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Thanks Nikki!! I thank you for all your help!! It is nice to have you among us to help us with our Bonsai trees

oh so u just keep it a shape not leaves hangin everywere.

Yes!! Yours has such a nice shape, Phil. I would just "give it a little haircut" every month or so, keeping the shape it already has. You'll see when leaves or branches grow outside the nice shape of the tree. Trim those off. Also any leaves that grow too big, and look out of proportion to the tree.."Pinch" those big leaves off, and they'll be replaced by smaller ones.

Did you find any bonsai exhibits near Liverpool? Have you checked out the Southport Flower Show this summer? Do a google search for bonsai exhibits near you!

oh ok,no couldnt find much
some of my leaves turned a yellowe colour
this ok

Phil, you may be overwatering. Just go to misting only for a couple of weeks, no dumping water into the bowl. Serrisas, as I said, can be finicky. It may also just be going through an acclimation (getting used to) period in your home. Phil, if the tree is getting indirect light, don't move it around alot. Keep it in one place.

For more specific advice, join the bonsai help forum I linked you to. Here it is again. Bonsai Help They are true bonsai experts. And the forum comes from the UK. You may find some bonsai lovers right in your neighborhood!

Beginner bonsais I recommend are juniper and fukien tea. They are more hearty and a bit easier to care for.

i wud get the beginner ones but too late i have this

his leaves r turning yellow but hes bone dry so i did water it

ive joined that forum

Good, Phil. I think that forum will have alot of bonsai expertise there.

How's your Serrisa doing? My Fukien tea had a few yellow leaves, too. So I cut back on the watering and even the misting. It's looking better. Not easy to care for a bonsai. I think we all have the problem of hovering over it too much, and "killing it with kindness..."

Are you using a mister at all?

yes
hes ok