Growing bonsai from seeds at home

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Indoor bonsai often becomes an object of admiration, because a miniature tree looks attractive and very unusual. Not everyone can grow a small plant from seeds, because this will take a lot of time and effort, but the result is worth it.

It is not enough just to plant a seed and wait for it to grow, you will have to carry out proper watering, introduce bait for the plant in time, and also form the crown of the tree. We should talk in more detail about how to grow bonsai at home. Usually the question is asked by those who want to grow a tree from seeds from China.

Popular types of trees for growing

There are several trees that have gained particular popularity among gardeners and florists. Most often, the following types of trees are used for growing in miniature:

• Pine;
• ficus;
• Birch;
• fir;
• wisteria;
• hornbeam;
• spruce;
• linen;
• cedar;
• acacia;
• elm;
• boxwood;
• beech;
• cypress;
• leptoospermum.

In fact, this is far from the entire list of trees that can be grown. Oak has become very popular, but its cultivation takes a lot of time and effort.

Processing and germination rules

Before you understand the question posed, you should properly prepare the seeds, as well as choose a planting site and container for growing a tree. Since the planting material came from China, it should be sorted out and pre-prepared for planting. Proper preparation increases the chances of germinating.

Planting is best done in summer, so by this time the seeds should be completely ready for germination. During the summer, the seeds will be able to quickly take root, which will make it possible to get strong and healthy tree sprouts.

Correct seed preparation:

1. To understand how to grow bonsai from seeds ordered from China, you should prepare them at home. For this, the seed must be transferred to a humid environment.
2. When the seeds are placed in moisture, their shells become softer, making them easier to germinate.
3. A thin layer of sand is poured into the container, which is pre-moistened with water. Planting material is laid on it. After that, the seeds are sprinkled on top with wet sand again.
4. So that the water does not evaporate, the container is well closed with polyethylene. Leave the seed in a dark place where it is cool enough. In this form, the seeds remain in the sand for three months.
5. When the time is up and it will be necessary to plant the plant in the ground, the seeds are removed from the sand, and then immersed in warm water for a couple of days.
6. To speed up the germination process, the seeds should be frozen. As a result, the material will be perfectly prepared.

Features of sowing seeds

The prepared material is best planted in the ground in the summer; they also use the period of late spring or early autumn, when the day is long enough and it is warm outside.

Planting should be carried out in peat pots, which are pre-filled with a mixture of peat and sand.

The narrowed components are mixed one by one, and an excellent substrate for seed germination is obtained. If it is not possible to find peat, you can purchase soil for planting cacti, but it must be mixed with coarse sand. Further, the basic sequence is observed:

1. Soil is poured into the prepared container so that at least three centimeters remain to the edge.
2. Sod land is prepared for growing bonsai and poured over the main soil, its thickness is no more than one centimeter.
3. Now on this layer you can lay out the already prepared tree seeds and sprinkle them with sand. The thickness of the sand layer is no more than four centimeters.
4. From above, everything is pressed down with a wooden circle or simply tamped tightly. The sand is poured with water, no more than 80 ml of water is poured at a time.
5. The pot is covered with cling film or a plastic bag so that the moisture does not evaporate.
6. A pot with planted seeds is sent to a dark place, the temperature there should not be higher than 15 degrees.
7. The film should sometimes be removed to ventilate the soil, and also check the soil for moisture.

As soon as the first sprouts appear, the plastic film is not removed, but pierced in several places, this will ensure the flow of oxygen to the sprouts. As soon as there are noticeable shoots, the film is completely removed and the pot is removed to a sunny place.

It is very important that the rays of the sun do not fall on young plants, otherwise this can lead to the death of the plant. And after three months, the main root is cut into two-thirds.

We have talked enough about how to grow bonsai from seeds from China. At home, you should wait until the sprout reaches ten centimeters, and then it is transplanted into a separate pot.