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Question: How do you grow a bonsai tree?

(Posted by: Skyla Smith on 2009-06-05 07:37:21)

I was clearing out my bedroom when I found some bonsai seeds that I have not used yet. How do I plant them so that im sure they will grow as im not much of a plant person. Plants that I grow seem to die on me! Please help. And any additional information about bonsai trees you think I should know would be great! Thanks

Posted by: Brother Otter on 2009-06-05, 08:20:35

No such thing as "bonsai seeds ". Sorry. Stock for bonsai are almost never grown from seed. Bonsai is an artform that involves strict pruning and training. One starts with a cutting of a preferred tree - certain varieties of juniper are most common. The tree is dwarfed by root and leaf pruning, and it's shape is controlled by structural wires. If you want to try keeping a bonsai, your best best is to actually buy one that's already started and learn to tend it.