Your supposed to talk to it - for encouragement.

This explains why my Bonsai was taken away by social services then

Sadly when seen in the flesh they don't look much like bonsai, just overgrown little trees. Maybe people have had second thoughts.

Shocking that people are raving so much about this deal online and when I went to lidl this morning the stock has hardly shifted.

Just noticed my mistake lol! However that would be a quick way to remove a load of unwanted foliage :smile:

​Poor little things don't deserve to be taken out by high powered rifles...

Had a couple of boxes in Chelmsford. About 3 or 4 different types. All overgrown but healthy. Need quite some attention to achieve a Bonsai looking tree. Will be taking my snipers to mine later.

Have you got a link for a cheap one? Thanks. :smile:

They have watering cans!

There's non at Eltham Lidl

No need, dogs will do that for you. :smile:

Isn't that a piano? :confused:

got to drive all the way to Lidl before my 3 year old gets wind of this, brb

​never really looks like a tree more like a Bush lol

​lol I'm sure it was wax on wax off pmsl

​(from lidl) and it's a really strong plant. I water it every couple of days

I got one of the £4.99 bonsais in a pot and it keeps sprouting new feelers so I keep chopping them back. I feel quite guilty for the poor fella just wants to grow!

Depends. Are you looking through a caravan window?

How far away are these?

As with all Bonsai they really should be kept outside during the warm weather months since they are in all respects a tree. Just don't forget to water them daily when the weather is hot & sunny & probably twice daily when it's scorching like now.

They are Bonsai trees. "it didn't grow". That's the joke!

This or ikea one? Any experiences?

Ah yes .. that time of the year, where I buy a tree to have it killed by my girl :disappointed: ... RIP Bonsai 2015, Hello Bonsai 2016.

On the bright side, I might end up having a number of ceramic containers.

Why are you comparing a Japanese Bonsai tree, to a Chinese Tamagotchi, and grouping them as "Oriental", I do not expect such generalisation and racism from a supposed teacher! Disgrace!

Didn't sound like much of a joke...and as I say to some children, a sense of humour at the expense of unfortunate others is no sense of humour at all...

That's Marjoram.
:man:

D'ya know, I really really can't stand self-righteous holier-than-thou lacking in humour people. He was having a joke. If you can't take one, you're in the wrong profession. Please keep your faux piety to yourself, eh?

:smirk:

I just use the Father Ted School Of Bonsai. I have so many great bonsai that need no special care at all! :stuck_out_tongue:


(just in case the penny hasn't dropped)

I used to work for the first ever UK importer of bonsai trees.
"Indoor" bonsai are notoriously difficult to keep alive and I would recommend you steer clear and start with an outdoor bonsai.

​I think people are just having a joke...

Marijuana.

Ok, own up.....who invited him in?

Thanks for the post Daniel son

Can people advise which of the varieties sold is the easiest to maintain for a beginner?

Came to post this. Not disappointed

You can get one in IKEA for £10, nicer looking pot as well

I bought a 70 year old very expensive, gorgeous, bonsai tree about 20 years ago. I followed the instructions on how to look after it and was devestated when It died! They certainly aren't easy to look after. I still feel guilty that I murdered a plant, that was as old as my grandparents!!!! :disappointed:

Wipe on. Wipe off.

Looks like a good price. BUT it would that at least 10 years to get it to where you want it to be, much patience is needed and skill. My hobby is in Bonsai trees and your life and soul has to go into it. My oldest is coming up to 30 years now and it now looks like a proper miniature tree, which is of course the name of the game.

Wanted one ever since watching Karate Kid :smiley:

Awesome!

Buyer beware - the last carmonas I bought from Lidl were infested with blackfly. Months of treating the problem and it never went away, the filthy things just kept pooing all over my windowsill and killing off the plant, so they went in the bin.

I've got at least 6 or 7 other Lidl houseplants which are all flourishing though, including a few more bonsai.

I bought one from B+Q @ xmas for 50p. It had dried green leaves on it through neglect of watering @ HQ. The guy said it would flourish if it was well watered, I didn't think so. Well 7 months later I was right. It didn't flourish! it is firmly dead but it does have a lovely covering of moss all over the soil! ---- Worth 50p for the bonsai pot alone.

They are Bonsai trees. "it didn't grow". That's the idea! They are supposed to be miniature, you clip them to keep them miniature. Bonsai has to be an obsession, you have to nurture them every day. Think of them as your children. Neglect them, even for a short time, and they'll die.

Think all stick to a grass head and Level 1...heard these are like level 50 impossible to keep alive!

cool

I had one that died. Turns out a lot are outdoor plants. Sub-tropical ones that is. They're harder to grow than you think.

Have a bonsai tree in the office; it's dying. Probably something to do with a lack of water ...

well by doing that your breathing carbon dioxide on it which plants like :smiley:

yeah had one of these before watered, fed it, looked after it but still it didn't grow

good find op, heat added

Nice looking tree