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Hello everyone I am new to bonsai, my question is were I can buy a small tree that I can make it into a bonsai my self. I have look allover but out there are expansive all ready made bonsai. Just looking for a unexpansive small tree. Thank you for your time

It would help a lot if you say where you are from. And what your budget are. What's expensive for you might not be for others.

I live in Texas, my price range would be no more than $30 for a tree for a bonsai.
Thank you

Go to your ocal home depot-like store and get some hedging material. These typically sell for 10$ or so.

gsl996 wrote: I live in Texas, my price range would be no more than $30 for a tree for a bonsai.
Thank you

名媛直播 doesn't have to be expensive, but for 30 USD you can't buy a decent bonsai, or even a decent pre-bonsai.
If 30 USD is your whole budget for the hobby, forget about it, if you're in it for the long run.

You can buy cheap nursery material and practice (hedging material, as LB suggested, will work)

Thank you, $30 max budget it's for a starter tree. I am willing to invest more money to keep enjoying my new hobby.
Also I was thinking growing potential bonsai trees from seeds. Any thought on that? thank you

gsl996 wrote: Thank you, $30 max budget it's for a starter tree. I am willing to invest more money to keep enjoying my new hobby.
Also I was thinking growing potential bonsai trees from seeds. Any thought on that? thank you

Lots of thought on that... follow this forum for a while and you'll see many people try it. Unfortunately, I've seen none of them come back with pictures of a bonsai that they grew from seed. Problem is that it takes years before you have something to work with. Turning that into a pre-bonsai will take another few years, and growing a decent bonsai yet another couple of years.

So, while it's fun to grow something from seed, it will mean you have nothing to do most of the time. I do grow pines from seed, but they are in their seventh year now and nowhere near anything useful. Still, it's cheap and nice to do. Notice you'll just be growing a tree first, so learn how to grow trees.

If you want something to start working on, get cheap nursery material. You'll need to learn how to recognize usable material, what to do with it, when to do it, s, really, first thing you need to do is start studying. Maybe invest the 30 USD in a good book about bonsai?

Thank you Auk very useful information. Can you point me to were I can study, how to pick the right tree for bonsai from nursery.

www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Auk wrote: follow this forum for a while and you'll see many people try it. Unfortunately, I've seen none of them come back with pictures of a bonsai that they grew from seed. Problem is that it takes years before you have something to work with. Turning that into a pre-bonsai will take another few years, and growing a decent bonsai yet another couple of years.

Mwa.. I do like mine. But agree, it take s alot of time to get somewhere.

gsl996 wrote: Thank you Auk very useful information. Can you point me to were I can study, how to pick the right tree for bonsai from nursery.