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Hi,

I'm new here (to this forum and to bonsai).

I confess I've had a couple of store bought trees in the past but they unfortunately died within a few months/years of me owning them. This was some time ago and I've decided to try again.

I've ordered a young oak tree. Apparently about 20cm high. Not too sure how it's going to be shipped but I don't think a pot was involved.

I'd like to be able to welcome it properly and ensure that it does well. I've been told that a good mix for the tree is (1 part perlite and 1 part peat).

Does anyone have any other pieces of advice. I realize it might be difficult with no pics involved.

My advice for you are: study, study, study. And seek and you will find. Then you can ask us specific questions. Good luck with the oak.

Hansen wrote: My advice for you are: study, study, study. And seek

Very good advice, Hansen.
I agree 100%.

Agreed!!!
One thing though: place it outside or it will die!!!

Thanks.

Yes. Don't worry, I was planning to try ad grow it outside.

The current question I'm asking myself is whether or not I put it on my terrace. I live in northern Europe. So we have wet Autumns, Winters and lets face it Springs (sometimes Summers too) but it can get hot here. The terrace is in full blast of the midday sun and it gets seriously hot out there, acting as a sort of greenhouse. I can see that this could/would dry the ground and tree up extremely quickly but would it be alright if I ensured that it was watered consistently during this period?

I discovered relatively recently that the bonsai we (my family) previously owned were store bought and sold as "interior bonsai" even presented inside, although granted in a greenhouse. The fact that one of them is a birch should maybe have been a red flag about that.

Oakling wrote: Thanks.

Yes. Don't worry, I was planning to try ad grow it outside.

The current question I'm asking myself is whether or not I put it on my terrace. I live in northern Europe. So we have wet Autumns, Winters and lets face it Springs (sometimes Summers too) but it can get hot here. The terrace is in full blast of the midday sun and it gets seriously hot out there, acting as a sort of greenhouse. I can see that this could/would dry the ground and tree up extremely quickly but would it be alright if I ensured that it was watered consistently during this period?

I discovered relatively recently that the bonsai we (my family) previously owned were store bought and sold as "interior bonsai" even presented inside, although granted in a greenhouse. The fact that one of them is a birch should maybe have been a red flag about that.

Do oaks live in your part of Europe? They also get warm/wet/cold....and live...
But ( big but) it depends on your horticultural knowledge wether it survives on your terrace. The fact that you brought a birch inside the house tells me a lot. So as already said here: study study study , and start with basic horticultural knowledge. A bonsai is first of all an ordinary tree/ plant for which you don't need any bonsai knowledge ( yet) to let it survive. Correct watering f.i. Is difficult enough...

I give my broadleaf bonsai a spot where they are shaded in mid-afternoon soon. I find they are much happier there than in full sun (Exceptions are my olives and pomegranates)

Just for context; I was eight when I brought a birch inside the house (many years ago). My mother found the dead trees somewhat aesthetically pleasing however and so they've been decorating the house ever since.

We do have oaks around this part of the world. I live in a particularly fertile area so we have both English oaks and some more 'exotic' variants which have been gradually imported for ornamental purposes. The one which I have is a pretty standard English oak, so basically a native tree that can be found in the local forests and fields. Weather-wise, I'm not all that worried. The temperature here rarely drops very far below freezing and it's usual to get about 90°F/30°C.

On balance, I'm probably going to not leave them on the terrace as I can see that turning into a barbecue in the full sun. There's a place in my garden which gets plenty of sun but lacks the tiles which act as a hot plate.