AusBonsai

hamish wrote:Thanks for this post,I've just signed on after discovering this site and its the first post I've read, also I'm a total beginner and seeking as much info as possible particularly in regards to the tools I will need so if anyone has any advice I'd be all ears in the meantime I'll keep researching....Thanks...hamish

Check the wiki page for some ideas
https://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Tools

ps Welcome too

Ken

Thanks everyone on this forum iam learning heaps about what I should be doing and what I shouldn't I have inherited some bonsais from my late mother who was not a real enthusiast but a realy good gardener and I have managed to keep them alive for 3 yrs now and also added to the collection and iam learning real quickly that Bunnings dosent always have good stock and that I might have to join a bonsai club

there are a few Bonsai Shows on the central coast to to have a look at to whet your appetite.
They well worth while visiting to get to see some really good trees and get to talk to members there

Ken

I am new in bonsai and find this thread helpful for those who like me.

Great advice!
Thank you bodhidharma.

Regards
banong

banong wrote:Great advice!
Thank you bodhidharma.

Regards
banong

Hi banong, glad you got something from the thread.

samland wrote:I am new in bonsai and find this thread helpful for those who like me

I am pleased the thread has helped you samland.

Hi. I'm new to Bonsai, and I'm curious about it. Can you please advise me the easiest Bonsai to grow?
So I don't have to buy a complicated and finicky Bonsai

You would have to let us know where you are located for any meaningful suggestions. Northern QLD has a vastly different climate to Tasmania and different plants will be easier in those 2 places. And if not in Australia, there will be another range of species that may be easier. There is an option to give your location in your profile which means people won't need to keep asking.

dansai wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 7:38 am You would have to let us know where you are located for any meaningful suggestions. Northern QLD has a vastly different climate to Tasmania and different plants will be easier in those 2 places. And if not in Australia, there will be another range of species that may be easier. There is an option to give your location in your profile which means people won't need to keep asking.

Thank you. I'm in Melbourne, I put that in my profile.

Hardy species for bonsai in Melbourne:
Ficus rubiginosa - Port Jackson fig (indoors in winter in cooler parts and can be grown indoors all year round if you have suitable conditions) One of the toughest trees used for bonsai. Will live through occasional lack of water. Sprouts new shoots easily after pruning.
Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm. A traditional Japanese favorite. Hardy and easy to manage. New shoots after hard pruning
Cotoneaster horizontralis and C. damerii. Reasonably hardy, small leaves and red berries.
Pyracantha - firethorn. Similar to Cotoneaster.
Callistemon species. Natives, relatively hardy and most will grow new shoots on older wood.
Melaleucas. as for Callistemon
Junuiper chinensis and J. procumbens. Evergreen conifers. Needs some care but one of the easier conifers.
Olive. Hardy and can cope with occasional lack of watering. Look for advanced plants or collect feral trees from areas close to old plantations or trees from olive groves being demolished.