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Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 23:18
| i am growing a lemon seedling in a shallow pot with good draining soil to get som good lateral root for nebari.when the trunk gets the fatness i want(not much because i want a mame or shohin)how do i put it in the final pot,and also how do i know whats the minimum size for the pot and how much to root prune.
im a noobie,thanks |
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- Posted by staticx 6b (reptile869x@aol.com) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 22:23
| ok it sprouted,i got a qustion about how early i can start leaf reduction because lemon is an evergreen.and also any suggestions for the style. thnaks |
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| Hi, what you need to do long before thinking about leaf reduction is to get the plant into a larger pot with a fast draining mix, in really high light up to 15 hours a day, above a wide humidity tray (water not touching the pot) and let it grow as fat a trunk as you want. This can take years, of course, because only if you were in a tropical climate could you grow it in the ground, which is the fastest way to fatten it, but barring that, a large pot (not 'bonsai') is what you need, plus routine fertilizing. Leaf reduction only comes a few times, if that, in a bonsai's life and yours has a lot more time to go before doing that. Wanting a mame does not mean you just grow a seedling into a tiny plant a few inches tall and call it a bonsai. You need to grow it a lot bigger and then chop it small so the fatter trunk will give the illusion of age together with new and smaller branches. I suggest you do some reading - www.bonsai4me.com, www.bonsaihunk.us/cultural.html, plus lots of books. If you just grow a few inches of a seedling, all you'll have is a stick in a pot, a very young looking thing with nothing bonsai about it, no matter how stylishly you shape it. |
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- Posted by staticx 6b (reptile869x@aol.com) on Thu, Mar 5, 09 at 17:19
| i knew about the trunk fattening,but you got me thinking that if i wanted faster results i need a bigger pot.so leaf reduction only comes a few times,i had the idea that you do it every season until its the size you want. thanks, |
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- Posted by head_cutter (My Page) on Mon, Mar 9, 09 at 19:14
| The other problem with iddy-biddy fruiting or flowering 'trees' is that when you are tempted to allow too much fruiting or flowering it takes all of the energy...dead plant. Been there, done that. |
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- Posted by staticx 6b (reptile869x@aol.com) on Mon, Mar 9, 09 at 22:19
| i dont think mine will flower because its from seed and it will take a long time.but if it does i might enjoy the blooms but remove most the fruit. |
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