Growing Bonsai from Seed

Jonas Dupuich explains how you could grow a Bonsai from seed, with all the steps shown and explained. Growing a tree from seed, and styling it into a Bonsai, takes several years but is great fun! Check out our latest online course all about developing Bonsai from seed: www.bonsaiempire.com/courses/...
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[@Serentropic]

This is really a great tutorial. In my first days getting started with bonsai, I bought a bunch of seeds and planted them up, and now I have about 30 seedlings in their first year. Later I found a handful of comments saying not to bother with seed growing bonsai; but this video really encouraged me to keep going with them. It might be a decade or two before they look like much, but the complete control over the development process you demonstrated is really exciting and you clearly showed how to take the tree from a tiny sapling to a majestic work of art. Thank you!

[@bonsaiempire]

Thanks for sharing, glad the tutorial was helpful. Jonas is great!

[@Serentropic]

@Octopus they're all settled in for the winter :)

[@Serentropic]

@Octopus I lost some of them over the year. It's hard to be sure why, but my guess is that I overwatered them in the potting soil I was using. The new seeds I'm starting are going in more coarse soil, mostly pumice. I think that would be my biggest advice from what I've learned this year: don't suffocate the roots, haha. Using a free draining medium also helps access the roots for the first root working. What are you growing?

[@Serentropic]

@Octopus I've been experimenting with different fertilizers. I think what I've settled on for now is waiting until the roots are established first, and then applying consistent low-power organic fertilizer. I'm less concerned with making them grow fast; it's more about making sure they have the tools they need.

[@michaelf.3846]

Did you cold stratify at all

[@ErikLoney]

I love this guy. Exactly the type of explanations I was looking for.

[@kevintboy9538]

Everyone else was saying buy a tree

[@jinxarcade1257]

I agree, also the point of growing from seed, some trees are just not sold in sertain countries, due to laws that i still dont get (unless its a poisonous plant). And some trees are just not able to grow in some areas outside like, african or tropical trees if you live in greenland for example

[@mateuszbosiacki862]

make your own channel !! basic knowledge but its relly calm and good feeling to listen to you, thank you!

[@rayray1123]

Jonah has a blog thats been going for a decade plus. His Instagram is @bonsaitonight

[@explorer2571]

Now that's called master class.i red many articles and watched videos about pines.but this truly an eye opener.very calm and simple.thankyou Jonas and bonsai empire.

[@mame6508]

Wow, at first I thought we all know it. But this guys, how he is getting all the tree at different stage, wonderful. You are great. Thank you Bonsai empire.

[@german3937]

Jonas has the best english pronunciation that i´ve never hear in my life, easy to understand even for a not-native english speaker like me. And hes knowledge of bonsai pine is mesmerising. Great video.

[@mortenwellhaven]

Jonas happened to have a masters degree in English from a very good university. He also speaks a couple of foreign languages fairly well. One of those languages is Japanese.

[@mattdemoraes]

Jonas is such a good educator - and his method from seed to top quality bonsai is world class. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing this. Some of the best advice I’ve ever enjoyed online.

[@howtogrubb]

This is top 3 bonsai viideos I've ever seen. So much information I needed. I could just watch this repeated for every species.

[@simonbergagna]

Yes definitely, make your own channel, so calmly spoken and definitely no ego expressed. Would love to hear some more wisdom from your perspective.

[@holyek7892]

This man is a saint! Like wow. It's so well explained. I love this video!

[@bonsaiempire]

He is a great teacher - also published a book recently in case you're interested!

[@lalas71]

Never miss a post of your Blog, Jonas! Now I’l read those article with your calm voice in mind!🙏😊

[@nickhopes8821]

Perfectly clear and concise. Great job.

[@jyudy7dytcjux]

Thank you for showing us the progression from seeding to Bonsai tree all in one video Jonas.

[@Warriori2i]

Finally... Jonas Dupuich filmed teachings..your blog is dy-n-mite... now films.. wonderful...TKS !!! ...keep up the great work you do teaching !!!!

[@dekayallday1]

One of those videos that you’ll come back - few years from now. Thanks 😊!

[@bonsaiempire]

Hope so!

[@chris38383838]

Awesome video, thank you so much! A world with Jonas Dupuich in it is a much better world!

[@bonsaiempire]

Couldn't agree more!

[@Albanus35]

This video is so good that since it was released I keep coming back year after year to compare my progression, very educational... Thank you so much Jonas and the whole Empire team...

[@bonsaiempire]

Oh wow! Jonas really is a great educator right? Perhaps check some of the free previews here of the developing from seed course on our site, they can be watched without logging in or anything: www.bonsaiempire.com/courses/developing-from-seed

[@mariusbezuidenhout8851]

Dude, you should have told me to start this 30 years ago 😀, love your dedication!

[@thomastessier4529]

Excellent demonstration / explanation.

[@bonsaiempire]

Glad it was helpful!

[@margaretsims4344]

Great video, clearly explained. You have an excellent way of explaining bonsai to us learners!

[@nathaliaam9198]

It was such a pleasure to watch your video! My tangerine tree is just one year, so I was looking for videos to teach me the next step. So thank you !!

