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Hi! I recently got a gift of this small tree, I topped up the soil, and wired it a bit (I did quite a shabby job)
I have some questions to ask:

Any tips on getting new growth on bare parts quick? Especially the top branch and other parts of the tree
How to I get a better nebari? Or would it not really look good in this situation
Any fertilisers to recommend? I am currently using a tiny bit of Maruta Tamahi
Any other suggestions or tips?

Thanks!

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New growth happens when good care is aplied. Happy trees grow faster than unhealthy ones.

Nebari is concidered and worked on when repotting. Since this tree got transported, pruned and wired recently it has got enough stress for this year. Do not try to repot until it is fully recovered.

Any fertiliser will do, there are no need for bonsai specific products. I like osmocote pro control release fertilizer.

Generally it is better to ask questions before starting to hack down the tree, not after.

Alright. But I never hacked down the tree? I just want some suggestions. I also heard that these are quite hardy beginner trees, so I think it will be ok

With hack down I mean making severe pruning. Now, I have not seen the tree before the work started. But I know how they usually are sold, so my conclusion was that it has been pruned back very hard. I am sorry if my asumption is wrong.

Fukien trees are one of the hardest species to keep alive. Very fussy with everything. Not at all a hardy beginner tree. Where did you read that?

The top most common topic in this forum is help my fukien is dieing. None of our experienced members have an answer and nobody comes back with a success story.

I have devoted myself to crack the code for this species. I have one specimen that I have kept alive for 2 years now. But just alive not thriving. It seems like humidity far higher than what is healthy in livingroom conditions is one of the keys. My conclusion so far is that fukiens cannot be grown indoors in livingroom conditions without using a terrarium.

I got this as a gift and haven't pruned anything. And I never knew that these were hard species to keep alive, will keep you updated. The place I learn at has 20+ fukiens that just sit there, no one really cares, and they seem to be thriving.

Well, it all comes down to environmental factors. Obviously it is an easy species somewhere, if it wasent, there would not be milions produced at a cheap price every year.

All I am trying to say is that it is a very hard, close to impossible species to grow indoors in temperate regions were central heating dry up the air in winter. If you are in a place where humidity is naturally high and you do not need much heating in winter it may be much easier.

Where I am not only humidity is a challenge but also light in winter. November to january we get less than 10 hours undisturbed sunshine per month. I have had success chilling the tree down in winter. At 5 c it does not need much sun. April and may is the driest months and that is when my tree suffer the most. Full recovery does not happen until August which is our most humid month. But by then there are not much growing season left. This spring I will move it into my tropical highland setup during april and may and hope for a better growing season.

I am looking forward for your update. All experiences helps solve this mystery, successes as well as failures.

Thanks for the information! I live in Asia, where a lot of these are mass produced (from China). So I think the climate here is quite suitable. Will keep you updated

Ahh, that makes sense to me. What is the anual awerage humidity in your area?