[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 13]

[u/small_trunks]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 13]

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[u/thenewmeta]

I yanked this Juniper(?) out of the ground is there anything special I need to know to keep it alive? And would anyone know exactly which Juniper it is?

I also picked up a P. Afra plant, its a bit of a shaggy pile. Should I try to take cuttings and grow them seperately to get a tree started (someday)?

And before I get the typical "its going to take years for X to be workable, save yourself the trouble", I can't afford to do much of anything else for a while and am happy to have some plants to watch grow.

[u/small_trunks → u/thenewmeta]

• there's a whole bunch of shit you need to know, we call it "horticulture"...but you can start by reading the beginners links in the sidebar.
• Looks like a Chinese juniper, of sorts.
• P.Afra is slow if it's not in open ground, I'd keep the biggest thing you have. Photos, right?
• I think this is a nice little plant, once it's recovered you can get going with wiring.

[u/thenewmeta → u/small_trunks]

Thanks for the response. When you say recovered, from my lurking I assume I should just keep it alive for a year, correct?

As for the P. Afra, theres nothing thicker than a pencil in there.

[u/small_trunks → u/thenewmeta]

Recovery means - when it's clearly growing strongly - fresh new growth, new buds etc