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Auk wrote:

bob wrote: it likes shade

"It does best in bright, sunny conditions but will also tolerate considerable shade"

as i clearly wrote, i am talking about the box.

bob wrote:

Auk wrote:

bob wrote: it likes shade

"It does best in bright, sunny conditions but will also tolerate considerable shade"

as i clearly wrote, i am talking about the box.

The box likes shade ??
What box ?
Not boxwood I guess, or else you would not have written 'the box' ? Or is that your typing thingy again ?

Azarath wrote:

leatherback wrote: The family of figs are quite poisonous. So even if the raccoons would go after them.. I think you might be doing your neighbours a favour

Washington state is as far south as Spain. I would say you have no lack of sunlight (This from someone who is about 1500km, or 1000 miles north of you in the Netherlands/Germany)

Judging people & trolling are both frequented on forums. One leading to the other and vice versa. Let's all relax.

You'd be surprised actually. Our state is known massively for its rain and it's almost always cloudy. I did try to get it outside as much as I could on the sunny days, though. Too bad I don't live on the other side of the mountains where it's like a desert. Our state has a rain forest and a desert all wrapped up in one state. Pretty neat. Would it be acceptable to just put it in bright shade? I'm only asking for future trees. It's hard to get direct sunlight around my house because of all the trees and buildings, but we do have some nice bright shady spots.

He/she is asking for future trees boxwood can tolerate shade and partial shade.

leatherback wrote:

Azarath wrote: You'd be surprised actually. Our state is known massively for its rain and it's almost always cloudy.

I won't. I did research before posting.

Stats:
Washington state: 2170 hours of sunlight annually on average, which is 47% of the time
Enschede (Town close to me: 1547 hours of sunlight annually on average, which is 35% of the time




So we get on average almost a quarter less hours of sunlight here (Not to mention the incident being much lower thus less intense). As said, you are roughly the same latitude as Spain. There is lots of light.

The area we live matters, too. I don't live in Seattle. And according to that link, after clicking on Washington, where I live does get less sun than Seattle. Not by a huge amount, but I figured I'd just mention it anyway. If I have a tree that can survive copious amounts of rain and cloudy days, then that thing would be outside all the time. But it no longer matters, as my tree is gone.

Doesn't help that I have too much crap surrounding my house to get a good spot of sun anyway. A giant tree, the neighbor's houses on both sides, and a patio deck cover which does a great job blocking out the sun. Then there's the backyard which gets direct sun all day long on a sunny day, but I was told not to put it in direct light for too long because it'll burn. And besides, my roommate has a dog that'll chew on it regardless of whether it's poisonous or not like she does all the other plants. Or what used to be plants. She's a husky, so putting a little wire fence around the tree does nothing. The fence we have to keep her in the yard is 6 feet tall, and she still chews through the wood to get out and even chews through the chicken wire we used to patch the holes. But now I'm rambling. If I ever get a tree again, I'm going to better prepare myself beforehand so I have all the necessary tools to help it in case something does go wrong.

I would suggest boxwood as it can survive and thrive in shade and sun. You can get dog repelent from any garden centre. I would also suggest to get a stand of sorts to put the bonai on or even get an outdoor table and put that next to the fence of the garden.

You water too much and you let your tree dry out.
You have cats, raccoons and a husky that eats bonsai.
You have too much sun so plants burn, and too much rain, so plants drown.
You don't have money for soil (a few bucks), but you can afford a full spectrum grow lamp (but I guess you bought that for your other plants, of which you seem to have used a bit too much).

I think for you getting one of these trees would be:

Ha ha! Damn i cannot stop laghing :lol: but come on he/she could try to or get a little roof for the bonsai to shelter it from rain and make the shelter a bit opaque or something. And you could get repelant.

Auk wrote: You water too much and you let your tree dry out.
You have cats, raccoons and a husky that eats bonsai.
You have too much sun so plants burn, and too much rain, so plants drown.
You don't have money for soil (a few bucks), but you can afford a full spectrum grow lamp (but I guess you bought that for your other plants, of which you seem to have used a bit too much).

I think for you getting one of these trees would be:

Really, dude? Do you gotta be a dick about it? My god, bonsai people are worse than horse people when it comes to attitude. I didn't have money for soil BECAUSE I bought the grow lamp to try and save my tree. If I had known what the problem was, I would have taken the necessary actions to fix it. But since the only thing I knew about plants is that they need water, I panicked because I had no idea where to begin for my tree's recovery let alone what was wrong with it in the first place. The husky DOES eat anything she can put in her mouth, thank you. Which is why we don't have a garden or anything nice outside whatsoever. I don't know about the other creatures. As for the sun, I was told more than once not to put it in direct sunlight. But the only way for my tree to GET any sun would be to put it in direct sunlight because of how many other buildings and full sized trees surround my house, hence why I asked for something that could survive in shade only. That was my dilemma.

Don't worry, I won't be getting anymore trees, my friend. Especially if this is the kind of sarcastic response I'll be getting every time I have a question. Thank you, but your input is no longer needed. Your respect for me is already quite low, I get it. Why? I don't really know. Because I killed a tree? What you consider common sense when it comes to plants is not what the average person thinks. You know more because you've been in the field longer. You can't expect everyone to just know all these details about plants right from the start when they're just getting into the hobby. That's like me shaking my head and making someone who doesn't even know what an 'engine' is in a video game feel like shit. When you first started, were you the epic bonsai guru? When I first started playing video games, I only knew how to plug it in and turn it on. With my tree, I only knew it needed water and had no idea where to look or what to do when it started wilting. I didn't know they were sensitive. I only thought 'maybe it's because it's not getting sun' so I bought the grow lamp and I read a common beginner mistake is over watering it, so I figured maybe I over watered it, too. I still had no idea what killed my tree. Just that it suddenly died, after doing just fine for a few months.

But, worry not. I'm sticking to video games for a hobby. No more plant killing here. With video games, I have room for mistakes thanks to the beauty of a 'restart' button. Seems like taking care of plants is clearly not so forgiving.

I am quite sure auk would say: "i am dutch" its his catchphrase. Come on i am sure he is sorry and only meant it to be a joke and i am for laighing if you were offended. Tell you what, you could try to propogate a plant and then grow it into a bonsai or just make a normal tree because when it grows to a big size you can look at it and say you grew that. Thy are easier to look after. If this is your last thingy on the forum then i wish you the best of luck.

Azarath wrote: Really, dude?

Well... in your posts you have been trying so hard to describe how impossible your environment is for keeping trees, that it seemed to make sense for a moment (I should have looked at the price though).

I have another suggestion - I have one of these myself:



They can tolerate a lot - even low light levels.
Note it is very sensitive to frost, I found out after leaving one outside, not expecting it was going to freeze that night - which killed it. Yes, I have killed my share of trees.