Tinybird420
Sapling
This is great thank you!
Questions About Growing Pre-Bonsai In Containers
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Mike Westervelt
Chumono
Unfortunately Anderson flats exceed your stated size limit of 12" diameter, they come in 15"x15" and 17"x17"
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Deano
Chumono
Welcome @Tinybird420 to the forum and this crazy hobby. Not much I have to add to all the very good information that's already been given except take your time and soak it all in, there's no real rush, it's a long slow roll.
MrFancyPlants
Masterpiece
didn’t someone have a credible Osage orange? I remember seeing the monkey puzzles when I was near Dayton.
Colanders and orchid pots are other options.
Edit: it was JKL that had the Osage. I miss having him on here.
Colanders and orchid pots are other options.
Edit: it was JKL that had the Osage. I miss having him on here.
Tinybird420
Sapling
Very cool
. I've lived all over Northeast Ohio, pretty much always very close to Lake Erie.
Tinybird420
Sapling
Weird coincidence but there's an Osage orange on the side of my backyard driveway and has these super long horizontal-ish branches. It almost looks like a live oak. Real cool.
Masi
Sapling
Alot has been said already. But I want to share my opinions and experience. I grow alot of trees in large plastic containers, even trees that are beyond the prebonsai stage. Its cheaper, and I can save my best pots for my best trees. However I also use alot of pond baskets or similar, like plastic strainers, and I find that it makes the tree happier, so I would recommend something like that. You can also use pots like these with bonsai soil, or a mix of normal potting soil and bonsai soil, to get better drainage and airation
Biggest issue I find is that the roots require more work when grown in containers like these, as they tend to have a lot of growth going down, and also swirling around the pot at the bottom.
Biggest issue I find is that the roots require more work when grown in containers like these, as they tend to have a lot of growth going down, and also swirling around the pot at the bottom.
Tinybird420
Sapling
Thank you very much for the tips!
I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. I legit haven't used a forum website in like 20 years lol so I sometimes forget it's not an app on my phone that gives me notifications
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
No need for apologies.Thank you very much for the tips!
I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. I legit haven't used a forum website in like 20 years lol so I sometimes forget it's not an app on my phone that gives me notifications
You'll enjoy knowing that there's essentially no such thing as necroposting here. Use the search function, do some research, ask for updates on a thread from 5 years ago; totally normal around here.
Tinybird420
Sapling
Oh wow that's really cool! Thanks for saying this because I was afraid to reply to old posts LMAO.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Bonsai takes years, and some years we don't do anything at all to a tree, and just let it grow. Then sometimes just forget to update.
So if you find a thread, and have a question, or want an update, just ask. Worse case scenario the user is no longer active and you get no response. Even then, someone else who was following that thread might have something for you.
Dig in, use that search feature, ask away. It's a great community. Half of us are amateurs who think we know more than we actually have experience to back up, but the other half are some of the world's best.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Why go large when your space is limited? Shohin and Chuhin size trees can give you a much better scale without as much grow out time, even in a groa box. I think I got about a solid 1/2" - 3/4" diameter on my linden in a grow box this year... I let the top apex run all spring and summer to about 4ft in length. If I chopped it back now and put it in a small 6" pot, within a couple years of clip and grow Id have some nice ramification on it.
Red maples and silver maples are the samd situation. Heres a 4yr old silver maple. Never been in the ground. Maybe you can find a friend or someone from a local club to assist in wiring. Clip and grow is fine too, especially for deciduous. This tree is about 15" tall.
Red maples and silver maples are the samd situation. Heres a 4yr old silver maple. Never been in the ground. Maybe you can find a friend or someone from a local club to assist in wiring. Clip and grow is fine too, especially for deciduous. This tree is about 15" tall.
Tinybird420
Sapling
IDK, I just like longer bonsai lol. I know it's gonna take a very long time but I don't mind. I like how fast my tree thickens up in big growing pots.
That's a very pretty silver maple, thanks for sharing!
