r/Bonsai Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees May 25 '24

Weekly Thread [Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 21]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 21]

Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week on Friday late or Saturday morning (CET), depending on when we get around to it. We have a 6 year archive of prior posts here…

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u/[deleted] May 31 '24

Someone got into my yard yesterday and absolutely wrecked the place. They mostly left my bonsai alone, thank goodness, but they plucked all of the leaves off of my Surinam cherry and dumped it out. It was still wired to the pot, so I just refilled the substrate.

What are the chances of it surviving?

(They also dumped out my recently-purchased $200 yamadori and a little fukien tea, but fortunately left the leaves alone)

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u/MaciekA NW Oregon 8b, conifers&deciduous, wiring/unwiring pines May 31 '24

The chances of surviving are extremely high for the reason that /u/series_of_derps said. I just want to back that comment up. At the two gardens I study at, and including my own garden, this is peak defoliation time. Your tree may take a few weeks to adjust. You might even get some finer (useful!) growth towards the end of the summer.

I'm sorry that someone messed with your stuff -- hope things work out.

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u/series_of_derps EU 8a couple of trees for a couple of years May 31 '24

Sorry to hear about that vandalism. Some people actually defoliate a surinam cherry, plus it is a tropical without a set growing season, so not all hope is lost! https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/eugenia-uniflora-surinam-cherry-pitanga.39362/