anyone ever grow a bonzai tree?

Hey RIU gardeners,

Has anyone here ever grown a bonzai tree? If so, can you recommend some sources for information and maybe general thoughts on the subject?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!!

There are videos on youtube about them. I would recommend watching as many different ones possible because that will give you a good idea what to do and not to do.

Ive been growing a dwarf juniper bonsai for a while now, its very little work; but rather rewarding.
water once a week by submerging the plant in a tray of water and then lifting out by the stem.

edit: can you spot the bonsai?

Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated. I think I'm going to give it a shot.

mc130p said:

Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated. I think I'm going to give it a shot.

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If your a beginner dont start from seed. They take to long to mature, three years usually at least. Buy a tree or bush from a nursry and bonzai that thing. Theres also the option of stealing a tree from nature that looks good, i liberated a tree last year and its in a five gallon bucket doing well i bonzaied my chronic to spread it out a bit and it worked great but i had to take it off in four days because the branches grow so fast. Theyre still spread out pretty good. Go bonzai !!

bonsai's are cool I really like the look of them. And they remind me of monks and zen/peacefulness.

Me too bde0001... NinjaBowler, I really like that training on that plant there. I was thinking of doing something like that when I switch to photoperiod plants for the summer. Except, I was planning to not wrap the wires around so snugly, as to allow for stem thickening. Is that why you took them off?

mc130p said:

Me too bde0001... NinjaBowler, I really like that training on that plant there. I was thinking of doing something like that when I switch to photoperiod plants for the summer. Except, I was planning to not wrap the wires around so snugly, as to allow for stem thickening. Is that why you took them off?

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Ya, i wrapped them tight and used them to change the branch direction. Took them way down and they stayed spread after they came out. I wish i wasnt chuckin em because they were nice plants.

mc130p said:

Hey RIU gardeners,

Has anyone here ever grown a bonzai tree?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!!

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.................................if i cant eat it or smoke it i wont grow it

Well, technically you could eat it, or smoke it...haha, but I don't know how enjoyable that will be....

mc130p said:

Well, technically you could eat it, or smoke it...haha, but I don't know how enjoyable that will be....

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we will let you be test subject

Why not grow an edible plant like mint or basil and such and train it like a tree.

delvite said:

.................................if i cant eat it or smoke it i wont grow it

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why not grow a marijuana plant and turn it into a bonzi

5 yr old bonzi marijuana plant

^ Because some people don't wanna grow one of those

Is that thing really five years old?? Wow.

colonuggs said:

why not grow a marijuana plant and turn it into a bonzi

5 yr old bonzi marijuana plant

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that is pretty fucking neat.

I wonder if it would produce monsterous buds because the stems are so thick?

Well if you keep a mother you can just cut clones and it would be the same as prunning a bonsai tree.

True, but I want to keep it at work haha

mc130p said:

True, but I want to keep it at work haha

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You could keep it at work but not sure how that would go over though.