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New to growing a Bonsai 2 years 4 months ago #73816

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Hello:
more of an intro then anything else
Been fascinated by bonsai's ever since that scene in karate kid
I am now at point in my life where i can actually start my own bonsai

looked around a bit and was wondering where the best place to start learning is ??

i started the germination of a pink sakura tree seeds yesterday so i best get to learning

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New to growing a Bonsai 2 years 4 months ago #73819

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Welcome to the empire!

The very best way to learn bonsai is in interaction with more experienced people. Join your local bonsai club.

There are cources here at the empire as well.

If you are serious about learning bonsai, get yourself some more mature starter trees. The first 10 years is not much of bonsai work when growing from seed. Just 1 or 2 sessions. Early root work and if you want to put mowement on the trunk some wiering. Thats like 1 hour work in 10 years per tree. The fun begins after that.
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New to growing a Bonsai 2 years 1 month ago #74826

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Im new myself i just got a bullhorn acacia from wigers and its doing well, plan on growing it out and then doing work on it when it gets bigger.

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New to growing a Bonsai 2 years 1 month ago #74843

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I always feel that the info is a bit too generalized when people say you won't have much of a Bonsai, or bonsai work like for 10 years.

That might be true for some slow growing species, and low experienced people (and that's not bad, we are all learning right?).

However, take a look on this 5 years old Brazilian Rain Tree, Tenuiflorum variation.

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However, take a look on this 5 years old Brazilian Rain Tree, Tenuiflorum variation.


Is this yours? Is there a year by year comparison or pictures of the process?

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Is this yours? Is there a year by year comparison or pictures of the process?


Hey Rorror.
That beauty is not mine :D, it's from a friend of mine here from Brasil, Diogo, from Minas Gerais, we've met on a workshop, since then we've been in contact tru' Whatsapp and Telegram groups, he also has an Youtube Channel where he shares his works.

He got me some seeds from two BRT variations that I've been growing for 5 months now.
It's a great species, especially this "Pithecolobium Tenuiflorum" or "Chloroleucon Tenuiflorum", and my seedlings are growing like crazy... Eventually I'll post them here. (The species was also called "Pithecolobium Dumosum" however there is a debate about "Dumosum" being another variation a little bit different)

I've been taking lessons with Ladoso, that is very experienced on this species, being one of the responsible people for introducing this species into Bonsai, and one of the main reasons that it's great, it's beacuse it thicken a lot faster due to it's corky bark.

Here's a progression video on the tree in question.

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New to growing a Bonsai 2 years 1 month ago #74846

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Very nice tree, indeed some impressive progres.

Thought the tree was bigger, this gives a beter view of the size.

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That is not possible to achieve up here in 5 years no matter skills or species. Guess things grow faster in Brazil than Sweden :)

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That is not possible to achieve up here in 5 years no matter skills or species. Guess things grow faster in Brazil than Sweden :)


That's interesting :), But even here, on Junipers and Pines for example, is a whole different pace on it's development.

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New to growing a Bonsai 2 years 1 month ago #74853

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I do not know this variety, it has a very beautiful bark, on the other hand, I find the pot a little small !!!

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