I would like to grow a little tree in my apartment, I don't want a bonsai tree though. I want something that gets around 5 to 6 feet tall. I will have grow lights. And no, I don't mean a marijuana plant, I want something completely legal. Do you guys know of any good trees/plants.

There are many houseplants for you to choose from. Some of my favorites are Yucca's, Corn Plants, Madagascar Dragon Trees, some snake plants, and many more. Finding the size shouldn't be an issue. The biggest factor is your personal taste as well as how much care you will be willing to give the plant. For example, palms are typically harder to care for than a Corn Plant. Good luck!

How can i make a bonsai tree out of a spruce or anoher plant to keep indoors. How do you wire it into shape, prune it, and keep it small

The only trees you can keep indoors at all times are tropicals. Trees growing outdoors where it gets cold will not survive indoors for more than a few days. They need the changes in temperature of their natural environment.

No matter how many junipers the big box stores try to sell as indoor bonsai, it just doesn't work.

Some good tropicals to start with would be Ficus, Serrissa or even Schefflera.

The subject of bonsai is extensive and I would suggest some studying before jumping in. You could try reading & post at this forum too...

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/bonsai/

They are very helpful & get you started right.

I have 3 African tree seedlings in pots, Acacia Galpinii, to be exact. I want to make bonsais out of them but I live in Holland and do not have enough natural light in the house. They need to be outside actually but our climate is to cold for this kind of tree, so I went looking for grow lights and the best I could find was energy saving lamps that emit 100W of light using 18W of energy. I do not know if it would be enough to sustain the plants through the winter and do I need more than 3 of these laps.

Not likely.

The sun is giving them 1000Watts and that is what they are aiming for as a 'full meal' for the plants.

If you are only getting 18Watts of energy in I can't see how you get 100Watts out as you can't make energy from nothing. However, even assuming 100 Watts that is going to be pretty low.

I personally tried something like what you are doing here in Canada with a Mango tree from the Philippines. I used 3 x 75Watt grow lights. It was a very unhappy mango tree, it did grow--sort of.

It grew very spindly and seemed to be 'reaching' for the light as it wasn't enough so it ended up stretched and unattractive.

It is not energy efficient, but hydroponic grow lights are going to be your best choice for a healthy tree (metal halide type)

They're quite small, hard little red eggs...there's about one on each leaf....they come off easy but what are they?

ps they're indoor plants

they started off on one now they're on my bonsai plant

its called a red spider mite it looks like an egg in the first stages then on the later stage of development they start growing legs and stuff

i need to know is this an indoor plant? i cant see to find a definite answer of it will grow indoors

Your Chamaecyparis (false cypress) is indeed an outdoor evergreen tree. You can bring it indoors for a couple days at a time, but it must be back out in the sunlight to do well. If you expect freezing weather for any length of time, it would be wise to cover the plant with something such as a large box or similar, bring it inside until it warms up, or put it inside of an enclosed garage overnight in order to protect the shallow root system. But it is an outdoor tree to answer your question..

Additional Info: I used to bring many of my outdoor specimen trees inside the house for "display" purposes for up to 2 DAYS at a time, with NONE of them suffering any ill effects what-so-ever. They were always healthy and green. Just because it has the label of being an "outdoor" plant, DOESN'T mean that it has to stay out at all times. What do you think happens when there is a large Bonsai Show in a convention center. The trees are inside all the time. No harm done.

$Billy Ray$

I'm looking for a bonsai perhaps if not, any will do. Something small and doesnt require much sunlight. I'm thinking about those chinese bamboo's.

yes, u can cultivate indoor some plants like man face, rose, desert thorns, paper and ............etc

best

my Bonsai tree!
its not a seed

To grow your bonsai bigger it needs optimal growing conditions. A free draining soil will help a lot, this is what basic bonsai soil does. You should fertilize it at half reccomended strenght every 2 weeks, go for a high nitrogen fert in the spring, balanced fert through the summer, and low nitrogen in fall. The more light the better, look into getting a desktop lamp with the bendy neck and stick a 40W or higher compact florescent bulb in there then place the lamp 2-4 inches from the top of the tree, also get a plug in timer and run it for 16hrs on 8hrs off. During late spring, summer, and early fall, if at all possible put it outside, it will get way better lighting outdoors than you can provide inside. Get a shallow tray fill it with gavel, put water in the tray but don't fill over the gravel, put your pot on top of the gravel, make sure the pot doesn't touch the water, this will help with humidity. Besides that don't prune it for a while, just let it grow...good luck

I aready have lucky bamboo, norfolk pine and a Ginseng Ficus bonsai
oh and English ivy 8 )

pothos--marble queen or golden--both like bright, not direct, light
spider plant--bright, indirect, light
dracaena warneckii--good in very low light
any kind of philodendron

if you can keep a Norfolk pine alive, you should have no problem with these!
they`re usually found in any plant store.

I would like to start caring for a bonsai plant as a hobby, can someone advise me on which type of tree would be a good starter plant?

I want to know what type of tree is best to train it to be teeny tiny, I would like it to be 12 inches or less. Even smaller would be great.

Also, I would LOVE a variety that produces flowers.

This would be a mainly indoor bonsai, though I wouldn't mind bringing it outside for fresh air on nice days.

Thank you in advance!

a bonsai doesn't just 'stay' small, you need to work at it, to keep it small.....

bonsai is still the plant that it is... if it needs to live outside, then it will not do well INSIDE..... (crepes hate it inside!)

you need to study the where's and how's a lot more before you're ready for a plant.... best idea would be to get a book.....

http://www.bonsaisite.com/

http://bonsaisite.com/bonbooks.html

that "BASICS'' one looks good to start with....

http://www.absbonsai.org/

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ei=wgLBSauHJKHhtgfOgZHTCg&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=bonsai&spell=1

In my office I have two small bonsai, a dwarf juniper and a banyan fig. Both plants have tiny gnat-like insects flying around them. I keep them watered and they have green moss covering the dirt in their pots. They're both healthy looking, I'm just trying to get rid of the flying bugs.

Anything specific I should look for when choosing a bug spray? I don't want it to stink (can't open the windows, I'm in an office building), and I don't want to hurt my plants.
I'm not keeping the juniper indoors, I just bring it to work with me sometimes. Most of the time it's out on my back deck. Also don't worry, my back deck doesn't get full sun, only partial sun in the mornings.

mix 1tsp dish liquid,1tsp cooking oil andthe rest water in a spray bottle.spray plants thoroughly,wipe off,and spray again,will clean, get rid of bugs,make shiny, and keep bugs off. best part is it wont harm the plant u or the environment