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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59846
Hi. I'm from topic "red maple leaves turning brown" sorry to bother you again but I really need your help to save my bonsia. As you all said I placed it outdoor but I think it's just getting worse I saw a black mushroom in its pot should I cut damaged leaves please help. I don't know anything about bonsia and there is nobody nearby who has the knowledge they just sell bonsia but don't know anything about how to take care of them
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59847
get rid of the mushroom! You can remove the leaves which are damaged as they are going to drop anyway, Anyone who sells bonsai and cannot tell you the species or give any help should be given a wide berth and buy nothing from them. There is plenty of good information available, on here and elsewhere. Plenty of books too.
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59849
Do not see it as bonsai first- it is a plant/tree first!. Normally general tree/ plant sellers can answer your questions, take a leaf along.
For now: not in bright sun, only water when the soil feels dry, but keep in mind that maples need a lot of water now. The mushroom though points to a (too) wet soil
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59850
Thank you again. I leave in a small city finding bonsia is hard. Unfortunately there are just sellers without information.i just got read of mushroom. But like in pictures Below there are alot of weird things in soil I even found Moss attached to trunk of tree.
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59851
Thank you again. I watered it yesterday but soil is all wet.and weird things I don't know the name are growing in pot like Moss. What should I do about leaves more leaves are dying from yesterday
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59852
As i said, mushroom and moss are sigs of the soil being wet.
Do not go looking for bonsai help, find a local garden center or gardener with green fingers, and don't mention bonsai; just maple problems
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59853
It's not moss it is lichen, that is ok, but mushrooms!! I think you need to allow it to dry out a bit before you water again, I think I would try to remove the tom 2cm of soil carefully, and replace it with fresh. soil. Be careful not to touch the roots, if the roots are close to the surface then only take off a small amount and add more on top. Place it in the sun, unless you get high temperatures if you do then some shade in to afternoon.
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59869
Thank you all again. I just talked to someone professional and he said unfortunately they just put this kind of trees in a pot for a week and then sell it and usually they won't survive. But I'm very hopeful cause we have lots of maple in our city and they are really old and I saw some new leaves. Thank you all again for your help I can say how much I'm thankful.
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59889

Moel wrote: Thank you all again. I just talked to someone professional and he said unfortunately they just put this kind of trees in a pot for a week and then sell it and usually they won't survive.


I am not sure who this bonsai professional is, but in this side of the world that would just not be true. I hear the comment a lot online. Also "Ah, that was a cutting without roots, it was dead before you got it"

Oddly enough, I have never had that with plants. And.. If they are in full leaf, there is no arguing that the plant was not growing and doing well when bought. Especially with maples you see it within hours if something is wrong with the roots.

Sorry if I come across sharp, but I really do not like the basic idea behind such comments, especially when they come from supposed professionals.
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Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59898

Moel wrote: Thank you all again. I just talked to someone professional and he said unfortunately they just put this kind of trees in a pot for a week and then sell it and usually they won't survive.


Here I go being linguistic and semantic again.

"Professional" used to mean some one who professes to be interested in something. It has changed meaning over the years. For a while it actually meant somebody who was good at the field, in fact, much better than most. Then it meant someone who was good enough to earn money and even enough to live on, though still with a higher level of talent than others, then the same but with an implied level or responsibility. Now it almost means just somebody who makes money, with no connotation of responsibility.

This guy orders a box full of trees from somebody and then sells them, so he is not a professional in any of the older senses, just in the sense that he makes money. He doesn't know anything about bonsais, he has no responsibility towards his customers, all he does is cash a check. There are enough customers there that he can sell the trees that came with his order and then move on to some other activity.
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