Hello,
I am new to bonsai and to this forum so I hope I am doing the right thing by starting a new topic. If not, I apologise.
Last weekend I acquired a baby Dwarf Kinzu Orange (Hong Kong Kumquat - fortunella hindsii) at a local nursery, about 10cm high right now in a tiny pot. I would like to know what to do next, should I let it grow unhindered in this same pot? For how long?
Any advice will be highly appreciated, thank you in advance!
Marie

Marie wrote:

I would like to know what to do next, should I let it grow unhindered in this same pot?

Yep, until it needs to be repotted, then pot it in a larger pot.

For how long?

Several years.

Marie wrote:

I would like to know what to do next, should I let it grow unhindered in this same pot?

Yep, until it needs to be repotted, then pot it in a larger pot.

For how long?

Several years, at least 5 I'd say, before you start training it as a bonsai.

Thank you very much! I will patiently work on it

Marie wrote:

I would like to know what to do next, should I let it grow unhindered in this same pot? For how long?
Any advice will be highly appreciated, thank you in advance!

Hi Marie,

I'd dare to say that you would speed up the process remarkably if you could remove that seedling from its pot and plant it in open ground. That would certainly get you some years of advantage related to those you would need to get some decent trunk girth if you leave it within a pot.

Alain

Hi Alain,
Thank you! Unfortunately I live in a tiny apartment in the suburbs of Tokyo and only have balcony space I know it's not ideal. The climate is quite good though, as least one thing!
The pot does seem very tiny, you're right. All I can do is give it a larger pot with a bit more space to breathe. Will do so!! arigato.

Well, yes... At least do that and provide it with a bigger pot, but do not overdo this and place it in a pot that is, say, a couple of inches bigger (in opening diameter), maybe three. You´ll see, plants in pots do not behave the same as those planted on open space. There are some studies on this topic and they recommend bigger pots, but not extremely big ones. (If I find the study I´ll share it here soon with you).

Alain

Ah OK. Thank you! I have another question about repotting but I will start another thread as it is regarding a different tree.
Have a good day.

Ok... Just found the article. It was published in this forum by Auk here and written by that Bonsai genious HH. Here it goes:

www.bonsai4me.com/Basics/Basics%20Bonsai...hs%20Overpotting.htm

Hope you enjoy it and that I might be of help

Alain

Thank you Alain, it's a great read, a lot of information there. That bonsai genius HH I got some pots and will repot this weekend.

Since we're on the topic of repotting I would like to ask another question here without starting a new topic, I hope that's OK (I'm still new to this forum and a bit lost).





I got this young Chojubai (Dwarf Japanese Quince) last week. I think the pot is of decent size for now but I don't like the moss covering up the soil because I can't see if it's dry or not and the state of it. Do you think I can just remove it? I'm already anxious at the idea of having to do trunk work on this one at some point, I don't want to ruin it!
Thank you for any advice!