Anyone know how easy these are (or not) to care for? I'm pretty bad with plants...

Ascus Nursery Ornamental Trees

Eversweet Strawberry Pot
$24.99 (Normally $49.99) 50% off List Price

Arbequina Olive Tree
$39.99 (Normally $59.99) 33% off List Price

Miniature Pomegranate
$29.99 (Normally $49.99) 40% off List Price

Miniature Coastal Redwood Tree
$29.99 (Normally $49.99) 40% off List Price

Hawaiian Tillandsia Pink Quill
$39.99 (Normally $59.99) 33% off List Price

inkycatz wrote:Anyone know how easy these are (or not) to care for? I'm pretty bad with plants...

Not sure how easy they are to take care of but I saw the Hawaiian Tillandsia Pink Quill on amazon.com for 19.99.

inkycatz wrote:Anyone know how easy these are (or not) to care for? I'm pretty bad with plants...

I was wondering about that too. And whether my cats would eat 'em.

So can you actually grow olives?

slm9951 wrote:So can you actually grow olives?

The olives that are picked off trees are not the edible fruit that you enjoy, they are hard and extremely bitter; they have to be pickled and fermented before they becomes edible. However, if you wait for the tree to mature I can't see why you couldn't eat them.

Edit: More on Arbequina olives

19.99 on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Hawaiian-Pink-Quill-Volcano-Plant/dp/B000PHHEJI

REdwood same price on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Brussels-Bonsai-DT2029DR-Dawn-Redwood/dp/B0000DGG22/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1345502235&sr=1-1&keywords=redwood+bonsai

Meh.

So are these safe for cats? Would like to hear from the manufacturer or a representative that knows for sure.

How much sun does this(the trees) need, my lab has no windows, but it sure would liven in my lair. Can I get away with taking it out once or twice a week?

I'd be interested to hear how the miniature pomegranates taste.

Found this care info on the mini pom:
Place the pomegranate in bright indirect light indoors. If the plant is not setting new buds after four to five weeks of planting, then move it to a brighter indoor location. If growing outdoors, then place the container in full sun. Optimum temperature indoors is 65 to 75 degrees F and grows outside in USDA zones eight to 11.

That site also warns that "The fruit of the miniature pomegranate is not edible by humans or animals"

too bad the mini-poms aren't edible. we have a lemon tree in the southern window that we get 1-2 lemons a year off of. we'd get more but the cat or kids knock of the others. maybe a redwood.

So are any fruit trees are edible? I totally went from wanting to buy one to not, I want eatible plants

About the coastal redwood, Wikipedia says: "Condensation from coastal fog accounts for a considerable part of the trees' water needs." So if your home or office is blessed with a regularly used steam bath, these might be just the ticket.

inkycatz wrote:Anyone know how easy these are (or not) to care for? I'm pretty bad with plants...

I did some research on the internet and according to my findings strawberry, olive and quill plants are not poisonous to dogs and cats. However both pomegranate and redwoods are. Hope this helps

winegrapebonsai wrote:I did some research on the internet and according to my findings strawberry, olive and quill plants are not poisonous to dogs and cats. However both pomegranate and redwoods are. Hope this helps

Yes it does help, thanks.

winegrapebonsai wrote:I did some research on the internet and according to my findings strawberry, olive and quill plants are not poisonous to dogs and cats. However both pomegranate and redwoods are. Hope this helps

As a pet owner, thank you!

inkycatz wrote:Anyone know how easy these are (or not) to care for? I'm pretty bad with plants...

I would not dream of buying any of these. I did not see any word whether these plants could endure through a midwest WINTER indoors. I have been cultivating
Bonsai for over thirty years. I pass on this.

gjbloom wrote:About the coastal redwood, Wikipedia says: "Condensation from coastal fog accounts for a considerable part of the trees' water needs." So if your home or office is blessed with a regularly used steam bath, these might be just the ticket.

Well yes and no. They do that because they don't always get the required rainfall all year round. So they use their massive canopy to gather water from the air. Chances are indoors moist soil would be more than enough to last. Very tempted.

ibbijigety wrote:Found this care info on the mini pom:
Place the pomegranate in bright indirect light indoors. If the plant is not setting new buds after four to five weeks of planting, then move it to a brighter indoor location. If growing outdoors, then place the container in full sun. Optimum temperature indoors is 65 to 75 degrees F and grows outside in USDA zones eight to 11.

That site also warns that "The fruit of the miniature pomegranate is not edible by humans or animals"

Well that's a bunch of crap.

