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Grow
and Sell Bonsai Trees
Bonsai -
Japanese for 'tray planting', is the oriental art of cultivating
dwarfed trees in shallow containers. Dwarfing takes place
by careful root and stem pruning, alongside training of stems
and branches.
Bonsai
trees have a gnarled, usually irregular appearance. One
thing they all lack is height. Some centuries-old trees
never grow more than a foot high. Fortunately, you don't
have to wait centuries, even decades, to cultivate a saleable
product. Many customers, particularly garden centres and
nurseries, are keen to acquire specimens from germination
onwards. This takes about six months for many popular
species. Ash, holly and hawthorn varieties take two years,
sometimes more. Bonsai can be grown from seeds available
from nurseries, or from young tree seedlings found in gardens,
hedges and woodlands. Carefully removed and replanted in
springtime, seedlings can usually be trained to the required
shape.
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