New at growing bonzai
- SEYYAH
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I will start growing bonsai. I love maple trees and ordered seeds. How should i plant the seeds. Is there any special method to plant? And what tree seeds do you suggest for a new starter? In how many years my trees look like a real tree?
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Hi and welcome to the empire.
Maple seeds need acold period to germinate. Typically 3 months is taken. If you plant your seeds now.. What season are you in? Are you headed into spring or into fall? If fall: PLant the seeds, and just put the container somewhere where bird and rodents cannot get to it, but outside so it gets the natural winter. Then in spring they should germinate.
If into spring, I would say it is not ideal to plant now.
In general, it is a lot easier to not start from seeds, but from starter plants. And even then, growing bonsai is plenty dificult. From seed, you will have a road of 15+ years ahead to get to bonsai for maples. (Another reason to start with a more mature plant)
Maple seeds need acold period to germinate. Typically 3 months is taken. If you plant your seeds now.. What season are you in? Are you headed into spring or into fall? If fall: PLant the seeds, and just put the container somewhere where bird and rodents cannot get to it, but outside so it gets the natural winter. Then in spring they should germinate.
If into spring, I would say it is not ideal to plant now.
In general, it is a lot easier to not start from seeds, but from starter plants. And even then, growing bonsai is plenty dificult. From seed, you will have a road of 15+ years ahead to get to bonsai for maples. (Another reason to start with a more mature plant)
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