My bonsai for work this week is this little Scotts pine that I call my charlie brown Christmas tree because I always decorate it for Christmas. But I moved this year and I haven't yet found the box with the mini ornaments in it. So it is still undecorated. It's in a nanban pot that I made.

Posting to show off this beauty and to seek advice.

So my neighbour gave me this big jade plant after he ran out of room for it and was leaving it outside for the winter ❄️. Im so happy to have it and I want to make sure I don’t shock it or kill it! its dropping some leaves but overall looks very healthy for having been outside in the frost.

I’m looking for styling ideas, trimming it back, and tips for transitioning it from outside in the cold to inside, Thanks!

I bought a ginseng ficus from a nursery about a year ago, and the roots looked like legs, so I've been slowly transforming it into an Ent. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that all that legwork is developing some nice glutes.

I’m keeping it inside until it gets above 60 F, going to repot it into the white shallow pot early next spring. I’m new to this so any advice is welcome!

Wired up! I’m really beginning to love these plastic bonsai pots because it’s easy to drill holes in the rim for guy wires. 😉

i am new to gardening/bonsai. My school/work takes a lot of time so I wanted a chill less immediately demanding hobby. I decided to grow bonsai from seeds (i know it’ll take ~10yrs) and gathered trident maple/crabapple seeds from nearby trees.

After ~2 months of stratification in the fridge, and 2 weeks in seed starter mix, I am delighted to announce that I have a few apple seedlings!!!

I plan to transport these into bigger containers soon, but since I wanted to guarantee a seedling Ive prepped nearly 100 apple seeds so I didn’t have much space to attempt to germinate them.

Definitely not the best of its kind, but my best work so far.

Bonsai Gift

So, hubby said he's always wanted a bonsai ever since he was a kid so I researched trees for a few days.... then ordered a 8yr old chinese elm online. I then came to reddit and found this group, BEGAN reading the newbie section and realized I'm gifting hubs a bunny. After reading the newbie section for 5 minutes I realized I've probably done everything backwards or wrong. For starters hubby hates to read. He's intelligent but would rather watch a video or hands on than read a book so we'll be looking at YouTube videos for guidance or me doing the research. I bought the tree from an online bonsai company and have already read the section on not to do that. The tree will be delivered this week sometime in virgina being shipped Ground from California. I knew/know nothing about bonsai. I have a indoor hydroponic garden and that's as close as I get. Not only did I gift the bunny, I may end up being the bunny caretaker 6 months from now so I'll be reading the newbie section and this sub going forward. 🙏🏼🤦🏼‍♀️ Thanking you all in advance for my future questions. P.s. I think I set my flair but if not 7b, BEGINNER 8yr chinese elm on its way.

Hey all,

I am planning ahead of my first styling ever, and have taken some time to think through what I would do with my Cotoneaster nursery stock.

I considered two positioning options, and then decided to go with option 2 because I like the movement better.

Then I used a paint-like software to simulate removing all of the unnecessary branches (image 2a), and what the new stylized line will look like in the future (image 2b).

Looking for feedback, it's my first ever attempt so lay it on me. My plan would be to do this in the spring, at the same time as putting into a grow box.

Thanks!

Option 1

Option 2

Option 2a

Option 2b