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Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 14:55
| So i bought one from Hastings yesterday and its a kit with a pot,seeds,peat pellet, scissors and a little book about them. I just want to know if it might outgrow the little pot it comes with. its diameter is about 6cm and 1cm deep.
thanks a lot ppl |
Here is a link that might be useful: kit is just like this
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- Posted by ryan_tree 7a VA (thebonsaiguy1993@yahoo.com) on Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 15:14
| There is no such thing as a bonsai seed. The little pot will be easily outgrown. You can probably skip the little pot and just pot it up into a bigger sized pot. |
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| The tree is a Juniper procumbens nana, the all time most common 'mall-sai' sold all over very inexpensively. Every Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Loew's has loads, and you might as well just get one of them because you'll save yourself 3 yrs or so fussing with seeds. Kits are a rip-off. |
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- Posted by texas_is_home (My Page) on Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 21:14
| well, on the package it said it was a Jack Pine. How big do they get? ok. since bonsai trees do not produce flowers...how do they reproduce? |
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- Posted by ryan_tree 7a VA (thebonsaiguy1993@yahoo.com) on Sun, Feb 14, 10 at 21:33
| Jack Pines can get up to 80 feet tall. Bonsai trees are not a species. Some get flowers, others dont. |
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| Many bonsai have flowers - they're generally tropical species. Bonsai are just regular trees that are trained to stay small and grown in pots. There is NO 'bonsai' species, the word means 'tree in a pot' and thousands of species can be potentially used. |
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- Posted by vickivaughan 8 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 15, 10 at 11:05
| I assume tht ifyou bought a kit from Hastings that you must live in Atlanta? I live over near Athens and would be hapy to help you get started in Bonsai- I will give you a tree instead of wasting time with that kit. There is also The Atlanta Bonsai Society you can useas a resource vicki www.flatrockkoi.com |
Here is a link that might be useful: vicki@flatrockkoi.com
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| Technically all species of trees flower; it's just that some trees have showy inflorescence and others are inconspicuous. If you think you might be serious about bonsai, take Vicki up on her offer. Someone willing to mentor you to any degree can whittle a considerable amount of time off the learning curve. Al |
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- Posted by texas_is_home (My Page) on Mon, Feb 15, 10 at 22:15
| im gonna ponder on that offer viki. sounds pretty darn good. (i dont live in Atlanta, i live in texas) |
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- Posted by vickivaughan 8 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 16, 10 at 9:36
| Sorry There is a family owned nursery here called Hastings. See if there is a local bonsai club. They often share extra starting material and can be very supportive. Also get a good book-there are several out there that allude to "secret" shortcuts that allow one to produce a fairly decent bonsai in a short time. I can still send you some bareroot starter material if you like. Jap maple seedlings, crepe myrtleetes vicki |
Here is a link that might be useful: vicki@flatrockkoi.com
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