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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51138
I just bought a bonsai tree from a local plant nursery, it was labeled as a juniper bonsai but i am not sure what species of juniper it is, can anyone identify it?
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51139
Yes that’s juniperus, procumbens nana
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51140
The word 'bonsai' does not belong on that label
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51144
Is there any way this kind of juniper can be kept indoors?
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51145
Why? I thought any tree could be a bonsai from my understanding but i've never had a bonsai before
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51152

Julia S wrote: Is there any way this kind of juniper can be kept indoors?


No, it will die if kept indoors.
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51154

Julia S wrote: Why? I thought any tree could be a bonsai from my understanding but i've never had a bonsai before


Not any tree can be a bonsai, but many can. Junipers certainly make good bonsai. Putting a young juniper in a bonsai pot and labelling it bonsai, does not make it a bonsai though.
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51172
Easy enough: does it look like a tree in a pot? Not really does it- it is just a young plant in a pot labelled bonsai to sell it...
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51173
Easy enough: does it look like a tree in a pot? Not really does it- it is just a young plant in a pot labelled bonsai to sell it...
And yes it will die indoors
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Posted 6 years 4 months ago #51180
would this have the potential to become a true bonsai with the right care and dedication?
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