[@invivobonsai]

This is a great video! I hope it helps more people learn about this process. My philosophy is for every yamadori, I find, I should start a bonsai from seed as well. It's important to get bonsai from multiple sources so the generations after us will have plenty to enjoy still!

[@dinah7109]

Very informative and straightforward. I love how he explains everything in simple terms

[@tylerjamesnewton1422]

THANK YOU! Just had seeds germinate, and trying to figure out how to best approach developing them for the long term. This video was PERFECT!

[@aguswienmahara6302]

Thanks Jonas..you are best teacher ,i bought a dozen of 2 years old JBP for resale in my nursery,and remain 5 tree now after Saw your video i brought all remain trees to my house and try to develop became mature Shohin...and now i knew how to do..greeting from Indonesia 👍👍

[@JonPenn101]

Thank you for these videos, I bought a part grown tree for my first but will be growing from seed this spring, these videos are so much help.

[@jamen1423]

So basically Roots > Trunk > Branches. Very good explanation. Thank you :)

[@bonsaiempire]

Pretty much!

[@eddiebear34]

Just got my first pack of seeds today. Found this video and now im really looking forward to the process over the years

[@bonsaiempire]

Good luck!

[@dorotadrozda3138]

Oh my God. This video is everything I needed! Thank You SOOO much! Greetings from Poland!

[@donaldbatts7250]

Extremely well presented, very detailed!!!

[@DrgnTmrSirGawain]

awesome! straight to the points without loudness or decorations!

[@cahenri]

Parfait! All the questions I had have been answered with one video! Thank you, Jonas!

[@bonsaiempire]

Great!

[@facundobadino]

Couldn't be more clear. Thanks so much!

[@Tidus8319]

Such a wonderful video. Finally, we can see the stages of the process. I would like to see more videos like this, with other species.

[@bonsaiempire]

Thank you! Will do!

[@emiredfern5774]

Great video, really helpful! I just got some Jacaranda bonsai seeds and I can't wait to start the journey! Will be watching more in the future 💚

[@robertobreglia2544]

Thanks so much for this beautiful and interesting video! 👍👍

[@richardgillyon553]

Excellent video, just what I was looking for thank you

[@enricocassero2948]

Hi, your explanation is great and simple. I used 50 seeds and 36 germinated after 9 days! The only comment I would add is that the soil matters, basically almost all the seeds I put in pure akadama germinated, while only 3 out out 12 germinated from organic soil. Great job guys, Bjorn/Oscar, if you can add video like this also for other species it would be great. Thanks Enrico

[@hernandotorres1234]

Excellent job, clear, concise and informative, well done

[@timbaake1986]

Fan - tas - tic! Why are there not more videos of Jonas? :-D Great to see all stages of development and the endresults, which speak for themselves. Wouldn't mind having one of those on my bench :-D Great stuff!!!

[@themossypottery]

Really informative...a nice clear demonstration...thanks

[@mattgrant2089]

thanks for that, super clear and inspirational!

[@quangvietphi9483]

Great video. Thank you very much! I have watched several times!

[@slametsetiadi4293]

I love this video very much,Thankyou Sir Jonas.

[@scmah174]

excellent Jonas! Thanks!

[@fuckmyego]

Jonas Dupuich has a great way of explaining things.

[@MusicVisuals21]

Thanks for this. I've literally just got a seedling sprout over the past couple weeks after taking it out the fridge. It's now on the window seal getting some light :)

[@FlowerBoyWorld]

what a cool dude! good tipps, good illustration, thank you

[@omegazaon]

Nice video!! I will apreciete to see more of your content , thanks !!

[@fifty5712]

Great video! I loved seeing the different stages of development, and how to care for each. It helps give a picture of what my seed might look like in 5 years.

[@bonsaiempire]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andrewkhoury7368]

Such a fantastic video. Jonas's blog is gold, but he might be even better in front of the camera. Would love to see a full JBP course with Jonas on Bonsai Empire!

[@banjopete]

Great communicator, excellent.

[@Cosma_Tv]

The explanation that I need .....very very thankyou sir ...

[@bobmccarlie382]

It would be great if Jonas did a video on how to create good root arrangement on seedlings. That's an area of growing pines from seeds that I struggle with.

[@shostime3164]

Wow i love this guy he’s so relaxing and cool pls make your own channel

[@CraigsOverijse]

Super informative thanks and your 16 year old tree is beautiful

[@MightyGodofGods]

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@paulbruniera2081]

Great tutorial! I have listened to a lot of others, and this was the easiest to follow and understand. Great work cheers.

[@bonsaiempire]

Glad you liked it!

[@zenmaharjan276]

You are a good teacher 🙏

[@Cuyagua1765]

Jonas, thank you for the video. Your blog has been a great source of information and inspiration. I would love to see something on the needle work you do on the tress, decandling and pinching of buds, etc. You have a great, honest way of explaining all this. Thank you so much.

[@JonasDupuich]

Thanks, Miguel! I plan to write about needle work on my website in the next month and I have lots of articles about decandling. Will see about making videos on these topics too!

