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Good evening. I have developed a recent interest in bonsai and have begun my studies.

I have purchased a Chinese Elm which I have living outside in New Jersey (USA), zone 7A. It is in a lava rock mix and is wired to the bottom of the pot for now. I acquired it from a local bonsai nursery where the keepers were very forthcoming with information on how to best care for it. They were really a great group of guys. I am currently looking for a fertilizer that is best and have been trying to find a 10-10-10 mix to give it a summer growth spurt.

I have almost planted seeds for 4 types of trees, jacaranda, fire tree, black pine and a bristlecone pine. I planted these about 2 weeks ago in peat moss and the fire tree has already jumped up. I have moved it to a terra cotta pot (3"0) because the original pot split. It seems to be thriving. I'm looking into how much growth it should have before I transfer it to a different soil mix. I'm sure I have a little time since this occurred just a couple of days ago.

I have also purchased a Fukien Tea tree. It arrived somewhat haggard from shipping but I have repotted it and am hoping to see it recover. I planted it in a potting soil/vermiculite mix for now but am planning to transfer it to a more appropriate bonsai mix once it recovers some.

I also acquired a small bonsai tropical plant. I'm not quite sure what kind it is but I'm giving it a try to see if it will live. It's already is a shallow pot with a rocky/pebble mix. I need to also fertilize it soon.

I wanted to thank you for participating in forums that people like myself can read through for information. I'm trying to take notes and learn as I go. I welcome help.

Welcome to the forum, and good to hear you got your feet wet.
Don't hesitate to ask questions. It is good to see you have a range of plants there, which will help you to not work every tree continuously. Plants do need they quiet. They no not like to be playe with.

If you are growing from seed, hold of plantiing more seeds untill late wiinter, early spring. Ideally, you have them sprouting right in early spring, so your seedlings can benefit from the whole summer and prepare for winter.

I'm going to disagree with leatherback here. Investigate each seed and plant by instructions.

I went to Amsterdam in May and was enthralled by the piles of elm seeds. What a great souvenir of the trip a Dutch elm would be, and a dozen would be better. Got gone home, a month or so later got around to looking up, and found elm seeds remain viable three days.

Different seeds have different requirements. Some want a spell in freezing weather, etc.

Oh, I don't think we disagree. I do agree you have to plant in the right time of the year. But planting tropicals and pines past the first half of summer is setting yoruself up for problems. And most temperate species neeed winter to germinate. Notorious exemptions are the early-flowering species that have a short germination span, indeed.