Should I cut some damaged leaves?
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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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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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Replied by leatherback on topic Should I cut some damaged leaves?
Posted 4 years 7 months ago #59889Moel 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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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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