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Avec:
Some of it is through my environmental class, the rest is through the person that introduced me to it. If you already know what tree you want to work with I'd look for a book specific to your tree. Although that may take a little of time, it's probably worth the investment. You grow incredibly attached to your specific bonsai--like a person it has it's own idiosyncratic attributes and needs. You can actually start to predict how the tree will respond to the treatment you give it, whether that's a specific amount of light, water or what have you.

I'd look to your library before investing in literature, but this is a great crash-course;

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Barmymoo:
So you can grow any kind of tree as a bonsai? I could grow a bonsai oak, for example? Or is it only certain types?

I'm not sure I would be able to keep a bonsai tree alive, because every plant I've ever owned has died almost immediately, but the idea of having a tiny oak tree in my room is very seductive.

Avec:
The only requirements that come to mind right now (I'm pretty hungover and not at home) are that the plant must be able to survive at least fifty years and the size of the leaves shouldn't be larger than your hand. The tree of heaven, for example, is very difficult if not impossible to work with.

And yes, absolutely. Oaks are great bonsai trees. I'll put together a small list of popular natives that you can probably find in your local park if you were dedicated to not buy your tree.

calenlass:
I have a wisteria that is currently maturing in the ground before I pot it this autumn. His name is Fuji. I am so creative.

Barmymoo:
OHOHOH that is awesome because we have a tiny baby oak tree growing illicitly in the path (at least we used to, if no one has grubbed him up) and I could grow him! Or could I? I should read about this before I start taking people/tree's lives into my hands.

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