My First Tree
by Tammy Keammerer
BONSAI !!!!! I read the easy instructions, went out and bought a Juniper of some sort, then came home and read the instructions again. By morning I figured I was armed with just enough information to get me in trouble. I pulled it out of the pot, dug in with a fork and removed all the dirt and dead roots. I then trimmed the roots, but not sure if I trimmed enough or not. I replanted the shrub in my new pot with new soil. I then sunk the pot into a 5 gallon bucket of water until it quit bubbling. I laughed at myself until I couldn't laugh anymore as clumps of dirt bubbled right up out of the pot. It must have worked because I pulled it out of the water, put fish tank gravel on top and let it sit for a few days before I did any trimming. I didn't know if it would live or die. But a few days later I trimmed it up to what the picture you see looks like. A few days later (today) I wired the branches and will see what happens. Click here to read or post comments.
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