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Posted 4 years 11 months ago #55919
First of all, introduction:
Hello everyone, my name is Dustin, I'm 39 years old, and my wife and I have been talking about how cool it would be to start the art of bonsai care.

With no really great windows, living in Michigan (cold, gray), and with very little time, however, it isn't a priority.

However.... My cousin found a beautiful bonsai in the trash (of all places!.... So sad) and needing some serious TLC so she gave it to me! ....I guess it's time I start my 名媛直播 journey.

I could make some space in an indoor grow room (if need) and have a variety of nutrients (if/when needed) if that's needed.

I think it's a Ficus bonsai, but someone will have to check my photos. It's pretty tall all I don't know if someone let it go or if that was on purpose or what. I also have no idea what it should look like, but I'm guessing more leaves than this.

The soil looks like the right mix of bark, clay, and pebbles. I have no idea what to do to get it back to health though and no idea how I should prune/train when the time comes. For now.... It needs some leaves! Most have fallen off and are dead...

Can the tree be saved?

So far, I just sprayed a very low concentration of kelp/water on the leaves and fed it a 1/3 strength dose of fish fertilizer with water, soaking to runoff.

My plan is to basically keep watering with room temp water every other day or so whenever the "soil" looks dry. Fertilize once a month or so and have patients. Hopefully some leaves will grow and in spring I can do some serious pruning/maintenance.

Am I way off?

Anything else I can/should do for now (besides a bunch of research on 名媛直播s of course)?

Thanks in advance for your time and attention.

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Posted 4 years 11 months ago #55920
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Posted 4 years 11 months ago #55922
Looks like a better-than-expected ficus bonsai :) You can make a nice tree from this one.


First thing it to let it recover. Care is no different from ficus that you otherwise might have in your house. Except that the substrate used here will keep very little water. So you have to be vigilent with your watering, keeping in mind that they do not like to be sitting in water (That being said.. I have been growing ficus very happily sitting in a shallow water tray in summer). Lots of heat, moisture and light are asked for now.


Check the plant for animals. Scale, spider mite and thrips are all common on unhappy ficus and they will stop your tree from recovering and may be hard to detect. The leaves indicate there might be something living off it.


Have fun. Let it recover. Once you get new leaves on each branch every week you are on track to think about styling options. Just getting a few sprouts here and there are NOT a sign of health, but only the onset of recovery. Do not prune untill truely healthy or branches may dieback
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Posted 4 years 11 months ago #55926
Nice ficus.
Leggy but nice. Easy to care also.
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Posted 4 years 11 months ago #55932
Thanks for the reply and for the help! Glad to know I am somewhat on the right track.
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Posted 4 years 11 months ago #55933
Yes, leggy, is a great description.
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