Hi everyone,

I decided to post my bonsai adventure here. I'm just getting started in bonsai. Here's some backstory.

On January 9, my birthday, 2021, I found a bunch of oak acorns. I took them home and did a float test to see if they were good for planting. Sure enough, they were. One of them began to germinate two days later. The shell was starting to crack. The picture of that specific acorn is right here.



Not sure of the species, but I know where the exact tree it came from is, so I can get pictures to ID it.

Today, 12 days later, I checked on it in the small bonsai pot. I know I need a bigger pot, but I decided to wait until it sprouted and has a good root system before I repot it. If this is unwise, please let me know.

After carefully moving some soil away, I spotted it. It germinated, but hasn't gone above the soil yet. I put the soil back after checking on it. I did not disturb the plant at all, by the way. Just the soil.



Anyway, bottom line is, I decided to post my adventure of growing a bonsai from seed here.

If anyone is interested in following my adventure, or has advice for me, feel free to post here.

One question, what should I name this tree?

Regards,

Jared Nicholes

Today's entry:

It has gone above the soil. Barely, but it has sprouted.

My bonsai adventure has begun.




Jared

Update:

I made a mistake in my last post. That was not the tree. In fact, that was the root. It started to grow down.

Also, for some reason, that acorn died. Don't know what happened. It stopped growing. However, I had a second acorn that was rooted. I decided to put it in the pot in the place of the one that died.

The root has grown so big, and has become so established, I'm unable to take the acorn out of the pot to examine it, even if I wanted to.

That's actually good, it will help teach me patience.

Eventually, I'll need a bigger pot. Maybe a 1 gallon bonsai pot.

Picture. I uncovered the root to show you all.



I'm pretty sure it will sprout in a couple of weeks.

Patience!

Jared

It sprouted!

Awesome

My Bonsai oak I grew from an acorn in 2010 and its almost 6 foot tall in a large pot.

Oak trees make really nice bonsai trees. They don't do to well if kept indoors but it will be ok indoors for the first year.

AmberLeaf said:Awesome

My Bonsai oak I grew from an acorn in 2010 and its almost 6 foot tall in a large pot.

Oak trees make really nice bonsai trees. They don't do to well if kept indoors but it will be ok indoors for the first year.

Nice to know there's somebody else who does oak bonsai here!

My oak got a leaf today! More to come, it looks like.