[@Cuyagua1765]

@@JonasDupuich Thank you so much!

[@JeffreyQuigg]

Jonas very informative thank you, I am going to start doing bonsai with my daughter this spring. I am in cold Ohio so I need to wait for warmer weather

[@Yobidefy]

i love this video! I have an avocado plant that I'm going to grow into a bonsai!!

[@oupwo7468]

I am in my young years and I plan on buying Camelia Sinensis seeds and make them into a bonsai as a long term investment so that I can have my own tea for free and it looks like this introduction tutorial is awesome

[@bonsaiempire]

Best of luck!

[@oupwo7468]

@@bonsaiempire Thank you

[@user14088]

I love Bonsai😍😍 Great video👌👌

[@bastiv7806]

Great video! Thanks for inspiration and encouragement! Although i have many deciduous trees - making good progress - I never had luck to find and or keep alive a dug up pine. Maybe i really should try to create a pine from seeds or a seedling.

[@sagebonsai]

Just seeing this video and you sir made me a subscriber.

[@07f150XLv6]

Amazing! I love how he pronounces bonsai.

[@TCGM-gb7sd]

Love this tutorial❤

[@viamotte]

Thanks a lot ! The video really is interesting !

[@adbarnzey93]

very well explained, makes me want to star some from seedling

[@samuelcontreras9248]

Great info!

[@funnyg460]

Thank you for such a great video:) I have a Japanese maple in my backyard and in the spring I get a lot of babies growing back there is it a good idea to dig up some of the babies and start there. I love that tree with red leaves so beautiful so really like to get that for indoors. Thank again for the video:)

[@finnstenothygesen7641]

Just great !

[@dannyp2058]

Such a beautiful video as well as extremely informative and useful, I love plants yours look so lovely. Great job! Sincerely Daniel

[@rb1427]

Ive watched this vid bout 8 times in last year explained well

[@alexm9148]

A very useful tutorial, very well prepared and presented 👌 Jonas, I love your work ❤️

[@bonsaiempire]

Glad you like it!

[@mhylton]

Thanks Jonas. Glad to see your face again!

[@JonasDupuich]

Thanks, Michael!

[@missdann]

Best start to finish bonsai video I’ve found! I’ve just started some little saplings and struggling to find sapling specific advice or estimated time frames! Thank you for sharing :)

[@bonsaiempire]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TK-uo7cb]

excellent video. thank you sir.

[@smilinjef]

Great video Jonas! My JBP's are 3 years old now and doing great. Started them up with your blog as a guide.

[@JonasDupuich]

Thanks! I look forward to seeing how your trees grow up!

[@smilinjef]

@@JonasDupuich sorry for the shameless plug but here's how they look now: shumibonsai.wordpress.com/2020/11/20/japanese-black-pine-from-seed-2018-end-of-year-3/ btw, love the podcast too :)

[@JonasDupuich]

@@smilinjef Wow, your trees look great - thanks for sharing!

[@2702simmo]

Love this video I have 15 10 mth old seedlings as a result of this video about 5” high that I’ll wire today

[@johntabor2619]

Best bonsai video so far. I want to do a mango bonsai. I need some recommendations:).

[@AE-gl6cb]

Thank you!

[@guano64]

Omg the Bug Root with the smaller branches looks soo good

[@2702simmo]

Inspirational guy I’ve just bought a load of seeds :)

[@richardcolbourne6151]

Thank you 🙏

[@cobyschmidt2212]

Amazing video

[@wadmadhushan4434]

Wow good work

[@owlhatch3812]

I bought a bonsai kit and it was so loosely instructed that I came here

[@shawnhowe7311]

Excellent

[@05AquariusNova]

After reading a book “RHS The Little Book of Bonsai,” I had a ton of questions on early stages of bonsai process. This single video answered most of them! Thank you! Curious to learn a bit more on how exactly to go around germination, as I’m unsure if water pH or EC is too important for these trees?

[@worldwidenwo]

U got some good advice like it

[@packing999]

Great video

[@raullopez1202]

Why he has so perfect pronunciation? Is a bonsai genius

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Nice video Jonas, I have a couple hundred JBP & JRP and 100 Italian or Stone pines all from seed > Cuttings so great roots and just formed my first 2 year olds and looking forward to spring. I have been doing about 20+ a month under grow lights to see how it goes over the winter, good so far, once they are growing pretty good they transition to outside, will see long term if they make it.

[@JonasDupuich]

Wow, that's a lot of pines! They do well when started any time of year as long as they get some protection in winter. Starting them in fall or winter and keeping them under lights can be a good way to get a jump the coming growing season.

[@mitchelwebb7918]

Good stuff

[@oscarportillo7652]

An excellent tutorial! I have never seen anything like it about the black pine formation process. I would just like to know what to do when multiple candles appear together in early spring, especially at the apex. And what is the best time to shape and wire. Thanks.

[@yoyis95]

in short words the best bonsai class for beginners like me, thanks, do you have your own channel? please let us know

[@arnopienaar8111]

Bravo

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