Hey guys,

I live in the UK so I can't put this tree outside in the winter. It's too fragile and doesn't like the cold. Even some summer evenings are a little too extreme for it. As such I've created an artificial environment inside using LEDS an auto watering system. I have a fan that regulates temperature and stimulates airflow at some point i'll automate it to respond to temperature & time.

Here is the progress grown from seed. At the moment it's just a sapling. I'll try and keep the thread updated as I do stuff, any suggestions appreciated.

1 month old - imgur.com/mh2LcRQ

1-2 months old -

2 1/2 months old -

2-3 months old -

3 months old with open leaves -

3 months old with closed leaves -

4 months old -

4 months old with auto watering system! -

6 months old -

6 months old with lights -


That's it, that's where I'm at to date


For those that are interest here's the equipment I'm using!
- - 35W in total, all LED's are on timers.
- - Keeps everything watered on a schedule

If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them
P.S i can't make any more links in this post and the BB code for images doesn't work properly.

Nice Keep us updated and chim in sometimes when users asking for indoor keeping.
I use a couple of these. They’re cheap and accurate:

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I can't see any of these images.
Could you please post them here on the forum?

Sure thing, I had to resize them to fit the image limit.

Looking good, but if I’m in your place, I put in a much bigger pot next spring (for the sake of development).

Yeah, it needs a bigger pot for sure. I wasn't expecting it to grow this fast

Also that timer looks really good that you linked in your first post. I'll look in to it, thanks

Porgie91 wrote:

Also that timer looks really good that you linked in your first post. I'll look in to it, thanks

Isn’t it? Not exactly a timer, but a thermostat with built in dimmer. I worked with several brands in various range, but this is the only dimming for that cheapo. None of them died on me since 4 years when I bought the first.
In the timer circuit you can plug the lights and the temperature circuit gets the cooling system. You need to do few measurements to set up, but if you get it right, you can trust in.
/If you need something for watering or humidity, look up MistKing/

Repot them in big colanders or pond baskets, if possible, and remember they are tropicals, and love sun, heat and breeze.
They look very healthy!

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I re-potted in to a bigger pot, I put a lot of gravel at the bottom (A LOT) so that the water can drain really easily.

I also cut her back, as she was focusing too much on going up and I want her to be a small tree. I know that a lot of people recommend a year of growth before pruning, but honestly, this is such a fast growing tree I think she'll recover & it timed in well with her re-pot.

Here's an image

It looked happy. Let's hope the repot will not be an issue.

It would have been better to let the tree grow a bit before trimming. In the end you want it to grow a trunk which you will only get by letting it grow up.