Bonzi Trees

_Jimlad_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:01

I’m fascinated y these things! I have decided to get one and just wondered if anyone else has one or has had one in the past, and where to buy, are there any large national retailers or stores that will sell these?

Cheers Jim

@if ®afiq · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:05

I wouldn't mind getting one either

MisChief · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:05

They do a mini one at Hawkins Bazaar:

http://www.hawkin.com/rkmain.asp?PAGEID=20670&STK_PROD_CODE=08190

Otherwise, the only store i've come across that sells them is in Bluewater shopping centre.

DailyGeek · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:08

Bluewater has a shop called Bonsai, or Natural World sell them.

I got mine in homebase for a tenner

_Jimlad_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:08

@if ®afiq said:
I wouldn't mind getting one either

yeah thanks for the google link, already spent time on there, just asking people for direct info from first hand experience, obviously if I wanted to know what 'Bonzi Tree' was I would type that into Google... but thanks anyway

I’m hoping people say where to buy them from or I have “so and so” and it’s good blah blah
:rolleyes:

Raymond Lin · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:10

This was mine, lasted 3 months and it died. I dunno what i did wrong, I watered it, feed it, plenty of light. But the yellow leaves came and more came and all of it fell off !

Zip · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:11

Raymond Lin said:
This was mine, lasted 3 months and it died. I dunno what i did wrong, I watered it, feed it, plenty of light. But the yellow leaves came and more came and all of it fell off !

Did you trim its roots?

_Jimlad_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:11

MisChief said:
They do a mini one at Hawkins Bazaar:

http://www.hawkin.com/rkmain.asp?PAGEID=20670&STK_PROD_CODE=08190

Otherwise, the only store i've come across that sells them is in Bluewater shopping centre.

thanks mate, i might get one of those for my desk at work, just to get me started

DailyGeek said:
Bluewater has a shop called Bonsai, or Natural World sell them.

I got mine in homebase for a tenner

bluewater could be a place to go then, thanks too

Cosmic182 · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:11

my dad had one a year or so ago, got it from a garden center, unfortunatly my dog, got his grubby paws on it and soon made it history :rolleyes:

Biohazard · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:11

I have one. Its a bloody nightmare.

They have to be one of the hardest plants to look after. You need to complete bath it every other day. Doesn't like direct light, you can't use plant food on it etc...

mines well and trully died. I still water it in the vain hope it will come back, but to be honest I'm only watering a twig in some mud now

Zip · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:12

Crazy Fool said:
thanks mate, i might get one of those for my desk at work, just to get me started

bluewater could be a place to go then, thanks too

Get an Apple tree, Aparently you get itty bitty baby apples on them

Raymond Lin · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:12

Zip said:
Did you trim its roots?

No....and you don't do that until spring time anyway and the tree was new. i got it in mid summer.

Biohazard · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:12

Raymond Lin said:
I dunno what i did wrong,

You fed it plant food, thats what killed it. Apparently a big no no

_Jimlad_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:12

Raymond Lin said:
This was mine, lasted 3 months and it died. I dunno what i did wrong, I watered it, feed it, plenty of light. But the yellow leaves came and more came and all of it fell off !

how much did you pay for that size one and where from? what happens to it when the leaves fall off, you sure it was not just winter

_Jimlad_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:13

Biohazard said:
I have one. Its a bloody nightmare.

mines well and trully died. I still water it in the vain hope it will come back, but to be honest I'm only watering a twig in some mud now

have faith my little friend

Raymond Lin · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:14

Crazy Fool said:
how much did you pay for that size one and where from? what happens to it when the leaves fall off, you sure it was not just winter

I paid £5.99 from a Morrisons, all supermarkets have them now and again, even M&S. It died about a month ago, I got in back in Mid june.

DailyGeek · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:15

Hold the phone!

http://www.lvbonsai.co.uk/

Just found this place, ten mins from bluewater!

_Jimlad_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:15

everyones died :confused:

i thought these buggers go on for years (with care) so am i right in saying if you buy a 30 year old one it will have more chance of living?

DailyGeek · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:17

Crazy Fool said:
everyones died

i thought these buggers go on for years (with care) so am i right in saying if you buy a 30 year old one it will have more chance of living?

Buy a book, for the tree's sake!

Bakedgoods · 16 Oct 2006 at 18:18

Got mine from the same place as Raymond Lin by the looks of it and it also died :\

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