Starting an Acacia Bonsai from Seed, April 2016
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- With some seeds from Africa, I plant some Acacia trees to grow as bonsai. A long journey begins from a tiny packet! To see the future development of these trees, check out the playlist here....
• Acacia bonsai from seeds
I'll be back in 20 years to see your progress.
See you then!
Are we there yet? :p
Just wanted to also let you know, great fan of your video and learn a lot from all of your videos! Thank you!
MrChoudhury
I grow my 🌿 about 22 years and he is about 30 cm long 🎄
Impressive! (Major commitment for sure. My Oldest tree is approximately 15 years old) and counting :)
dang
I just got into Bonsai and it’s true what you said. Their is something special about growing it then just buying it. I guess because you’re in the journey with then from seed to fully grown.
so true, Terrence mcKenna talks about when you grow psychedelic mushrooms you gain the same wisdom from cultivating and taking care of them as you do when you eat them later. In the case of the acacia it contains a large amount of dmt too.
I feel like bonsai is supposed to be a labor of love and patience and buying them defeats the purpose to me.
@@anarchist_parable update 2yrs later. The ones I started from seed died lol. My first time getting into it. I’m guessing I didn’t properly winterize them. Some made it but following year they didn’t make it. I at least have an appreciation of time love and work it goes into it. Still recommend you experience from seed first. Getting them to adult was hard though for me. I’ll give it another shot someday but I did buy a grown one and having fun with that one, pruning it and shaping it. Creating a landscape feel to it. That part I’m enjoying.
Thank you Nigel, I really enjoyed that video after a stressful day of work. Your Enthusiasm for Bonsai is contagious. I love the meticulous detail you put into your work. I hope you have success with the ones that sprouted. Best wishes
I can see the excitement in your face. And that's infectious. Thanks.
I just love the way you interact with your bonsais! you and your bonsais are the incarnation of nature's peaceful and patient love.
I'm pretty much willing to bet money that is what we know as a camelthorn tree. Its a very sought after tree and it's illegal to cut them down becausethey grow so slowly but the seeds you can pick up the the millions under a single tree. In the wild they grow very slowly but if you plant them and give them normal water they grow surprisingly quickly. I planted about 20 around my farm and some of them grew more than a meter in 1 season.
Hey Ockert - thanks for this info. I want to propagate Acacia Caffra (Haakdoring/Hook Thorn) as I believe they are very popular and sell easily. But I have been told they are difficult to cultivate, and the the seeds must be soaked overnight in boiling water. Any ideas on a better way please?
Ockert Oosthuizen can u mail me a camel thorn seed?
I love how detailed your video is! It’s perfect for a beginner like me! I just got my first group of seeds for growing bonsai- I’m excited to start this, and now I’m more confident in what I’m doing thanks to you!
I would love to take this journey myself one day. I had to smile at the end when you mentioned your excitement. I live in Minnesota and I have to say that down here we have a similar display of excitement, one that not everyone is able to appreciate :)
I hold my breath all along. So glad that many seeds sprouted and maybe some more will come to life. Three years ago I planted some acacia seeds and only one made it. Today it’s already quite a nice little tree I’m very proud of.
I loved the video. Thank you Nigel 😊
The seeds were amazing, the trees are growing well and are slowly beginning to look like small Acacia trees!
I'm a seeds bonsai grower myself and enjoy very much to see every seed sprouting, foreseeing a wonderful bonsai tree to become.
This a great video! You did a really great job explaining everything. Much better than the instructions that came with my starter bonsai kit haha
Really looking forward to seeing the progression of these trees!
Thank you so much for this! Yes, this is my beginning and for sure I will be around here!
Wonderful Soraia!
I tried this method of clipping bellybutton of seed for my Alzibia plant. It worked my seeds sprouted within 24 hours. I’m a beginner and i want to learn bonsai making. This could be my first step.
Thank you sir. ❣️
Glad you had success, thanks Prem!
I am really excited to see this journey. I just started 3 Pin Oaks that sprouted from acorns just outside my office. I rescued them before they were mowed over. Acacias are an incredible species of tree and I can't wait to see the results in a few years. Just don't stop making videos.
+mark suson Keep the squirrels and chipmunks away from your acorns and good luck with them!
Thank you for the awesome instructions . I harvested some acacia seeds in the wild. Using your method I tried to germinate three. All three have sprouted
Awesome, nice to hear! A long journey ahead for them!
I've just collected some baby acacias and put it overnight in water. Pity sometimes they lose so many roots in the pulling that they don't survive. Nice to see you that touched with the gift, Nigel! It's very interesting that either Acacias or Jacarandas grow in this same southern latitude as it is Nico's and mine: SouthAfrica and Argentina. Sending seeds abroad is not that easy here (you need to fill in a lot of documents) but I'll see if i can send you something! You're always an inspiration, Niegel. Nice to follow your work.
I grew up seeing these trees. I grew up in mombasa man.
i love seeing them germinate day by day, hardly anyone shows this in their videos and it’s truly interesting
Thank you very much for that video, learning about the art of bonsai with you, got my first seeds, so thank you again for the videos, pleasure watching your channel
I just recently have gotten into the bonsai world and your videos are so educational and give me a new sense of confidence that I can grow bonsai as well! After the military I've needed some sort of productive and less destructive hobby and I feel like this is going to be very thereputic for me. Thank you!
