Hi everyone, my name is Lio! and I just now became a plant mom for my birthday about three weeks ago and I just wanna find out what kind of bonsai mine is so I can give it the proper care!! Also I havenāt re-potted it so if you guys have any suggestions please send them my way! if any of you can help me out I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much in advance!!!š
Hey Lio! Yours looks the same as mine and I have a āFukien Tea Tree Bonsaiā. Also, make sure you buy a Fertilizer specifically for Bonsais! It made mine grow wonders!
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So cute!!! I would recommend putting it a little closer to your light source since you can see some of the new branches stretching towards the light.
1 Like Hii thank youuu so much! And yes she gets sun everyday! Any idea how many hours of sun she needs?
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That is the notorious Fukien Tea Tree. It looks like you just repotted so I wouldnāt risk repotting again. But I would HIGHLY recommend bonsai soil. I use Tinyroots. You can find them on Amazon. Get the Premium Blend bonsai soil. Youāll need to get a bonsai pot. It will have multiple holes in the bottom of the pot. Iād recommend researching YouTube videos on potting a Fukien Tea Bonsai to explain how itās done. Once potted, you must water it every other day. Not every day. Not twice a week. Literally every other day. Itās a very finicky tree with fine roots. So itās sensitive to over and underwatering. Then get you some BioGold Pellet Fertilizer (Amazon) and replace the pellets every 4 months. 5 pellets per every inch the pot size is. Also depending on the tree size (looks to be about the same size as mine, maybe smaller) Iād recommend a 5-6inch length pot. About 1.5 inches tall. Too big will mean more water in the pot and more likely it is to drown. When you do water it, give it a good water until water flows out the bottom holes. And again, every other day for watering. Temperature in the house should not fall below 56Ā°. The tree will tell you if itās really thirsty. So if you have high humidity in the house which will evaporate the water more, the leafs will get soft and droop. So that will help you too. Mine always lets me know if itās gotten too hot in the house. Keep it in indirect light minimum of 5 hours. Growlight a help too.
1 Like Oh you havenāt repotted so you can totally repot if you want. The pots that they come in donāt have enough drainage so when you water it, it gets too wet causing them to get root rot.
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