I find it ironic that they didn't have fig trees for sale. Not only do they go better with wine, but they survive a lot better as a potted plant and you can definitely eat the fruit. I have three plants at home that supply me with fresh figs all winter.

The olive tree is enticing, but it does not say how mature the tree is. 1-2 year plans should have all buds picked off until the age of three or they will not get a signifigant amount of fruit.

skispeakeasy wrote:I find it ironic that they didn't have fig trees for sale. Not only do they go better with wine, but they survive a lot better as a potted plant and you can definitely eat the fruit. I have three plants at home that supply me with fresh figs all winter.

The olive tree is enticing, but it does not say how mature the tree is. 1-2 year plans should have all buds picked off until the age of three or they will not get a signifigant amount of fruit.

I find it ironic that you want "signifigant" fruit from an olive tree ;)

iissurf wrote:Well that's a bunch of crap.

No, it's a tree. I haven't seen a bacon of creativeness yet...

~ba dum bump~

donfirst wrote:I would not dream of buying any of these. I did not see any word whether these plants could endure through a midwest WINTER indoors. I have been cultivating
Bonsai for over thirty years. I pass on this.

My son wants a beginner Bonsai - what do you recommend? His dorm room has -0- natural light, and very little artificial light (he got the bad side). Would the redwood tree adapt?

jackietherussell wrote:My son wants a beginner Bonsai - what do you recommend? His dorm room has -0- natural light, and very little artificial light (he got the bad side). Would the redwood tree adapt?

No. It would not. These are trees. As such they need fair amount of light. Probably a solid 6 hours of filtered light to live, 8 to thrive.

chezteladog wrote:


REdwood same price on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Brussels-Bonsai-DT2029DR-Dawn-Redwood/dp/B0000DGG22/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1345502235&sr=1-1&keywords=redwood+bonsai

Meh.

Dawn redwood and Sequoia aren't at all the same.

donfirst wrote:I would not dream of buying any of these. I did not see any word whether these plants could endure through a midwest WINTER indoors. I have been cultivating
Bonsai for over thirty years. I pass on this.

I've been doing Bonsai for 4 years and I'm glad I read the comments. You're so right, these wouldn't make it through an indoor, midwest winter. I'm passing too.

jackietherussell wrote:My son wants a beginner Bonsai - what do you recommend? His dorm room has -0- natural light, and very little artificial light (he got the bad side). Would the redwood tree adapt?

Unless he has a desk lamp that he leaves on for long periods of time. I'm afraid there are very few Bonsai Tree's that can live without light. Unless he gets an artificial one, there are very few species that I know of that can tolerate "-0- natural light, and very little artificial light".

I have a miniature pomegranate tree, it is not very miniature anymore... although I am not sure how to train it to be a small bonsai. the pomegranates are edible, but sour. Also It has survived the winters of Maine living indoors, it does lose quite a bit of leaves if its cold enough and can be very messy.

Any idea when these are shipping?

mthomtech wrote:Any idea when these are shipping?

I would like to know too.

I got my olive tree today! It's a very cute tree, but the pot was very very broken. I'm glad I had a spare to transplant into!

It also had one olive, which I very naively picked and attempted to eat. Bleah! Live and learn.

Jnieberd wrote:I got my olive tree today! It's a very cute tree, but the pot was very very broken. I'm glad I had a spare to transplant into!

It also had one olive, which I very naively picked and attempted to eat. Bleah! Live and learn.

Same i got my olive tree too. Almost look identical to what we posted. My pot was smashed as well. O well... I transplanted it into a 5 gallon container.

nguyen8136 wrote:Same i got my olive tree too. Almost look identical to what we posted. My pot was smashed as well. O well... I transplanted it into a 5 gallon container.

Where you able to track your order? Mine doesn't show any updates since "Shipment info was sent"...

~Tico

Got my redwood yesterday and it's great. PAckagin was good and pot not broken (thank goodness).

Looks great!

Now I just have to avoid killing it!

Today we finally received our mini pomegranate tree. It looks kind of anemic, but maybe it just needs water and sun. The mini pomegranate is pretty cool, though!

guzmantis wrote:Today we finally received our mini pomegranate tree.

Awww, little tree!

guzmantis wrote:Today we finally received our mini pomegranate tree. It looks kind of anemic, but maybe it just needs water and sun. The mini pomegranate is pretty cool, though!

You think yours looks anemic? Look at mine! It's all yellow and leaves just fall off when you move the pot. How do I know if this is not "acceptable"?