Repotting my Juniper
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Auk wrote:
BrentB wrote: Well that's lame. I guess I have more to learn than I thought. So how do you tell the difference between a real bonsai plant and something like this?
Bonsai is not a tree species, it is a set of techniques to develop suitable material into a miniaturized version of a real tree. The difference is that a bonsai looks like a tree, not like a year old cutting.
I know bonsai isnt a species, I just meant how do you tell the fake from the real ones. Well I did some reading and realized that the juniper I have will most likely die soon any ways since most people cut the branch off a Juniper and they're already dead. With that being said, are there any suggestions you guys have for a species I should get that is good for a beginner? preferably an indoor plant
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BrentB wrote: I know bonsai isnt a species, I just meant how do you tell the fake from the real ones.
How can you NOT tell the difference? It looks just like what it is: a cut off juniper branch in a pot.
THIS is a Juniper bonsai:
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Well I did some reading and realized that the juniper I have will most likely die soon any ways since most people cut the branch off a Juniper and they're already dead.
Yes, it is a cutting, but that will not be the reason why it will probably die soon. Making cuttings is often a good way to propagate trees. The reason these things die is because they don't get proper care.
With that being said, are there any suggestions you guys have for a species I should get that is good for a beginner? preferably an indoor plant
First suggestion would be to not choose for an indoor bonsai. Second suggestion would be to learn first what bonsai is and how they are created.
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BrentB wrote: are there any suggestions you guys have for a species I should get that is good for a beginner? preferably an indoor plant
Hi Brent... Well I believe that if you are really interested to go for real with this art a good starting species will be a Ficus. You'll see, they are remarkably strong and forgiving. Just, please, don't make the same mistake that many of us have made and DO NOT buy the sadly famous Ficus Ginseng
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alainleon1983 wrote: .. DO NOT buy the sadly famous Ficus Ginseng
why it's sadly famous?
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