Starting A Bonsai Nursery
This project takes a landscaping bush purchased at lowes for 16 98 and starts its training as a bonsai specimen in what s known as a training box to start to make the roots the right shape for a more shallow pot.
Starting a bonsai nursery. Just a small place will suffice the need. Most bonsai nurseries success appear to be driven by a few factors. Buying bonsai nursery stock is a fast way of propagating a tree and you can start right away with training it. Before starting a bonsai tree make sure the species you ve chosen can live in your area especially if you plan on having an outdoor tree.
This is a unique art form because your canvas is alive and ever changing. Here you ll find soil and. The staff at your local garden supply store will be able to help you if you re unsure. The likes dislikes of the owner geographical location as it applies to the various species grown for bonsai and whether or not they thrive in the business s locale and more mundane considerations such as time financial wherewithal and business savvy.
Of course they are small and you can even start selling them as soon they are well rooted. You don t need a huge field to start a bonsai business. Mastering the art of bonsai is a never ending journey and knowing how to get started is the key to success. One particularly beginner friendly variety of bonsai tree is the juniper.
Most tree seedlings are inexpensive averaging about 75 cents each. We start the season with over 200 of them just waiting to spread their beauty and fragrance to your yard. You can start on a small piece of land in your backyard and a size of a picnic table can carry about 150 bonsai. From bonsai pots and soil to starters and finished bonsai we have one of the largest selections in northern virginia.
When you re just starting out tree seedlings make more sense because you ll have salable trees and profits about two years sooner than when growing from seed. After the trees are one to three years old they are ready to sell or train. At wolf trap nursery we are well known for our roses. Step one purchase tree seeds or seedlings.
Starting your first bonsai is an exciting hobby to begin. Producing trained bonsai trees that are two to five years old is a good niche for most small growers as the retail prices are reasonable compared to more mature trees so there is more customer demand.