Hi I am new to looking after bonsai trees and just need some quick help.

First of all can you guys tell my what type of bonsai tree is?

Secondly I have some moss on the trunk and im wondering if i should be concerned.

Any help would be awesome.

Thanks

Phil

www.orientalonline.nl/assortiment/2978/a...se_new_year_36cm.htm

I know its the same tree as this website but I dont know what it is please help

Philparker1994 wrote: First of all can you guys tell my what type of bonsai tree is?

I would say this a Carmona (Fukien Tea) tree.

Philparker1994 wrote: Secondly I have some moss on the trunk and im wondering if i should be concerned.

I wouldn´t concern too much about the moss. In any case I would rather worry about the awful conditions of this tree´s substrate.

Alain

Philparker1994 wrote: Hi I have a post about my tree but no one is helping me, can anyone on this post help me find out what type of tree I have and if the bark is infected

It is a carmona. It is not "a kind of bonsai tree". It is a specific plant species. And not a bonsai yet. Read up a bit on bonsai and you will learn that bonsai is an artform, which can be applied to tree specis.

Thanks for the help Alain.

I have recently took this tree on, so I am not sure how the previous owners/shop took care of it.
How do I help it's substrate? Any info would be grate, I don't want my first tree to die :blush:

I am very knew to this sorry for sounding so uninformed.

Regards

Philip

Thanks for the info! I will make sure i use the terminology correct from now on! As you can see I am very new to this, I cant wait to get into the artform. Any quick starter information would be grate!

regards

Phil

Philparker1994 wrote: How do I help it's substrate?

The basics on Soil Mixes:

www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/bonsai-soil

Also see:

bonsai4me.com/Basics/Basics_Soils.html

Now, do keep in mind that timing is very important on Bonsai. I´m not sure at all if now would be a good time to perform an emergency transplant on your Carmona. In any case I suppose you can´t do any worst to your tree and you might take your chances and get away with it. Also, be aware of that there is NO standard recipe for soils... That´s a long debated issue in every forum and everyone might have something to say about it. However, the basic requirements that a substrate or soil mix must meet to keep a tree healthy are a standard indeed...

Alain

They tend to be imported in very poor soil, best repotted into any free draining mixture, 50:50 organic/inorganic works for me. The white material on the trunk is most likely hard water deposits. Carmona like constant warmth, good humidity and lots of natural daylight, keep it as close to a window as you can but not where it is behind a curtain at night as the local temperature will drop dramatically. They have a reputation for being difficult to keep but given the right conditions they are quite trouble free. Hope this helps

Dave

Just seen Alain's post - we were clearly typing at the same time! Carmona don't have a dormant season as such, although they grow faster in summer, so repotting at any time of the year will be fine, mine got repotted in October 2012 as soon as i bought it and again this summer without any issues.

Dave

ironhorse wrote: Just seen Alain's post - we were clearly typing at the same time!

Ha... Indeed!!!

ironhorse wrote: Carmona don't have a dormant season as such, although they grow faster in summer, so repotting at any time of the year will be fine, mine got repotted in October 2012 as soon as i bought it and again this summer without any issues.

Fair point, you are right Ironhorse... Still, sometimes I´m reluctant to perform such transplants on fall time. Normally I like the trees to heal themselves as fast as possible from this stress. That is why I usually prefer spring time to do these tasks. However, in this case, I believe you have the edge

Alain