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indoor bonsai
hi can someone tell me if figs go well indoors if not any bonsais that will do well indoors
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Re: indoor bonsai
Many if not all members will tell you theres no such thing. If you are going to try you could research t5 lighting, used for aquascaping and hydroponics.Quailbonsai wrote:hi can someone tell me if figs go well indoors if not any bonsais that will do well indoors
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Re: indoor bonsai
It is actually an oxymoron the term indoor bonsai. Trees are meant to grow outside in the sun and bonsai are just minature trees. For the health of a tree it should only stay inside for a day or two as a display and then go outside for a week or two.
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Re: indoor bonsai
Figs will tolerate indoors better than most however it is not reccomended or optimum!
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Re: indoor bonsai
all mine are out side.
But as a question to all the bonsai masters, if you had to pick a tree for inside life.
That people new to bonsai can grow and what would it be.
Google and wikki say many things but what do you say if you had to pick.
(other then all trees need to be out side )
But as a question to all the bonsai masters, if you had to pick a tree for inside life.
That people new to bonsai can grow and what would it be.
Google and wikki say many things but what do you say if you had to pick.
(other then all trees need to be out side )
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Re: indoor bonsai
the only Species I would even consider keeping indoors full time would be a fig, but only under a Grow light in a well ventilated spot
There are 2 main problem with keeping trees inside.
Lighting is always not enough and if you put the tree next to a window that gets sun you will cook it. if they do not get enough light, they will grow long and leggy with larger leaves. Both are not traits weel suited to Bonsai
Air and environment is either artificially heated or cooled, and both will tend to reduce the humidity and thus tend to dry the trees too much to cope. Also you can get problems like local high humidity from constant moisture around the base of the tree and soil that can cause fungus and disease.
If you have to have tree indoors, then have a collection of them and rotate so they can spend 2-3 days inside, then 2-3 weeks outside to recover
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There are 2 main problem with keeping trees inside.
Lighting is always not enough and if you put the tree next to a window that gets sun you will cook it. if they do not get enough light, they will grow long and leggy with larger leaves. Both are not traits weel suited to Bonsai
Air and environment is either artificially heated or cooled, and both will tend to reduce the humidity and thus tend to dry the trees too much to cope. Also you can get problems like local high humidity from constant moisture around the base of the tree and soil that can cause fungus and disease.
If you have to have tree indoors, then have a collection of them and rotate so they can spend 2-3 days inside, then 2-3 weeks outside to recover
Ken
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Re: indoor bonsai
Given the benjis are the indoor potted tree of choice for offices everywhere, I'd give a benji a go.kcpoole wrote:the only Species I would even consider keeping indoors full time would be a fig, but only under a Grow light in a well ventilated spot
As others have pointed out, moisture control is going to be the biggest problem. Growth rates are lower and there's a temptation to legginess.
Our office benjis have selfwatering pots and A Man who comes and carefully trims every month or so.
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