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I picked up this buddhist pine bonsai from our local nursery. It’s about 2 ft tall and 1.2” thick. This is my first indoor bonsai. Can you give me some general info as how to take care of this?
1- I have a west facing window, would that provide sufficient lighting?
2- what type of fertilizer do you recommend? And how often should I water and fertilize?
3- some of the roots show up on the right side of the pot. Should I top off the soil? What do you recommend for topping? The bonsai soil I use does not look very appealing.
4- is it possible to grow moss on an indoor bonsai? I may move this outdoor in the summer. Does moss survive indoors during winter?
5- can you give me some general idea as to how old this guy is?
6- I picked up these led grow light from amazon. Are they sufficient for bonsai?

7- how do you clean the leaves?

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ceriano wrote:
1- I have a west facing window, would that provide sufficient lighting?
2- what type of fertilizer do you recommend? And how often should I water and fertilize?

www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/podocarpus

3- some of the roots show up on the right side of the pot. Should I top off the soil? What do you recommend for topping? The bonsai soil I use does not look very appealing.

You can cut off the thin roots that don't go into the soil.

4- is it possible to grow moss on an indoor bonsai? I may move this outdoor in the summer. Does moss survive indoors during winter?

No.

5- can you give me some general idea as to how old this guy is?

I'm not sure why that's important, but I'd guess about 7 years.

6- I picked up these led grow light from amazon. Are they sufficient for bonsai?

No idea. Most people who grow bonsai, grow them outdoors. Only a few grow them indoors, and of them, only a few grow them succesfully.

7- how do you clean the leaves?

Carefully, with a damp cloth.