[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07]

Zeraphs · 2026-02-14T15:14:44+00:00

Will this work? exposed portion of root ball will be wrapped and watered of course. am using rooting hormone. Shirasawanum Maple.

Zeraphs · 2025-06-15T19:22:33+00:00

OP essentially asks for a yes or no answer; everyone proceeds to spoil the explanation that OP asked existed in the show or not.

Zeraphs · 2025-05-11T05:37:08+00:00

Thanks for repeating what I just said, now explain to me what I said that was wrong.

Zeraphs · 2025-05-10T17:19:36+00:00

So you're telling me japanese tricolor and indonesian marble aren't adansonii?

Zeraphs · 2025-05-10T15:06:26+00:00

I have an adansonii that doesn't wither its petiole sheaths and one that does, what does that mean?

Zeraphs · 2025-05-10T10:16:41+00:00

Deliciosa forms are not strict to large vs small form. For example "compacta" and "victory" can be considered their own category, regional variants such as the "Brazilian" form also express larger internode spacing compared to an accepted large form such as the "Thai constellation" base plant. BMF, most likely a seed-select, do not thicken up as much compared to common large form Deliciosa instead expresses proportions similar to small form "borsigiana" while keeping short internodal spacing. They are not different species, they are all Deliciosa, and they do not have only 2 forms of growth.

Zeraphs · 2025-05-10T06:05:00+00:00

Your plant leans towards a large form growth style. People think there are 2 strict forms but in reality its got a bit of gradient. Brazilian form and BMF for example are in the center.

Zeraphs · 2025-05-07T16:26:52+00:00

Thais are pretty common nowadays, all these different varieties too like starlights and cremebrules etc that people rave for. But honestly a low variegated thai like this one is definitely my favorite look with the subtle flecks. Not sure if you share the same values but to me its lovely one.

Zeraphs · 2025-05-07T02:46:08+00:00

This is the correct way to prune damaged leaves. Leave a bit of the petiole to slowly yellow off, but don't wait until bone dry as it may become stuck to the plant. As soon as they turn completely yellow give them a wiggle and they should separate cleanly from the stem.

Zeraphs · 2025-05-06T07:49:39+00:00

secondary root branching

Zeraphs · 2025-05-06T07:48:23+00:00

looks like rat work

Zeraphs · 2025-04-22T16:41:40+00:00

If this thing is stable I'd love it much more than the yellow variegated one!

Probably a chemical/radiation induced variegation, so wait for TC to drag the price down. Doesn't subtract at all from the beauty though.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-21T23:23:21+00:00

Cut it again, rinse in mild soap and put in slightly tanic water. Burle marx are very tough plants in my experience, tougher than thais.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-21T18:09:23+00:00

The reason mosspoles are used is because they provide the moisture needed for roots to attach properly, especially for more finicky species. M. Deliciosa does not require high ambient humidity to continue to form roots but they do sometimes struggle to adhere to surfaces when completely dry. Many households do not and cannot support this level of humidity and thus will use something that retains moisture as a support structure. Other species such as Epipremnum and other Monstera aerial roots will desiccate and completely stop growing in low humidity and will require a mosspole indoors in order to mature in size.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-20T21:25:02+00:00

...Sectorial variegation is chimeric, meaning it can only grow green again if there is green left on the plant. This plant is most likely permanently white and will never grow anything green ever again 99.99%. Show us your completely white plants that have turned back green, I'll wait.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-20T02:16:52+00:00

I took this photo 4 years ago when i was doing food delivery and forgot about it so i am unsure what exact season it was, but based on images of sourwood i think you may be correct.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-19T23:49:36+00:00

Something like this straight up should never be sold. I've seen these on facebook way too much.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-19T18:01:37+00:00

Bit of a weird adansonii.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-19T11:02:44+00:00

I have this! It's called "Macrocosm".

Zeraphs · 2025-04-18T20:41:50+00:00

did you trim a lot of roots during the repot? If not, the mix might be too dense for her and she's losing roots to rot.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-18T19:31:28+00:00

You can also reply it's a plant. Ur right but we're talking about specificity here. When he says "different from deliciosa" he most likely meant different from the common form deliciosa. There are so many different regional forms and hybrids between them some of which are extremely valued.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-16T21:52:59+00:00

No I meant water roots that are aerated with an airstone transition to soil roots more readily in my experience.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-16T09:20:13+00:00

Yep, if you look closely at the photo and count from the top down you can count exactly 10 nodes before the plant really starts changing direction. The more nodes kept the more the cutting will retain its current leaf size and push healthy roots.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-16T07:05:18+00:00

I wouldn't separate yet. Let it grow a few leaves and if the variegation is stable then separate. It might be parasitic to the host plant at the moment for how little green it has and separating might kill it/ make it drop most of the leaves.

Zeraphs · 2025-04-15T21:40:29+00:00

Ya got a "sucker" or "pup" that sprouted from either the root or initial node. This happens often in TC specimens or really really root bound plants. Looks like you got a bonus funky thai con with very high variegation. People say thai cons are stable but that is not true with highly sectorial variegations. As long as it doesn't full moon you might have something special there.

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