Bonsai Trees

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A little hobby of mine is caring for bonsai trees. I think they’re so beautiful. Anyone else on here have a green thumb and love plants?

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i would love having one.
yet they are so freaking expensive, and in all honesty it wouldn’t get the care needed from me

i would like too have fake plants, yet they are also freaking expensive

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You can get a nice cheap one on eBay for $20-30.

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oh thanks will check

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its amazing how they made it look lifelike, in comparison too all my plants.

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I have an orchid that will turn three years old on July 17. :sunflower:

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Do you have a picture, BakedBeans?

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The only picture is my mom standing beside the orchid in an old raggy nightgown. Will take another picture soon.

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Oddly enough I don’t have a bonsai. That is one thing I haven’t done yet.

I am a gardner and landscaper. I work for the city gardens and parks. People were giving me their sick and dying plants and I would nurse them back to health and soon there was no room for me in my apartment so I give a lot of plants away as gifts.

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I have three little trees I bought to make bonsai. One I am butchering. The other two my brother is going to train for me. They appear to have possibilities.

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I’ve always wanted a bonsai tree. How old is yours?

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Lester, it’s 5 years old.

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I’ve seen these for sale at whole foods! I would love one but I would probably just forget to take care of it

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I’ve heard orchids are hard to grow.

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Mine are 1-2 years. They don’t have their final shape yet but it’s suggested. You can make an instant bonsai by finding a nursery tree or shrub that has a good branch + trunk structure at the base and lopping it off at the right place. It already looks old. You should do some reading first.

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My orchid came from the grocery store. The florist told me to make sure I put these fertilizer spikes in. :white_flower:

http://www.scotts.com/smg/goprod/miracle-gro-tree-shrub-fertilizer-spikes/prod70338/

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I’d like to try that. The last two orchids I bought gave me bad allergy symptoms. I try not to look at the orchids as I go by because one might tempt me.