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About Our Bare-root
Seedlings & Potted Specimens |
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Each year for the past 24 years I have prepared bare-root seedlings for my forest bonsai classes. I carefully evaluate the current crop available for a wide range of sizes and species for bonsai from growers across the country. This season pre-bonsai with larger shaped trunks are also available.
Seedlings are a very economical way to obtain plants at a low individual cost ($4 to $8 each) for bonsai. They are excellent for bonsai classes and workshops. Many are difficult to find, especially in small sizes for bonsai. Societies often plan ahead and purchase bare-root seedlings for forest bonsai workshops because they develop quickly. This is an excellent way to develop fibrous roots and branching.
Forest bonsai can be easily created from bare-root seedlings because they have light branching and small root systems which can be placed closer together than potted specimens. The bare-root seedlings are dormant, healthy and are also suitable for growing-on to larger sizes.
I have graded each seedling bundle for forest bonsai. Each bundle contains two or three different sizes of seedlings according to their height and trunk caliber. Please note that all seedlings are field-grown one to four year old bare-root plants. Many do not have an abundance of fibrous roots or twigs but they can be easily developed during the first growing season. The potted pre-bonsai are established in one quart, one gallon or seven gallon containers.
Established potted bonsai specimens are in excellent supply and available for pick up in Rochester, New York or delivery to bonsai conventions I will be attending. Please let me know what you are looking for.
Care and training information on each species can be located in the back issues of the International BONSAI magazine. Good luck with your bonsai during the new growing season. Please telephone 585-334-2595) if you have further questions. Shipping season January through late March/2009. Plants and seedlings only available in the U.S. no foreign orders please.Order early to avoid disappointment!
| William N. Valavanis |
© December 2009 |
PLEASE CONTACT ME EARLY FOR SOCIETY ORDERS SINCE SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED
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