From scanning the forum (boy there are alot of posts!) I have found that any woody stemmed plant will do for a bonsai although it would be nice to know for sure (hopefully someone will answer my "Ivy" post).
In the meantime, when is a good time to start shaping my prospective bonsai? My ivy is approx. four inches high, I have been cutting back leaves and leaders for about a year now but it is still in just a regular pot. Should I repot it as a bonsai before shaping?
Please help!
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Thanks for the insight about the rock, I think this ivy has potential so I'll give it a go.
What about shaping, should I pot it as a bonsai first or just start where it is? I'm pretty new to this and I would like to start from scratch with a tropical because living in Northern Ontario in Canada, winters are pretty harsh.
What about shaping, should I pot it as a bonsai first or just start where it is? I'm pretty new to this and I would like to start from scratch with a tropical because living in Northern Ontario in Canada, winters are pretty harsh.
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combining styles is ok if you want to doit although I don't know how windswept ivy is going to like sounds like a lot of wireing.but as far as breaking rules it seems to me there are to kinds of rules in bonsai horticultural and artistic.I personally try to follow the horticultural to a t.but the bonsai police arent going to arrest you If you break some rules
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