Hello,
I am posting a new thread on my bonsai, I earlier had one on the ficus and one on the hibiscus, and everyone who helped me is very much appreciated as they are both doing much better now!
However, I am including photos of several of my bonsai here as I have more questions on each of them. Hopefully it's fine that I started a new topic on this.
Here is a link to the photos:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c9sa7mfdq6y3 ... wSmyj63?m=
Several of these trees look sparse, especially the 2 Chinese Elms. I probably have no clue how to cut them correctly, I've found one write-up on this but very hard to understand.
Chinese Elms: Too sparse and I don't know how to cut them so they grow more dense.
Hibiscus: It finally had 1 flower, but nothing since. The leaves have grown a bit larger and stronger than they were before, I'd like it to flower all the time, or at least more than 1 flower every 2 years...
Escambron: Probably is fine but looks a bit sparse to me
Ficus: Not sure if its fine, it looks alright but seems it should have more foliage in some places.
Ligustrum: It looks rather like a bush and I'd like to be able to make it look more "bonsai-like". Also it's supposed to be a flowering Ligustrum but has never flowered.
I work on a boat in the Caribbean and so these trees, though sheltered, are somewhat exposed to the wind and sun and salty air. I have now had them for 1.5 years. I thought possibly some of the salt gets into the soil and that prevents it from flowering, is that possible?
I use Miracle Grow fertilizer (started this about 1-2 weeks ago) and for the Hibiscus I use a Hibiscus / palm fertilizer and I've also used Miracle Grow.
It's mostly sunny here, around 82-85F pretty consistently. It does get windy at times, I try to shelter them as much as possible but they do get wind sometimes. They are located in partial shade / partial sun. The ficus, ligustrum and hibiscus get more sun.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated!!!
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Very general idea that I have about your hibiscus is that hibiscus tend to bloom on terminal shoots -- end of a branch or growth shoot. Seeing as you are growing as bonsai, could you be cutting the potential buds off? Perhaps you need to change the pruning schedule.
...maybe you'd have better luck with bougainvillea...
...maybe you'd have better luck with bougainvillea...