I'm not sure what tree I have and would like some on identification.
any and all help would be great.
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well you could start with the general bonsai info here:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/bonsai/
and here:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/v ... =36&t=1479
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/v ... =36&t=3422
I don't know where you bought your little "mallsai" (mass produced juniper bonsais), but not from a reputable dealer who knows what she or he is doing. The soil looks very rich and dark and organic. That is bad. Bonsais, especially evergreen bonsais need to be in potting mix that is very mineral, gritty, free draining. And it looks like it is in a glazed pot. That is also bad. Junipers should be in unglazed pots.
Here's an article specific to junipers
https://www.dallasbonsai.com/care-guide ... niper.html
It is probably too late to repot it now. If it survives until spring (these little juniper cuttings can be kind of iffy, no matter what you do), repot it into a deeper, unglazed pot with good bonsai soil.
Best Wishes. Keep us posted re how your juniper baby is doing.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/bonsai/
and here:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/v ... =36&t=1479
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/v ... =36&t=3422
I don't know where you bought your little "mallsai" (mass produced juniper bonsais), but not from a reputable dealer who knows what she or he is doing. The soil looks very rich and dark and organic. That is bad. Bonsais, especially evergreen bonsais need to be in potting mix that is very mineral, gritty, free draining. And it looks like it is in a glazed pot. That is also bad. Junipers should be in unglazed pots.
Here's an article specific to junipers
https://www.dallasbonsai.com/care-guide ... niper.html
It is probably too late to repot it now. If it survives until spring (these little juniper cuttings can be kind of iffy, no matter what you do), repot it into a deeper, unglazed pot with good bonsai soil.
Best Wishes. Keep us posted re how your juniper baby is doing.
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Read the information I suggested for you. You are mainly going to have to be very careful not to over water. The soil it is in now holds on to too much moisture for too long and the glazed pot aggravates that.
You haven't said where you are located. If you are somewhere with cold winters (what juniper prefers), then it is going to go dormant in winter. It will need VERY little (like next to zero) water while dormant. Don't fertilize in fall /winter either. In early spring you can do the re-pot and then begin fertilizing again.
You haven't said where you are located. If you are somewhere with cold winters (what juniper prefers), then it is going to go dormant in winter. It will need VERY little (like next to zero) water while dormant. Don't fertilize in fall /winter either. In early spring you can do the re-pot and then begin fertilizing again.
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Having a bit of the roots showing over the soil is preferable in bonsai. Those roots are called nebari. They help make the tree look more realistic, like it is actually on a solid foundation and rooted in to its location.
notice the roots spreading out from the base of this trunk.
But the roots you want showing are the main, woody ones, not the small fibrous ones. Looks like they gave you the look of a slanted tree, just by tilting a straight one in the pot. Someone that knows more than me will have to suggest what to do about all those little roots. I'm guessing at some point you will need to trim them off, but that really is a guess.
notice the roots spreading out from the base of this trunk.
But the roots you want showing are the main, woody ones, not the small fibrous ones. Looks like they gave you the look of a slanted tree, just by tilting a straight one in the pot. Someone that knows more than me will have to suggest what to do about all those little roots. I'm guessing at some point you will need to trim them off, but that really is a guess.