Serrata tree is the t bar branches at the top. They make the silhouette of the tree look like an angel flying up to heaven, a very spiritual old tree. Congrats, grasshopper!

 

[JoeR]

Yeah, from now on, to the next two months, there will be plenty of newbies that got a banzai as a Xmas gift.
My suggestion is to not discourage those who show interest in the hobby, treat them kindly, without sarcastic or ironic comments, and be prepared to answer the same questions for a while.
1-) Your little tree is a .... (juniper/elm/carmona/ginseng ficus) ... and it will die if kept indoors all year.
2-) Your bonsai seeds kit will not produce instant miniature trees; in fact some of them, like Flamboyant, will never be a good bonsai.
3-) No, it's not a good idea doing a repot, pruning roots, defoliating and wiring the saplings you've got, all at once, in wintertime. Please just keep them alive, it's hard enough.

I hope some of them will keep the interest going and become bonsai nuts in the near future!

Amen, because ive looked back at my first few posts and damn, they were cringy! And repeats of other threads. Glad others remained patient lol

 

[leatherback]

Serrata tree

It is not a serrata tree. Or at east, the friendly man at the hardware store guaranteed me it was a bonsai!

 

[jaco94]

And I want to know why the seeds I planted one year ago still don't look like the photo, from the packaging, what a disappointment !

 

[Clicio]

And I want to know why the seeds I planted one year ago still don't look like the photo, from the packaging, what a disappointment !

Non! C'est dommage..

 

[HorseloverFat]

Where can I get some of those Deadwood seeds... I’d really like to grow a Deadwood Tree...

 

[leatherback]

Blue maple seeds! So coool!

 

[BobbyLane]

So.. I got this 40 y.o. Zelkova Nire bonsai. What should I do with it? I have now placed it on theshelves over the fireplace so we can look at it in the evening. But the leaves are a little dull now. This is how I got it

pretty sure that is a zelkova edwina, i bought the exact same tree and it was labeled too
mine is 50 years old, should i repot now

 

[leatherback]

should i repot now

I read you have to repot tropicals in august

 

[Mike Corazzi]

I read you have to repot tropicals in august

Just change the epoxy and you're set for years.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

Where can I get some of those Deadwood seeds... I’d really like to grow a Deadwood Tree...

I specialize in those. What would you like dead?

 

[BrazilianMoistWood]

Blue maple seeds! So coool!

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not, in the not so many places I’ve looked they are all called scams by the reviewers!

 

[MrWunderful]

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not, in the not so many places I’ve looked they are all called scams by the reviewers!

Yes it is a100% scam.

 

[leatherback]

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not, in the not so many places I’ve looked they are all called scams by the reviewers!

look at the posts in this thread
Of course it was sarcastic!

 

[BrazilianMoistWood]

look at the posts in this thread
Of course it was sarcastic!

Yeah not gunna lie I looked up blue maple and read posts around yours.. went back and read the entire thing! Wow I feel dumb haha