Where can I buy tangerine (or other citrus fruits, but pref. tangerine/orange) bonsai tree seeds?

Question

All help welcome and appreciated!

Answer 1

I would try to suggest that you try a yahoo search for heirloom seed citrus, but I only came up with citrus flavored tomatoes. I would say heirloom seeds because the current trend for citrus is hybrids of great fruit grafted to strong roots of a different variety. You can't get that from seed, you need to start with a plant. Hybrids will not produce seed that are the same as the parent. The seed production of the plant tends to revert to something closer to the way the great-grandparents of the plant were. What grows from seed may not be very tasty or productive or disease resistant.

Answer 2

As a bonsai enthusiast I recommend that you do not purchase that item. Judging by the maturity of the bark, and the ramification of the branches, the trees in the photo for the kit are approximately 4-5 years old. Also, if these trees were kept indoors (such as a dorm room), they would surely die quickly. There is no such thing as an indoor plant, just plants that will tolerate being kept indoors. Growing a tree from seed takes a long time. Many bonsai enthusiasts use nursery stock to train as bonsai, as the trees are already a couple of years old and have some trunk girth. The difficulty of growing and maintaining bonsai varies on the species being used. Species such as Ficus (figs), Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese Elm), and Cotoneaster are very tolerant of soil and light conditions, while species like Pinus (pines), and Acer (maples) are more sensitive to humidity and light. Finding the right species all depends on the environment in which it will be kept. Species that will tolerate being kept indoors include Ficus retusa (Ginseng Fig), and Ficus benjamina (Weeping Fig). These figs are also very beginner friendly, and also very drought tolerant, so if your son forgets to water them, they'll probably survive, as long as it isn't too long. Figs grow in California, so it could serve as a reminder of home as well. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

To grow any citrus from seed, get the fruit at your local store, take out the seeds, air-dry them, and plant them. I have started several nice trees this way. You may want to look at a couple of the orange trees on my website that were begun from seed:
http://www.american-bonsai.com
Just do a search in the 'quick find' field at the lower left of my home page.

Answer 4

Bonsai is a process of stunting plant growth to produce a miniature plant. There are no "bonsai seeds".

Buy a tangerene, eat it, collect seeds, plant them. I have several saplings. They take a week to sprout.

Answer 5

bonsai do not come true from seed. they are created from regular seed

Answer 6

TRY A NURSERY OR HARDWARE STORE