Hi..this is the other tree. I saw one at min hoe Yuen so I decided to give it a try


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Hi... Very nice progression pics. may i ask what kind of limau is that & usually for a small tree what's the price like. :-) Wow....!

Happy New Year to all kaki bonsai.😃😃😃

Hi all... Just want to share my frightening encounter with some kind of insect living inside the roots of my huang yang/ buxus harlandii. I don't mean to scare people but the pics..... are not for the faint hearted bonsaikakis. have to admit though, I was so shocked to see those things twitching here and there when I tried to flush them out using tap water.

I got this huang yang cheap from an ordinary nursery, so last Sunday I decided to pot it. I noticed that the leaves aren't so much green and I thought the problem could be with the polybag soil. To my surprise, these things started to escape from the root (about 6-9 of em,), one actually tried to STING me (what the h*ll). Alas I raked out the roots and flush everything clean using tap water. then squeesh the things. after making sure there's none of these creatures any more, I potted the huang yang. Hopefully the huang yang can survive.

A lesson learnt by me= check thoroughly before buying...check the leaves, branches etc. Too cheap probably means unhealthy... I don't know..but one thing for sure.. that's very disgusting.




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Very lucky mr bonsailelong. And very nice cucur atap also. Hope to see them as mature bonsai. Post development pics from time to time ya?

Hi Rnck, welcome. I,m new too in bonsai-ing. Lets keep the forum going and hopefully we learn from each other.

Hi, an update on post 2285. The creatures 😌 are gone and my huang yang survived. Today i saw some fresh shoots coming out.. Horaay..btw i also pour some N46 (diluted of course) according to Bonsailelong's tip in the previous posts and also his blog..

Hi all.. Good morning. Sharing a picture of a small premna on a rock.

Does anyone have any experience with premna? Like- how much water does it need everyday?
-what type of fertiliser to use?
-sunny or shady condition?
-how and where to prune?
-other tips?

Sorry for asking many questions. Got the same question for
Malpighia@barbados cherry, tiphasia trifolia @ limau kia.

Thank you bonsai bros.


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I,ll try to post some pics of the limau Kia (young, small n skinny one, cannot compare to mr loo's limau 😉) and also the malpighia later.

Quite slow la to upload pictures..maybe my internet.

Hi Rnck, that premna is already super awesome. If i find one like that, i,ll surely buy it. For me, i,ll just maintain the shape only for now.

I got that premna & malpighia from min hoe yuen melaka. They got lots if it, but have to check everynow and now afraid if they all got sold out. I usually spend about 2 hrs 😁 at mhy looking, admiring & dreaming about how my bonsai can one day become like what they sell there.😄

U got a fabulous collection Rnck. Just follow sifu Bonsailelong,s advise. He,s master of buxus & you can learn from his previous posts or blog.

Hi, this is the malpghia or barbados cherry (correct me if i,m wrong) bought from min Hoe yuen Melaka. Anybody have its care instructions in ourtropical climate . I found one in the internet but that,s telling how to care for it in the US region. This one actually already potted since i took the picture.


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Hi rnck, this is the location stated in old posts. Accurate. Just find the seng heng jalan pokok mangga and its just 500m from there.

Hi all, long time no post. seems quiet la this post lately.. maybe everybody is busy (like me before posting this).

Last week, visited MHY Melaka and indeed there will be a bonsai show in Melaka in July. But don't know yet the location. Anybody comin? Maybe we can meet and bonsai chit chat afterwards (lots of questions from a beginner like me.. )

Just sharing 3 pics of little bonsai to be (malu lah), hoping one day it'll become something grand. Does anybody have experience with Jaboticabas? How to care for them? Bought two last 2 weeks.

Here's also a blooming malpighia p (dwarf Barbados cherry?) also (quite bushy thing, afraid to trim it-they don't back bud easily)



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Last 2 weeks also went to Kelantan. They were having this Karnival Orkid/ tanaman hiasan thing but there's also a bonsai exhibition inside. Very elegant cucur ataps there.. The exhibitors are local and they sure know to take care of the cucur atap.. Some were for sale but very pricey ooo. sorry for the poor pics though (from handphone).


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Hi bonsailelong yeah..this fever is hot la. nowadays after i got back from work, i must see all the trees. late night also got bonsai activities he he. cannot wait to see how they turn up to be. now i think i apreciate nature more especially trees n plants. but have to learn more also.

Good morning..Bonsailelong..do you think its ok to cut this limau kuku or triphasia trifolia at the indicated point? Will buds and new branches grow back?

..i got this from kampong. Probably 15 years old but not so thick since its grown in a pot. I've planted it in a big poly bag to see how it goes.


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Hi everybody.. help!! i think this buxus is going to die. i recently re-potted this tree bought from a nursery, about 1 month after purchase. some new shoots came out but recently they all started to get weak somewhat and turned yellow. may someone advise where i got it wrong and how to revive it?

one desperate measure i did today- submerge the pot into another pot of water two times. then soak the pot. dont know if will work but am hoping for the best.

i used mix 50:50 black and burnt red soil. it received on the mid day and evening sun, also shaded by some tall garden plants.


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Hi pltan,

I'm not familiar with bonsai nurseries around KL, but I think you can find them at Sg Buloh or Semenyih. Price? can't comment.
Please see previous posts.. also look up types of plants suitable for condo.

Btw, where is Bonsailelong? Kinda missed his words on bonsai-ing.