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Author:  chrisox29 [ 17 Jan 2012, 17:12 ]
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Hi there my names Chris 33 years young landscape gardener from carterton oxfordshire.

Im completley new to Bonsai growing and care so im pretty much clueless. Ive always loved the looks of Bonsai tree's and ive always been tempted to buy a fully grown one from a garden center but the mrs always freaks at the price so its never happened, anyway i think out of guilt she has bought me a bonsai growing kit for christmas :-). The kit itself is pretty much a very simple gift kit from next or alike so on that note does not carry much imformation other than pop seeds in pot add water they will grow :? so im gunna need help ill let people say hi before i start blurting out questions or get pointed in the right direction to put my questions.

look forward to getting some help
Author:  John M [ 17 Jan 2012, 23:28 ]
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Hi Chris and welcome. Don't just get seeds - they take years to develop. Get a couple of trees as well, to learn on. You can get good stuff at excellent prices from our sponsors at the top of the page. J.
Author:  Smithy [ 17 Jan 2012, 23:34 ]
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Hi Chris , being a landscape gardener you will no doubt have to remove a lot of trees and shrubs from gardens which can be used for bonsai. I am a gardener but not a landscaper but i get plenty of material to dig up.
Author:  Paul B [Swindon] [ 17 Jan 2012, 23:36 ]
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Chris has managed to duplicate his first post

see viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5611&p=65425#p65425
Author:  Dan DS [ 18 Jan 2012, 04:58 ]
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Hi Chris
I live in toon town as you do!
Or takeaway town as I call it!
Welcome to wee trees!
Pm me if you want a local helper!
Author:  Jerry Norbury [ 18 Jan 2012, 08:20 ]
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Welcome Chris, Jerry here, age 48.

As others mentioned, the "bonsai kit" route is not the way to go - there's a very very very small chance of success. By far the vast majority of Bonsai are produced from either commercially field-grown material (from China, Japan, Korea and minor production in Europe) or are cut down to size from larger collected trees and bushes.

You might want to take a look at this thread from Smithy showing some of the stuff he has collected recently - it should give you an idea of the type of material you should be looking out for: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5485
Author:  Mikey [ 18 Jan 2012, 09:17 ]
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Welcome Chris, as has been mentioned seeds will take a very long time to create into a bonsai tree, have a look at this thread viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1633&hilit=+pine+baby.

You can bonsai a large amount of different shrubs trees etc and being a gardener you will have access to alot of material so keep a look out for anything your digging up like Lonicera, Cotoneaster, Hawthorns etc. I'm still rather new myself and not a big gardener but there is a lot of stuff you can use, also there is alot of stuff which is unsuitable so have a search around on here which varietys will suit bonsai better. Welcome to the forum
Author:  Gwen Potter [ 18 Jan 2012, 12:48 ]
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Hi Chris and welcome. I visit Carterton every couple of months or so. Can always call in if you need advice from an 'old hand'. The others are right. Get yourself a couple of inexpensive trees and learn to keep them alive. Some grow bonsai from seed but it is a very long job indeed.
Author:  Mike Jones [ 18 Jan 2012, 12:53 ]
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Konnichiwa Chris

Welcome along. :smallthumb:
Author:  John M [ 18 Jan 2012, 13:54 ]
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Mike Jones wrote:
Konnichiwa Chris


Explain, Mike? Please! J
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