Carl Rosner on mon 8 may 06

JDS:
Those cute little Junipers will die in doors, so before you spend any
money. Go to your library and read every book they have on Horticulture
and Bonsai. I know this sounds boring, but Bonsai is a hobby for
people with patience. The learning curve is steep, but if you take it slow
and learn first before you kill trees and become disenchanted with the
hobby, you will probably have a life-long hobby that will bring you much
joy!

For indoors, you will have to read about tropicals and
semi-tropicals. I have about forty of them, and will be happy to answer your
questions...

Carl L. Rosner

JDS wrote: OK - So I like 'em, I can't help it.

I'm not sure I want to get way into the hobby of growing, etc. But perhaps
buy 1 already "grown" and take care of it. I like the little "trained"
Junipers, in neat little pots. I had a friend a LONG time ago that told me
about trimming roots, etc. but of course I really don't recall much of the
detail.

How about some recommendations? What/where to buy? ABC on how to care?
Etc.

By the way I live in an apartment with a southern exposure - sliding
window/door to a southern deck.

Thanks!

JDS

Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
Arteacher3725@yahoo.com
www.carlrosner.com
http://www.yessy.com/arteacher3725

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JDS on mon 8 may 06

OK - So I like 'em, I can't help it.

I'm not sure I want to get way into the hobby of growing, etc. But perhaps
buy 1 already "grown" and take care of it. I like the little "trained"
Junipers, in neat little pots. I had a friend a LONG time ago that told me
about trimming roots, etc. but of course I really don't recall much of the
detail.

How about some recommendations? What/where to buy? ABC on how to care?
Etc.

By the way I live in an apartment with a southern exposure - sliding
window/door to a southern deck.

Thanks!

JDS

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Kitsune Miko on tue 9 may 06

Dear Sehag,

Don't be too quick the make your little tree jump through hoops of fire. It is good to change the soil, but also the wrong time to transplant a juniper (depending on where you live, but you didn't indicate a location) I would wait until I saw signs of new growth before attempting to do anything to your new little prize. Then I would still move slowly. You need the rootage of your transplant to stablize before you start wiggling the tree or you will be breaking off the new growth. The tip growth and root growth sort of run parallel. If you cut off all new growth you make it difficult for your tree to grow new roots.

Do have fun, but take it easy.

Kits

Seahag wrote:
"JDS" wrote:
I just bought a little semi "trained" juniper at a local
nursery. I also went to a bookstore and bought a Bonsai
guide book.
There are tons of sites on the web, try typing "Bonsai care"
in your search window. My tree was in regular potting soil
and the rocks were glued together so I re-potted it right
off. It's been a week and the tree looks well. I'll start
pruining it a little later this week!

Seahag

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Seahag on tue 9 may 06

"JDS" wrote:
I just bought a little semi "trained" juniper at a local
nursery. I also went to a bookstore and bought a Bonsai
guide book.
There are tons of sites on the web, try typing "Bonsai care"
in your search window. My tree was in regular potting soil
and the rocks were glued together so I re-potted it right
off. It's been a week and the tree looks well. I'll start
pruining it a little later this week!

Seahag

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