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My first Bonsai (any suggestions?) 9 years 10 months ago #10757

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This is my first bonsai in training.
It is in the Malus genus, but the species is unknown.
Any suggestions on which style to train it in?
I was thinking of centering it and going for an informal upright.

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My first Bonsai (any suggestions?) 9 years 10 months ago #10759

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Welcome. First tell us what country you are in. Next, get rid of that stone!!!! next, if you can, plant it in the ground for a few years. Why? Because it is just a seedling and needs to grow. Styling will come in time, right now it has to grow a whole lot more. There is nothing else you can do to it other than add fertiliser every couple of weeks, until your late summer. Use a low nitrogen one. Don't do any pruning until the late summer.
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My first Bonsai (any suggestions?) 9 years 10 months ago #10762

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I am in the United States near Madison, Wisconsin. If I do not have a place to plant it in the ground, will a large container work? Why the low nitrogen fertilizer? Do you mean to fertilize it lightly or to use higher ratios of K and P compared to N? I thought that it was best to fertilize with N during spring to encourage leaf growth.

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My first Bonsai (any suggestions?) 9 years 10 months ago #10764

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A large container will work, use a free draining soil mix, I think a balanced feed is possibly best for overall health & growth

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