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Hello! Brand new to the forum and to bonsai, so please bear with me.
Earlier this year, I acquired some loquat (Eriobotrya Japonica) seeds from a local tree and decided I'd try my hand at growing them. While I do plan to keep one as a normal tree, I'm interested in cultivating one (or possibly a couple, in case one fails) to be bonsai. I've done some poking around various websites and forums and haven't found much discussion on loquat bonsai. They grow naturally here so I plan to have the tree mainly outside for climate requirements (except of course in extreme weather.) I'm mainly unsure on what soil mixture would be best for a loquat tree and how to go about pruning it.

Another complication is that I realized I wanted to create a bonsai loquat tree after the seeds I acquired and planted sprouted. They're still quite small though (Largest is about 3 inches, 4 inches with leaves, smallest is about 2 inches and just sprouted leaves) so I'm hoping they (at least the smallest) can still be adjusted to become bonsai. If not, I can always wait until next year for more seeds although I am eager to start the process.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Rekos wrote: I'm mainly unsure on what soil mixture would be best for a loquat tree and how to go about pruning it.

Hi and welcome.
The Plum tree can be a bonsai and should be trained as one in a good bonsai mix.

Rekos wrote: Another complication is that I realized I wanted to create a bonsai loquat tree after the seeds I acquired and planted sprouted.

There is no problem at all. You have some two or three years of free growth before you start training them as bonsai.
See a good example:

Sorry, but the tree in the picture is a medlar (Mespilus germanica), not a loquat (Eriobotrya japonica).