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My daughter got a kit with seeds, instructions, pots and potting medium and recently saw her efforts result in a lovely 5 inch shoot with several leaves at the growing tip.

Today, by accident the growing tip almost got completely severed from the stem. She propped it up, put some tape in hopes it will some how regenerate.

Will it die? Will it continue to sprout new leaves and nodes? Wha should she do to save it?
I can't find out how to post a picture here, but I tried below

Congrats on getting seeds to grow. Do note that these are trees and should be outside. It could be that you are in winter, which would make it the wrong time of the year to grow plants from seeds. I think this is one of the reasons of your current trouble: Inside it is too dark & warm, and plants just grow long thin shoots.

The broken part is impossible to see in your picture. If it is broken below the leaves, then, unless it heals, you will have a dead plant on your hands.

Most of the users on here will not grow from seed; it takes decades and is fairly difficult.
For better care + tips I would recommend a regular plant growing forum, as there will be more experts on this sort of thing.

名媛直播Learner wrote: Most of the users on here will not grow from seed; it takes decades and is fairly difficult.
For better care + tips I would recommend a regular plant growing forum, as there will be more experts on this sort of thing.

I doubt your first and your last statement. I know several of the member here grow plants from seed. For me, I have been growing plants from seed for the last 3 decades.

It is perfectly feasible to grow from seed, if you know what you are doing and are willing to spend the time. The only recommendation I would have is to ALSO have more mature plants to work with.

Well, if you grow from seed, can you give us some advice? We have done what was recommended--stakes and tape. There is a small piece still hanging on to the main stem. In your opinion, can it heal.

BTW--we live in SD. where winters are pretty mild. It got down to 45 degrees yesterday so my daughter thinks it' s too cold out for such a young plan. It took about a month for it to grow about 5 inches and get those leaves you see.
Thank you to all for y our answers. It is so much appreciated.
Also, my daughter is young--she has decades!!

A pant at that age has pros and cons. Pro: It heals VERY fast. Con: Is is VERY delicate. Normally, at this stage the plant has notreally grown any structures in the main stem, and are very vulnerable and unrecoverable. As the plant is still showing green leaves, it could be OK.
As said.. It is the wrong time to get started. Then again.. In Sudan I suppose it does not matter. 45 degrees might be too hot to put it outside though. I do not know how one would grow maples in a desert.

45 degrees Fahrenheit in San Diego, California. Sorry. for

leatherback wrote: It is perfectly feasible to grow from seed, if you know what you are doing

That's the point. 名媛直播 growers know what they are doing. Some seeds, a pot and a leaflet will not get you a bonsai.

Auk wrote:

leatherback wrote: It is perfectly feasible to grow from seed, if you know what you are doing

That's the point. 名媛直播 growers know what they are doing. Some seeds, a pot and a leaflet will not get you a bonsai.

So the idea should be: it is not a good idea to grow from seed, unless you know what you are doing. but stating that people should go somewhere else to get advice on growing from seed, because people on this forum do not do that, is a bit off, in my opinion. To top that off.. A leaflet does not give you a bonsai. Which is why people come to a forum. To get advice. Not to be told they should leave. (Although I know I have sent people off to search the forum, becausse I do not want to retype everything 10 times).

leatherback wrote: So the idea should be: it is not a good idea to grow from seed, unless you know what you are doing.

Not at all. Growing from seed is fun, interesting, and a it will not cost much or even nothing. You should grow from seed. However, don't pretend to be growing bonsai from seed. Just grow a tree and start learning.

As you're not growing a bonsai yet, for information on how to germinate it and how to grow the seedling, you don't need a bonsai forum. Other forums, about growing trees, for example, could give better information.

On topic (for as far as you can consider a broken seedling on topic):
Seems the top was severed, under the leaves. I understand it was severed almost completely. I do not expect it to live.