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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58930
Hi everyone! I decided to try my luck and get into bonsai care! Stopped by a local nursery and bought this child and quickly realized how unprepared and confused I am.
I want the trunk to grow and encourage nebari growth. Given that it's in a cheap bonsai pot, can I do some uppotting and place it in a larger container for training?
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58931
Pot looks big enough for a year or 2.
I would give it a prune tho, looks very bush like at the moments.
This could encourage trunk growth by removing some unwanted foliage/branches.
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58932
One of the design goals should be a thick trunk. If it were mine I would put it in the biggest pot possible outside and let it grow as much as it will. The ground might be a good place since you won't find a bigger pot.
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58951
i would not trim this. its still very small. plant it outside in the ground or big pot and forget about it for a few years still needs lots of growth.
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58955
It needs to be outside or it will die!!!!
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58964

lucR wrote: It needs to be outside or it will die!!!!


Oh yes! I placed it outside right after I took the picture!
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #58966

crent89 wrote: i would not trim this. its still very small. plant it outside in the ground or big pot and forget about it for a few years still needs lots of growth.


Would any large pot (with drainage holes) do?
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Posted 4 years 8 months ago #59016

chewchainz wrote:

crent89 wrote: i would not trim this. its still very small. plant it outside in the ground or big pot and forget about it for a few years still needs lots of growth.


Would any large pot (with drainage holes) do?


Yes.
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