/r/Bonsai
A sub dedicated to bonsai trees and associated plants and art styles. Focusing on bonsai techniques (growing, styling, wiring, repotting), sharing & critiquing member trees, bonsai care and general help. Get more trees!
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/r/bonsai rules:
- User flair is required for all new posts, and strongly preferred for everyone else. If you comment regularly, please fill in your flair! Flair is required if you are giving advice.
- MANY beginner questions belong in the weekly beginner's thread. Please read here for more details on where to post questions. Please click the "Report" button to inform the mods of posts that you feel violate this rule.
- Please read the Beginner's Walkthrough in the wiki before posting for the first time. The wiki answers many common questions. If a topic is discussed in the wiki, please post follow up questions to the weekly beginner's thread.
- Please be civil! Our community is based on mutual respect, and comments that violate this may be removed without warning at the discretion of the moderators. No personal insults. Constructive debate is good; name calling is not.
- Please provide constructive feedback in comments. Try to add value to the conversation and aim to improve your fellow growers skills.
- Hate has no place here. Harassment on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual preference, age, etc is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
- ALWAYS post photos of your trees when asking questions
- Downvotes are for off-topic comments only, NOT because you disagree with the comment. This helps the mods ensure that correct information is being presented.
Topics of frequent interest
- What are bonsai and how are they developed?
- Troubleshooting sick trees
- Watering Advice
- Repotting Advice
- Pruning Advice
- Growing from seed
- Growing bonsai indoors
- Floating bonsai & water bonsai
What kind of tree is this?
If you're not sure what kind of tree you have, read this section of the wiki. If you're still not sure, stop by and ask about it in the Weekly Beginner's thread.
Looking for more information?
There is an additional resources page in the wiki. It is highly recommended that you read through the links provided there, especially the bonsai4me articles.
Bonsai Artists & Blogs
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Just “rescued” this little fella and wondered what you would/wouldn’t do with it? English horse chestnut btw. Thanks!
14:47 UTC
Japanese maples from seed - does cultivar matter?
I believe Japanese Maples do not grow true to seed, which is fine. But I notice online sellers list this in the description. I figure they'll have some but not all genetics. Does it really matter? Separate question - does anyone know where to find a fat pack of mixed jap maples?
13:34 UTC
Finally in pots
I started practicing bonsai 3 years ago. I was maybe a little too patient and did all the styling and root training for these in the ground. This year decided to take the plunge and get as many as I could in pots. Went from 0 potted trees to this in a couple days. Such a nice feeling seeing it all come together on a bench.
02:21 UTC
My-First-Airlayer™ Update (1 month) - I’m trying to airlayer the top branch. The leaves on the branch I’m airlayering develop at the same rate as the other leaves. Up to now all is going to plan.
13:58 UTC
Hawthorn Crataegus Paul's scarlet - I bought this with the intention to let it grow into a normal tree, but I changed my mind and last year I put in in a pot. How would you shape this? I’m having a hard time imagining how I want this tree to look like in 10 years.
13:49 UTC
my baby had a baby! already thinking about wires….
04:39 UTC
Mugo pine I started from a garden center shrub about 10 yrs ago
Happy spring !
21:12 UTC
Cedar semi-ish cascade
This is my green atlas cedar showing off it's new spring foliage colors. It's a semi-cascade when it's wired, but always droops to a full cascade when the wire comes off. Hopefully I will have time to get it wired up soon. I've got a fresh batch of awesome wire from Get Bent Bonsai. Will post an after pic when I get it done.
19:31 UTC
Some mourning doves chose your window sill forest to make a nest in, what do you do?
13:46 UTC
Does anyone else sketch for inspiration?
Just have these pines (I believe black pines?) that I want to group together to make a small three tree planting. Hoping they look amazing through the years.
04:25 UTC
What’s your best advice for people new to bonsai. Wrong answers only.
02:50 UTC