Not enough water and too hot.
Serissa needs very little fertilizer but lots of water and half sun condition.
I usually apply fertilizer once every 2 month.
Too frequency application of fertilizer will result leaves growing in size.

yes, i think you are right, i moved the pots to the open subjected to hot sunlight...
used to be on the side of my patio.... damn.... need to move it back again....

Yes indeed. Just simply love them. Will post the pictures soon.

In the meantime I have a juniper tree that has been with me for some time already and I would like to work on it and it will be my very first attempt. Any pointers and guidance is much appreciated.

I have attached the picture over here for your comments and input

A very healthy juniper you have.
It seen to suit cascading or semi cascading style pending on the flexibility of the main stem.
Hope you can give photos of both sides of the tree taken in the open.
Maybe I can try to figure out a suggestion.

Hi zabel,

Any thing to show to-date?

haha, so no one have any ways to prevent cat shit? XD

Kill them all!

Update on my 'Sui Mei' bought from Sanfong (8 days later)




yesterday did some repair work on the big wounds on my Hokkien tree.

Before...wound been clean with knife scrapper.



After... applied wound healer cream... hope fully it will grow back or prevent rotting...

Hi everyone,

I'm currently in petaling jaya since Tuesday for company training till Thursday, then only can go back for bonsai.. hope my wife will help for the watering.
By then will post some photos on the bonsai that I have pruned.

since you are there, on your way back, why not drop by at Sanfong, and look see at the cucur atap.. a lot of nice one.. try one more again...

Hahaha, I duduk taxi balik tomorrow. Dunno can ask him stop by sanfong or not...

actually, there's a lot of cats roaming around my house and the neighbourhood, at least 5 of them..and 1 of them is actually mine
but i'm not sure which one shitted there tho

May i know where can i buy maple?

i saw quite a few red maple bonsai at Zen Bonsai at Pavilion, at the tokyo street area. hope that helps...

Hi tamstone welcome.
If you are referring to the photo posted by Izzdanish, that is a specie call purple red bush.
If you are in Selangor or KL, you can find maple in Sg Buloh.
But maple is very difficult to survive in our climate. It needs to have
a hyphenate period during winter.
They don't grow well and very little chance to become bonsai in M'sia.

Here's a photo of young maple in one of the nursery in Sg Buloh.
Although in this kind of condition but yet cost rm40 to 60 per no.

Simple theory - no cats no cat shits

This post has been edited by Bonsailelong: Mar 13 2013, 10:14 PM

Sorry bro, I won't be able to go down to Melaka this weekend.
If you can drop by Sanfong on your way back, you can buy the Indon volcanic soil yourself.

No worries bro, I'll try to make it to sanfong. Going back at 5pm. Don't know if the traffic is on my side by then...

g400- u poison me with cucur atap d...lol

okay..hope no one sees. joking LOL
will it harm my plant if i put some coconut husk/fiber (can't differentiate between these two) on the soil of my plant? coz i heard cats only shit on soil..

oh man..haven't got rid of this cat shit yet, got another problem dy
there's white fluffy substance on the leaf of my juniper..anyway to get rid of it? damn..i failed in just keeping a normal plant, what to say bonsai xD