Bonsai

anyone else growing bonsai trees. Ive got a small elm tree going

11 year old lemon tree. it's a little beat up from the freezing winter but it will be fine. i've had up to 50 lemons on it at once.

Damn those look like some good lemons, I know you make homemade lemonade, right?

Peace
K-town

yes, i do.

wow thats a nice looking tree. how old is it

It's an 11 year old lemon tree!

Peace
K-town

nice ive got a 17 year old elm that ill post pics of tonight when i get a hold of some batteries

can u grow a bonsai tree by just keeping it in a rly small pot???

yes but theres alot you have to do to keep it short like triming the roots and trimming the top.

is it just not considered bonsai if u dont trim it or will it not survive?

this is my 17 year old elm.

if you dont trim new growth it will just grow to be bigger.

i want one. they sell them on the corner of the highways here in the summer time.

thats how i got my awhile back. i love it

i've just started learning and experimenting with bonsai. i've begun training a japonese loquat from a sucker of a mature tree.

the question is: can i keep it under 20" and have it fruit?

that elm looks great, btw.

thank you. i dont know about fruiting trees i dont have much expeirance there. i would think its possible to though

56 yr old magnolia tree, passed down through my families generations

Lets see the pics then toke. Also does a bonsai produce miniture full grown fruit

Ill will get pics, as for MINI fruit, no, but it is possible to grow fruit bearing trees to made into bonsai which bear normal fruit.

bonzai basically means small tree in pot. there are a shit load of books to get out on it if your interested. it can be loads of fun. you can put wire around the branches to shape them how you want (e.g wind swept, straight) and you constantly trim them to make them look nice and neat. the main aim is for the bonzai to look natural.
peace out

im going to buy a money bonzi tree thats what its called and the leaves look kinda like pot