How to Grow Bonsai from Seed…

Your Very Own Guide to Growing Bonsai Trees From Seeds!

When we are asked about how to grow a bonsai tree, we mostly reply with stem propagation, where we take a leaf or a stem from a regular tree to make a miniature tree, which is a bonsai. What if I were to tell you that that’s not true? We can grow a bonsai from scratch! What a rewarding process it will be to watch a bonsai grow from the start! It takes a little time, but if you give it your love, care and your time, it will flourish under your care and grow up to be a beautiful bonsai tree.

Also, nothing can be better when you can be involved in every part of the bonsai tree’s journey to adulthood. That bonsai tree will be your very own baby! How do we do this? From seeds! In this article we have listed down everything you need to know to grow your own baby bonsai tree from seeds. So wait no further and start reading!

This is a wonderful post from abanahomes.com, click on the name to keep reading!

my own black pine seedlings, just six months old

Caring for bonsai is one of the most relaxing things you will ever do… it has kept me sane for fifty years!

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acflory

March 16, 2022

What an intriguing post! Thank you. :)

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1. Books & Bonsai
  
  March 16, 2022
  
  You’re welcome, Meeka…
  
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thereluctantpoet

March 14, 2022

Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.

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1. Books & Bonsai
  
  March 15, 2022
  
  Thanks for reblogging!
  
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D. Wallace Peach

March 14, 2022

Every time I read a post about your bonsai trees, I feel inspired to begin. I love my garden and the whole process of helping things grow feels sacred. Nurturing and “crafting” a tree does seem like it would be very relaxing.

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1. Books & Bonsai
  
  March 14, 2022
  
  It is an almost spiritual thing…
  
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Audrey Driscoll

March 14, 2022

I actually have a native oak grown from an acorn that’s been in an ordinary plastic pot for about 10 years and is still less than a foot tall. But I’ve never pruned it or repotted it.
I have seen these types of oaks growing in exposed rocky sites near the sea where they are dwarfed to 6 feet or less by the tough conditions including winter winds. On the other hand, in favourable inland sites with good soil and enough moisture they exceed 100 feet and live for hundreds of years.

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1. Books & Bonsai
  
  March 14, 2022
  
  I would love to see it. It reminds me of that one I tried to save last year, sadly it didn’t make it though…
  
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  1. Audrey Driscoll
    
    March 14, 2022
    
    It is sad when a plant dies despite our best efforts.
    
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    1. Books & Bonsai
      
      March 14, 2022
      
      My family think I am crazy, but it’s like losing a friend…
      
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Stine Writing and Miniatures

March 14, 2022

I think I would love to try to start some seeds. I am making pottery and am thinking I can make my own ceramic planter if I do the research. I know it needs drainage and a way to wire in the roots.

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1. Books & Bonsai
  
  March 14, 2022
  
  I have never understood why these pots are so expensive, so you could be on to a winner!
  
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  1. Stine Writing and Miniatures
    
    March 14, 2022
    
    Many of my little pots end up busting out the bottom when I try to thin them out. I think if I make a few tiny holes for drainage that would work. I just don’t know about tying the root down. Maybe a few holes near the top to snake some fine wire through. I never knew bonsai trees were normal species! Lol. Glad I read up on it. I have had a few Bonsai trees in my life and none have ever looked like “what they should look like”.
    
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    1. Books & Bonsai
      
      March 15, 2022
      
      You have to learn the clever stuff, although as long as they look healthy, I’m happy…
      
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