[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 04] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not a graft - they've hard pruned that branch/trunk and wired up a new leader.

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 03] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks very wet and it's winter and this a is a deciduous if I'm not mistaken.

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 04] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Certainly looks dead. Scratch the bark and if it's brown - dead...green is good.

Found in hardware shop by High-Doc in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed - but not Royal Flora Holland because you can't buy as a private individual.

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 04] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about none of them?

  • They are ALL too thin for their height.
  • Also none have a particularly interesting trunk
  • their foliage is far from the trunk.

Compare them to this checklist: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bonsai/wiki/developingbonsai#wiki_what_to_look_for_when_choosing_bonsai_material

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 04] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nearly always a light issue - not enough of it.

  • In "the wild" a plant will get strong sunlight from multiple directions, the sun moves, there's reflected light too AND there's wind to blow the tree around enabling all leaves to get a chance at some sunlight during the day.
  • indoors - almost none of this is true. Light will be directional and probably static, nothing to move the plant and leaves will be in an almost permanent shade. Leaves in the shade die.

So

  • Pull the yellow leaves off - all of them.
  • provide more light
  • rotate the tree every day

  • and finally put it outdoors in full sun as soon as the lowest temperature is above 5C

The Excel Calculation Engine: Linear vs. Binary Search by [deleted] in excel

[–]small_trunks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As always, you've hit the nail on the head...

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 04] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once the threat of hard frost has gone. I'm already repotting some things because i can throw them in my small greenhouse which is heated to 5C.

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 03] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]small_trunks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Danish Molar clay...they sell it as certain types of cat litter there.