Bonsai Seeds
The are many ways to obtain your first bonsai tree. Below several methods from buying seeds to purchasing an expensive bonsai tree from a dealer. The pros and cons of each method are discussed and it larger depends on what your goal is in bonsai. Do you want to spend a decade growing a tree from seed or are you only interested in displaying one formally styled bonsai tree?
Yamadori Bonsai Trees
Yamadori in its simplest form is collecting trees for Bonsai stock form the wild. Important – never collect on private land without permission and never remove plants from state, federal or tribal lands. Recently this term has been expanded to include yard plants, such as ornamental’s that are removed with permission.