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Hello John,

Firstly welcome to the world of Bonsai and this forum.

Well, where to begin.

Firstly, I would forget any pot-bound specimen. Carefully (during the growing season) feed with weak fertilisers a selected few of your seedlings in the ground. They will develop girth much quicker in the open. This will give you a couple of years to read up and see all the other replys on this forum before advancing onto stage 2. If you wish to keep an eye on them - it is obviously best to find some space in your own garden. (Growing bed)

Stage 2 is when you can select 2 or 3 of the potential bonsai's for further refinement. To achive a bonsai of such stature as the parent oak deserves will be a 20-30 year process, so be prepared for a long drawn out love-affair !

You will have plenty of other advice in due course.

Best regards,
Ian

26-Jul-2004	#2
Ian_Homer Square Tree - Round Pot! *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Walsall U.K. Country: United Kingdom USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 1/2 Posts: 2,476	Bonsai Oak Hello John, Firstly welcome to the world of Bonsai and this forum. Well, where to begin. Firstly, I would forget any pot-bound specimen. Carefully (during the growing season) feed with weak fertilisers a selected few of your seedlings in the ground. They will develop girth much quicker in the open. This will give you a couple of years to read up and see all the other replys on this forum before advancing onto stage 2. If you wish to keep an eye on them - it is obviously best to find some space in your own garden. (Growing bed) Stage 2 is when you can select 2 or 3 of the potential bonsai's for further refinement. To achive a bonsai of such stature as the parent oak deserves will be a 20-30 year process, so be prepared for a long drawn out love-affair ! You will have plenty of other advice in due course. Best regards, Ian __________________ help save The Vulcan... Return to Flight