pemphis

[tgward]

watering with WHAT?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08MYIuwstxc

[Truth]

Seems fair enough.

I'd imagine if you had a mangrove bonsai (not that they make good material from what I know of) you would also need to use similar techniques such as seawater, or at least supplement with the required salts and consistent wetness.

[Graeme]

Years ago, my friends in Bali (Sanur Tropical Bonsai) told me they watered their pemphis with sea water for 3 or 4 month after first potting, but then they introduced more and more fresh water over the next 3 or 4 months, until eventually the pemphis was quite happy with plain tap water. I can't verify that, as the only pemphis I tried to grow died after a wrong time of year repot - long story.