Hi there I just had a few good "intelligent" questions to ask...

7-Jul-2006	#1
lakai0036 bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Jul-2006 Posts: 1	Hi there I just had a few good "intelligent" questions to ask... Basically I have been interested in bonsai trees for a while now and I have started to research a bit. What I found out was that there are many types of bonsai trees that you can get. What I am most interested in is finding the trees that I would like to "eventually" get. I am looking for a regular sized tree only a few inches high or so. When I traveled to homedepot to try and get a feel for the different kind of plants and whatnot they have there I found that there are all different kinds of bonsai trees. The type I am specifically looking for is not a leafy or piny type but something like a bushy type. I was hoping that some of you might be able assist me in finding a good begginer type of tree. I am not sure if this is important or not but I live in mass, Basically I hope to eventualy find a tree that I would be able to obtain and do enough research on it before purchasing it so I will be able to take care of it properly. Thanks Last edited by lakai0036 : 7-Jul-2006 at 09:24 PM.

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7-Jul-2006

RonMartin(deceased)

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Originally Posted by lakai0036

I am looking for a regular sized tree only a few inches high or so.

Thanks

Hate to say it but there is no such animal. Best advise I can give is to cop for the price of a decent bonsai book before you get any sort of tree

7-Jul-2006	#3
stephenr bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Country: Australia USDA Zone: 3 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 317	Bonsai is an art involving both horticultural & artistic practices. It is not a type of tree. Follow Ron Martin’s advise and either purchase a decent bonsai book or, better still, visit your local library and browse until you get a feel for what you are committing too.. __________________ "We grow by attempting that which is difficult, not what is easy"

7-Jul-2006	#4
soonami bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Oct-2005 Location: Philadelphia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 6 Posts: 1,039	Research and read first, spend money on bonsai later. Maybe take a class with a local club or bonsai workshop, but you are better off learning more about bonsai before you start spending any real money btw, The "bonsai" they have at Home Depot are not bonsai but trees pruned to look like bonsai.

8-Jul-2006	#5
ElGringo Return of the dragon Join Date: Jun-2006 Location: Wales/Cymru Country: UK AHS Heat Zone: 8-9 Posts: 671	Sometimes in those DIY shops, you can buy actual bonsai, but often they are mass produced, root bound, and probably already dying when you buy them (some people on this forum call them 'mallsai'). A proper plant nursery and other bonsai hobbyists may be the best source of bonsai. They can give you advice too. It will help if you read as much as you can, but remember that in the end growing bonsai depends a lot on trial and error (or so I have found). So good luck and bonsai power! Gringo ^_^

10-Jul-2006	#6
Mcspeed bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2006 Location: West Springfield Massachusetts Country: USA USDA Zone: zone 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,111	Hmmm this is the place to say as a newbie there aren't ant dumb questions. First I will ask you one, you say Mass., where? there are some good opertunities for you in good ole Taxachusetts, check this thread, our club in Springfield is having a show with workshops for beginners. http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/showthread.php?t=19330Also in Bellingham, you have New England Bonsai gardens, Littleton is Bonsai West, Stoughton is Royal Bonsai gardens, all are first class, have workshops for any skill level, and shouls be able to put you in the right place. There is also a club in Hartford. Home Depot isn't the place to start I am afraid, and yes bonsai is the art form to create the tree, not species or local they are from. There are many species that lend themselves to Bonsai, and any of the suggestions above should give you a head start many of us didn't have and we killed a few to get to where we are. Get Help my friend you will be better for it. A cheap nursery plant might seem like the perfect place to start, but it's not. pm me if you are anywhere near Spfld. and I will put you in touch with any of the above or try to get you more detailed info. Bill,

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