名媛直播

Got interested in the hobby at a Japanese store while on vacation in December and ended up bringing home a 名媛直播 seed kit, and started them when i got home. Recently it was time to separate them so i found a local bonsai store and got some pots, and it got me thinking how long it will take my seed kit sprouts to become anything. So i went back the next week to find either something already done, or something to work with. Found a small tree i liked that was raw and unique, and pretty neglected. I was told it was a cypress, but can't find a photo anywhere with this "needle" type. hoping someone here my be able to help identify, and to learn and gain some guidance. Hopefully i didn't ruin it with the wiring i already did.

That looks a bit to young to be a bonsai tree... are you sure they weren't selling it as 'pre-bonsai'?
As for identification, it could be a cypress, but I don't know much about them. It looks like something I've seen before, though.

Ed

There is no such thing as bonsai tree seed, they are tree seeds. The plant you have may be possible to train as bonsai in about 5 or so years once it has grown and providing you learn how to care for it.

I have since learned about there being no such thing as a bonsai seed.

The tree was pretty much a raw tree, jus a ball of branches with up bunch of dead material inside that I cleaned out.

I hope it's not too soon to have started trimming and training.

It'll be alright, i don't see any damage.

i like this one. I have seen this juniper species gefore, and think it is a real miniature version. If it is what i think it is, you bought a nice one.

I appreciate all the good words. Been bitten by the bug at this point looking for other things to do while I wait for things to grow. Starting to be mushroom season so I imagine i'll end up bringing something back from the woods.

Good time for morels, but that's a different category from bonsai altogether.

Go easy while looking at trees. Most everything is probably leafing out hard right now, making it not a good time to collect. If you find something you like, mark it for later. This will give you more time to think about the tree, will it be suitable for bonsai, & if you can collect it in good health. No sense in rushing if the tree suffers.

I bring marking tape with me and make a few notes in my head (better on paper, but I'm generally without in the woods). Take a few pictures/videos if you have a camera or smartphone. I've a dozen trees I'm considering for next year, some of which I've never used as a species for bonsai. This waiting game allows me to do research on what's needed for the tree.

Good luck with the hunt (both for trees & mushrooms!)

Didn't find much outside, but I did decide to take a trip to a "flower market" about 40 minutes from my house that is listed as having bonsai. I did not expect what I found. They have almost nothing but bonsai. Really amazing stuff I thought I wouldn't ever get to see in person. Ended up bringing this Chinese Elm home with me.

nice tree there, you'll find the Chinese Elm to be a good tree to learn on. They seem to respond well, and pretty tough.