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I try to grow bonsai from seeds. As result, I have a lot of trees in the ground and a few tens in pots.
According to my experience, it is a mistake to think that planting in the ground will always bring fast grow. It depends maybe on your soil (mine is good) and very much on how much rain falls.
At my place, the last two years have be quite dry and tree growth have been slow except for my favorites which I watered.
In a pot, using adequate soil mix, chemical fertilizer and so on, one can grow easily trunks up to a diameter around one inch. Above that, I feel that the size of the pot you must use makes watering and more generally, care a little bit cumbersome and expensive.

13-May-2007	#2
lanig bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Dec-2004 Country: Brittany, France USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 42	I try to grow bonsai from seeds. As result, I have a lot of trees in the ground and a few tens in pots. According to my experience, it is a mistake to think that planting in the ground will always bring fast grow. It depends maybe on your soil (mine is good) and very much on how much rain falls. At my place, the last two years have be quite dry and tree growth have been slow except for my favorites which I watered. In a pot, using adequate soil mix, chemical fertilizer and so on, one can grow easily trunks up to a diameter around one inch. Above that, I feel that the size of the pot you must use makes watering and more generally, care a little bit cumbersome and expensive. __________________ OT2 : Free software for your bonsai collection