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Strange weeds in bonsai!

Posted by chrisdiaz06 CA (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 8, 09 at 19:01

Hello, I've had my white pine bonsai for almost a year now. Recently my moss has grown these flat sorta clover/lilly looking weeds. I have only tried to weed them and have been unsuccessful as they are firmly attached and take the moss right up with them. I just moved last week and it is a little hotter where I am now, so maybe my watering may be off. But is there anyone that can tell me what these are and maybe how to get rid of them? Thank you.

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RE: Strange weeds in bonsai!

No idea what they are but why not just replace the moss?

Beautiful tree by the way, nice work!


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RE: Strange weeds in bonsai!

  • Posted by tapla z5b-6a MI (My Page) on
    Sat, Apr 18, 09 at 21:00

The weed is 'liverwort'. There are more than 6,000 species. If you have it growing on the soil of a pine, you have more trouble than just the weeds. They only grow on wet/over-watered, and usually compacted soils.

Al


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