Beginner oak sapling
- Ooi
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My question is how to proceed? Will the buds eventually form branches? When should u begin wiring? Perhaps I should leave it as it is for another year for it to grow?
I've attached pics if its current state.
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plant it outside in your garden for 10 years and prepare it for becoming a pre-bonsai
until than, there's nothing else even remotely connected to bonsai you can do with it..
don't keep it inside as it will die.. it's a Oak!
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- Ooi
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I am serious, it was given to me by a gardener friend as a graduation present so has a lot of sentimental value.
I will transfer it outdoors as you suggest. Should I pot it in more soil?
I'm a total beginner, so it would be helpful to work out how to know when the plant is big enough to begin restricting its size?
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Ooi wrote: I'm a total beginner, so it would be helpful to work out how to know when the plant is big enough to begin restricting its size?
You've got a couple of years to work that out.
Your first concern is keeping it alive. Your second concern is how to make it grow abundantly.
When you transplant it, you may consider removing the tap root. Look here (not an extensive description of how to grow a bonsai from an acorn, but I think it'll get you started):
www.angelfire.com/ca2/diablobonsai/oaks.html
I found that by using Google - 'oak bonsai from seed'.
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Ooi wrote: I'm a total beginner, so it would be helpful to work out how to know when the plant is big enough to begin restricting its size?
what exctly wasn't clear about
plant it outside in your garden for 10 years and prepare it for becoming a pre-bonsai
until than, there's nothing else even remotely connected to bonsai you can do with it..
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Ooi wrote: oak sapling last spring,
It really isn't even a sapling yet, barely a seedling, i wouldn't worry about pruning and wiring for a few years. there is a bud on there though.
Oaks do not grow very fast, they do live long though.
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Let the tree grow and form more buds and leaves and then repot again the following year and so on once it is three to four years old then you could wire the trunk to get some style going and work the tree from there.. Just be patient as oaks do grow very slow.
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