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Darkslide wrote: Ive checked several garden centers, I will call some nurseries tomorrow. Got a response from the group on facebook they said the price is a bit high and recommended green mound juniper from brussel's bonsai.

Talking about "a bit high"..... I mean... 6.075 USD? Really?

Darkslide wrote:

USD 42,00 for this pot stick ? :pinch:

It's just a young juniper with the lower branches cut off. You can buy something better for this amount at an ordinary nursery.

lol yeah thats crazy. Speaking of specimen what is meant by that term in bonsai?

Auk wrote:

Darkslide wrote:

USD 42,00 for this pot stick ? :pinch:

It's just a young juniper with the lower branches cut off. You can buy something better for this amount at an ordinary nursery.

Actually that link is for the 26.00 one but yeah I didnt like the 42.00 either.

Darkslide wrote: Actually that link is for the 26.00 one but yeah I didnt like the 42.00 either.

Ah.. indeed. It is a 3 year old plant. You cannot call that a bonsai, or even a pre-bonsai.

I came across this site that carries dwarf japanese prebonsai. This one in particular I like for the price.

Jeeez man you can buy something like that for 5 euros at any nursery around here, I believe that if you visited your local one you would find something around that price too, just for a starter material like that avoid any shops with "bonsai" in the name .... you would end up paying even 10x more for a young juniper called "bonsai" or "prebonsai" ....

Got this green mound juniper today for 5 dollars.

Darkslide wrote: Got this green mound juniper today for 5 dollars.

Prune it a bit, shape it a bit, put it in a bonsai pot, and you have exactly that what is being sold as bonsai for a far higher amount. They'll call it cascade or windswept style... or a beginner's bonsai.

Do NOT do the above, you'll kill it.

Nice material to practice on - and if it doesn't work out, you will not have lost a huge amount of money.
Take your time with it. What kills most trees is people trying to do too much in a too short period.

Wonder which one you think looks better - your 5 dollar juniper, or this 'beginner's bonsai' for almost 40,00 !

Right now Im just watering it and keeping it alive til the meeting. I will repot it in march/april. Between that bonsai and my juniper. Im gonna pick mine just because it is mine and I saved money. Also when I repot it should I use a clay pot or a plastic training pot?