New Orange Tree
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Auk wrote: This is a young orange plant. What exactly does this have to do with bonsai?
..exactly...
But, to answer your questions ( you will probably not like it but anyway): if temps in your part of the world are warm enough for an orange tree place it outside and water it as needed ( if not you will have a really hard time keeping it alive indoors, 99% chance that it will die). Fertilize as needed.Place in larger container as needed. In 10 years or so start doing something.
That something you will learn in the 10 years it takes to let your orange plant grow ( this forum, youtube, go to a bonsai club, ... etc etc..)
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Commando506 wrote: That is kinda what I thought but wasn't sure if I should start doing anything now to help it along besides the basic water and fertilizer. I also wasn't sure if I could start shaping it now or if I should give it a few years.
If you want to grow a small orange tree, you can start shaping it in a few years.
If you want to grow a bonsai, you need to select another species.
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Auk wrote: If you want to grow a small orange tree, you can start shaping it in a few years.
If you want to grow a bonsai, you need to select another species.
True.
Unless the tree is a Kumquat.
But in this case they are not really normal sized oranges, but mini olive sized ones.
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Clicio wrote:
Auk wrote: If you want to grow a small orange tree, you can start shaping it in a few years.
If you want to grow a bonsai, you need to select another species.
True.
Unless the tree is a Kumquat.
But in this case they are not really normal sized oranges, but mini olive sized ones.
But they're not oranges - as far as I know?
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They are citrus fruits.Auk wrote: But they're not oranges - as far as I know?
"The?kumquat?(citrus?japonica) is a small?citrus fruit; it is the?fruit?of a flowering plant named the?kumquattree. ... East Asians have enjoyed the refreshing taste of?kumquats?for centuries."
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