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Posted 12 years 11 months ago
Hi Gang! Happy New Year! 
It seems I am distined to own a Juniperus Chinesis bonsai...and, an outdoor tree! I received this small pre-bonsai for Christmas and, because I am an indoor grower, I am going to need a little help with this one. I have researched this Juniper on several different sites including Wikipedia and I'm quite sure it's the Chinese Juniper however, with so many varieties of this species, how do I know which one mine is?
This little Juniper is only 4 inches (11cm) tall from the soil to the apex. The trunk is quite straight and evenly sized from it's base up to where it splits into two primary branches. These two primary branches have many secondary and teriary branches that gives the tree it's bushy appearance.
As for the soil, the first thing I did was remove the glued-on stone surface layer. I tried to dig down to find a nebari however, at 1/4 inch (6-7mm) down I found some very fine, red roots so I didn't think I should disturb them. You will notice in one of my photos that there is part of a (root bag?) sticking up from the soil surface. After gently removing the tree from it's pot to inspect the roots, I found that most of the roots are still contained within this bag with some fine, feeder roots poking thru the bag by about 1/4 inch (6-7mm). This bag sits on the inside bottom of the pot. The surrounding soil is quite humous (like a store-bought potting soil for houseplants) with a few pieces of bark thrown in. This soil was fairly tightly packed in a couple of places.
My questions are:
1. Does anyone know the variety of Juniperus Chinesis my tree is?
2. It is now winter in Ontario, Canada with freezing temps, snow and ice therefore, because this little tree has not had a chance to go into full dormancy, I can't put it outside, right? Can it survive indoors until the Spring?
3. Should I leave the tree in it's present soil (with the root bag intact) until Spring?
Here are photos of the tree, branch structure, soil and root bag. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
It seems I am distined to own a Juniperus Chinesis bonsai...and, an outdoor tree! I received this small pre-bonsai for Christmas and, because I am an indoor grower, I am going to need a little help with this one. I have researched this Juniper on several different sites including Wikipedia and I'm quite sure it's the Chinese Juniper however, with so many varieties of this species, how do I know which one mine is?
This little Juniper is only 4 inches (11cm) tall from the soil to the apex. The trunk is quite straight and evenly sized from it's base up to where it splits into two primary branches. These two primary branches have many secondary and teriary branches that gives the tree it's bushy appearance.
As for the soil, the first thing I did was remove the glued-on stone surface layer. I tried to dig down to find a nebari however, at 1/4 inch (6-7mm) down I found some very fine, red roots so I didn't think I should disturb them. You will notice in one of my photos that there is part of a (root bag?) sticking up from the soil surface. After gently removing the tree from it's pot to inspect the roots, I found that most of the roots are still contained within this bag with some fine, feeder roots poking thru the bag by about 1/4 inch (6-7mm). This bag sits on the inside bottom of the pot. The surrounding soil is quite humous (like a store-bought potting soil for houseplants) with a few pieces of bark thrown in. This soil was fairly tightly packed in a couple of places.
My questions are:
1. Does anyone know the variety of Juniperus Chinesis my tree is?
2. It is now winter in Ontario, Canada with freezing temps, snow and ice therefore, because this little tree has not had a chance to go into full dormancy, I can't put it outside, right? Can it survive indoors until the Spring?
3. Should I leave the tree in it's present soil (with the root bag intact) until Spring?
Here are photos of the tree, branch structure, soil and root bag. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
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Posted 12 years 11 months ago
Hi Lance! Thanks for you reply and helpful suggestions! I posted three new posts including this one 8 days ago and you are the first to reply to any of them. :pinch:
I have placed this tree on my livingroom windowsill where it is quite cool next to the glass and well away from any heat source; it gets lots of Southern exposure sunlight during the day. I only have a one bedroom apt. where the kitchen, dining and livingroom is one, long, open room. So it's not possible to have a room under 60 degrees. I let the soil almost completely dry out then gave it a thorough watering until it drained freely from the bottom of the pot then placed it back on it's tray filled with pebbles and a bit of water for humidity. According to what I've read, it says it's important to mist the needles often as they dry out easily...would you agree? :huh:
Thanks once again for offering your insights!
I posted three new posts including this one 8 days ago and you are the first to reply to any of them. :pinch:I have placed this tree on my livingroom windowsill where it is quite cool next to the glass and well away from any heat source; it gets lots of Southern exposure sunlight during the day. I only have a one bedroom apt. where the kitchen, dining and livingroom is one, long, open room. So it's not possible to have a room under 60 degrees. I let the soil almost completely dry out then gave it a thorough watering until it drained freely from the bottom of the pot then placed it back on it's tray filled with pebbles and a bit of water for humidity. According to what I've read, it says it's important to mist the needles often as they dry out easily...would you agree? :huh:
Thanks once again for offering your insights!
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Posted 12 years 11 months agoPinkham wrote: I would agree. misting the leaves is a good idea.Just keep it as cool as you can until spring,keep misting the needles until spring. Then it can go outside.
Good luck.
Okee-Dokee! Thanks so much, Lance!
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