Zelkova

I bought some chinese zelkova seeds, and i want to start growing and whatnot, eventually bonsai one of the lil guys. But i'm not sure whether or not i should wait for spring, of if this might be a tree i can grow indoors. Help me Dr. Bonsai!

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TreeBay

The seeds can be sown anytime. *When conditions are "right" (temperature and moisture almost exclusively) They should come up within a couple of weeks, and you might want to have a gro-lamp available to give some light and heat until they can be placed outdoors. *That would give you a jump on outdoor germination.

Zelkova is a deciduous tree, so you would eventually encounter problems indoors long-term. *A similar, but better choice would be Chinese Elm (ulmus parviflora) which is semi-deciduous.

Here's part 2 of a 2-part series by Kevin Bailey on starting seeds

Regards,

Matt

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Tristessa

Oke, say i want to keep it outside then, will it be something that i will want to bring in during the winter as well(i mean after it loses it's leaves and all that good stuff)?

Oh YEAH! THANK YOU so much for helping me out. I'm a lil green (tee hee) when it comes to all this plant and bonsai stuff. I'm absolutly facinated, but it's gonna take a while to get my bearings, thank you all so much for answering my questions!

TreeBay

Sara,

I am almost certain you will want to, but I don't think it would be a good idea

BTW, here is a heated seed propagator that I found over at board sponsor ***CHARLEY***

for $30 plus shipping.



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I ordered one up myself tonight. Somebody hide that darn credit card!

Regards,

Matt

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Tristessa

Ouch! Shot down again! Now i'll never have a nice little tree-like friend in my house! That's oke, better start investing in some green house materials... Sounds like i'm gonna hafta start spending a lot of time with Mother Nature

Jay

Sara... Matt has given you a possibility for indoor Bonsai, the Chinese Elm. I have heard differing thought on the Elm for indoor growth but many feels it will do fine. There are other trees you might choice for indoor Bonsai. Several Ficus are good as well as Fukien Tea and Serissa. I am NO EXPERT but have come by this info from listening and reading! Jay

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