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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21941
Hey guys I am new to the world bonsai. I have been doing some research on my first bonsai tree. I haven't decided on the Chinese elm or the ficus tree. Please help me decide . Info greatly needed. Thanks :)
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21942

Lock wrote: Hey guys I am new to the world bonsai. I have been doing some research on my first bonsai tree. I haven't decided on the Chinese elm or the ficus tree. Please help me decide . Info greatly needed. Thanks :)


What's your climate? Do you have a garden? What's your budget?
Have you learnt the difference between mallsai and bonsai yet?
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21965
No I have not learnt between malls and bonsai. My climate is 74 degrees indoor. Yes I have a garden
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21970
I am sorry mallsai please teach me
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21972
74 F indoors... that's your indoor temperature, not your climate.
If you mentioned the indoor temperature because you want to grow bonsai indoors: sorry, I cannot help you with that, I don't do indoor bonsai.

If you can tell me your location/region, I can figure out what your local climate is like, and try to recommend trees based on that.

A mallsai is a relatively cheap, mass-produced tree, that does not have a high quality as a bonsai, and that cannot easily be trained into becoming a good bonsai.
Question is what it is that you want - really learn to grow bonsai, or start with something simple to learn how to take care of small trees and to keep them alive.
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21973
About mallsai:
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21978
Thanks for explaining that for me. I want a indoor tree for my son. Later doing the year I will get an outdoor bonsai.
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #21992

Lock wrote: Thanks for explaining that for me. I want a indoor tree for my son. Later doing the year I will get an outdoor bonsai.


In that case I'd go for the Ficus (a real one, not the one with the big fat ugly roots)
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Posted 8 years 10 months ago #22068
Welcome to the forum, look around and ask your garden centre if any around, or look up a 名媛直播 nursery in your area.
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