# Salt cedar bonsai

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817 "2018-04-11T02:59:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tcristol68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tcristol68](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tcristol68)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/1 "2018-04-11T02:59:01Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [How would you bonsai a salt cedar, i have 2 dug up and re potted lastnightvery little roots on them put liquid gel root hormone. On it](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/how-would-you-bonsai-a-salt-cedar-i-have-2-dug-up-and-re-potted-lastnightvery-little-roots-on-them-put-liquid-gel-root-hormone-on-it/816):

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**Author:** ![Tcristol68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tcristol68](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tcristol68)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/2 "2018-04-11T02:51:42Z")

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**Author:** ![Tcristol68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tcristol68](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tcristol68)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/4 "2018-04-11T04:32:35Z")

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Is salt cedar the same as tamerisk, i read up on them ,invasive species. A single plant can consume 300 gallon of water a day, the leaves all are dropping , there nice and stable not moveing.ive got expanded shale and sifted pine bark mulch, pumice, warrior mix blend. They were pulled out of pure wet clay.

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**Author:** ![Tcristol68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tcristol68](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tcristol68)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/5 "2018-04-11T04:42:37Z")

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Do i need to take off any top growth off since theres not enough roots

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**Author:** ![ChristianReha](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/christianreha/32/382_2.png) [@ChristianReha](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ChristianReha)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/6 "2018-04-11T08:02:48Z")

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Seems like nobody has seen the stream on the weeping style. Ryan chainsawed a large branch of tamarisk and stuck it in a bucket of water. There is no need to worry about overwatering these. After roots emerge you can move them to soil. Since you have potted them already I would keep them on the wet side.

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**Author:** ![Tcristol68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tcristol68](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tcristol68)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/7 "2018-04-11T13:51:46Z")

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Thank you for your help.

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**Author:** ![Tcristol68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tcristol68](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tcristol68)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/salt-cedar-bonsai/817/8 "2018-04-15T06:01:01Z")

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If the needles on the salt cedar are welted do i need to cut them off the color also changed from green to greenish gray . I have them siting on stones in a hydroponic chamber with an air stone ,how do i handle these plants