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Sun, Feb 1, 09 at 3:57
| Hi all.. I have an 18" inch tall dracaena marginata that I had purchased last year at a walmart.. it was unlabled like usual but I bought it anyway. It took me a bit of online searching to find out what it is, but now that I know and have read up on it, I was surprised to find out that it will eventually grow over 12ft tall. I've since been reading up on the species and know that I could just cut it when it gets too tall, but also read that it could make a great candidate for an indoor bonsai, being a tropical plant and all. My question is how would I go about starting this particular plant for a bonsai? It currently only has one stem .. should I cut off the head and trim the roots and plant it in a bonsai pot or just cut off the head and deal with roots later? I'm new at bonsai but want to give this a shot. Any help will be appreciated, thanks. |
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| Hi, I hate to be the one, but... it won't be a great candidate, because like other Dracs, it will continue to lose bottom leaves as it grows, and while I know other people have tried it, I personally think it's just a 'gimmick' idea. BUT if you think you can make it work, go ahead - you never know which tree will work for which grower in the end. The only thing I would do is deal with each step separately, with some 'recovery' time in between. |
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| Hello, thanks for the reply and info. I am still pretty much torn as to if I wanted to do it in the first place or not, but was going to if it was to work out well. So perhaps I won't do it and just cut it when it gets too tall, hehe. Thanks again |
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