You know, you've inspired me to get a bonsai. I stumbled upon your channel by accident, but I'm addicted. Your passion for bonsai has inspired this in me. Thanks, man! Much love from Tennessee.
Thank you, very nice to hear, and happy growing in Tennessee!
I bought a golden ficus. It ended up being perfect. It has flourished since it got here. I have already introduced moss to it, with the help of your videos. I already have a great idea for it, and have since shaped an orange sapling into a bonsai with great success! Thank you so much. No matter how hard those college exams get, I know I always have at least 10-15 mins of relaxation time just watching my new trees develop. Since I discovered bonsai a few months ago, it has been a life changing experience. Can't thank you enough, friend!
Back to enjoying older video's ❤❤😊😊
Very cool to stumble on this video and have you mention South Africa - as it's where I'm from and currently live. Awesome!
Awesome, I hope you enjoyed the video, here is the latest update on these trees....
th-cam.com/video/kK6EtTBCWPk/w-d-xo.html
Great information and narrative Nigel...Its always a pleasure to watch your videos and continue to expand my Bonsai knowledge...Thank you very much for sharing thoughts and expertise...
Many thanks
To see a miniature version ugh. My heart aches to realise how short our lives are man damn...
This is so wholesome ☺️
I just bought some bonsai seeds and I can't wait to use this method 😀
Sir I have also Acacia seeds some planted but now I will also use your method . Thanks
I'm starting my first bonsai right now using acacia. It's going to take sooo long haha but can wait to see it come to fruition.
Update ?
I think the playlist idea of progressing a tree theme is a great idea Nigel. Thanks and from Yorkshire in the UK, my best to all. Tim Marshall
Thank you Tim, It sure helps sort through the many videos!
I'm just starting this hobby and have enjoyed watching many of your videos so far. I look forward to learning more from your channel
Thanks for this video - I stumbled on this after researching growing my own bonsai acacia from seed. you just beat me to it by about 4 months. I am pretty certain those are paperbark acacias - I have a few of them in my garden and they are iconic african bushveld trees. I have grown plenty of these seeds and just leaving overnight in boiling water gives me about 75% success rate. If anyone is interested - I can send them some of these seeds - I have millions in my garden!
Hello Lawrence, I would love to start some paperbark acacias! Trees from far off lands make bonsai extra exciting for me. If you can send me an email to...
thekwbonsaisociety@gmail .com
I'll send you my address, thanks so much!
Nigel
Lawrence Viljoen Hello, could you send me some of those seeds? I am very interested in growing these bonsai trees! my email address is: katekonetsky@gmail.com
if you could email me we could talk further.. Thank you so much!
Hello Lawrence,
If you have some more of those paperbark acacias I would be happy to take some off your hands! I want to start transitioning into growing bonsai from seeds and would be extremely grateful! Email: ghidalgo93@gmail.com. Thanks again! -Gerardo
Hey Lawrence,
I'd love to get some of your seeds to grow a bonsai too :D
I hope you don't get too many requests...
email: berghoffn@gmail.com
Thanks Nigel ,).
Thanks Giacomo, the trees are growing well this year, it will be time to trim soon!
the joy on your face after the successful sprouting is priceless hahah
Thanks, it's a good feeling when a seed germinates, I have planted many with no results!
hi, very nice and informative videos, greetings from italy
Hi Nigel! I think the seeds you have here are Acacia Xanthrophloea. Family: Fabaceae: Mimosoideae. Fever Tree in English. And called a Koorsboom in Afrikaans. I'm currently soaking about 10 seeds for Bonsai. Thanks for a great video!
I hope your seeds grow well, thanks!
I hope so too. You've got me so excited about planting Bonsai. I've watched a ton of your videos today already. I went out and bought a Juniperus x Pfitzeriana and also collected a small Ficus from my own garden for planting. I'm new to Bonsai growing and enjoying the experimenting. Thanks so much for all your knowledge. Your videos are fantastic.
Nice vídeo
thanks for share!
cheers from Brazil.
Thank you Alan, cheers!
oh i love it! It's kind of an asmr video..... soft scratching.... you know.....
5:57 I hoped you were going to say eat the seeds and recover them from your next poop.
I love bonsai, but no that much!
My trident maples, sugar maples, norway spruce and a lone common juniper have all been grown from seed. I find it a lot more enjoyable than buying young trees, but there's also plenty of frustration too! Just started another attempt with various pine seeds (Austrian black, Mugo, and Stone pine), not had much luck the last few times.
+Mikey Dunn Whenever I'm out for a walk, I look for seeds on suitable trees for bonsai, most don't make it to a bonsai tree, but every now and then, one makes it. That one little success, keeps me planting seeds! I planted about 100 Chinese elm seeds and got one that sprouted last spring. It's going into year two and looking good so far. Not the Elm forest I imagined, but it will do!
Great video! I just subscribed to you today while looking up bonsai tree stuff. Your enthusiasm is infectious!
+La Mode Operandi Glad to have you, I hope you enjoy the hobby!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone I have looked at this video and saw it is from 4 years ago! How are the trees doing?
Found a random seedling in my pot of veggies. Someone told me it might be from the acacia family .... and then I found this video. Cant believe I'm raising a tree. Hope it survives. Now I want a bonsai too!
Just got my first Bonsai. Now o want more like yours
Happy growing!
Great video as usual! I would love to see more about gathering trees in the wild to bonsai! Keep them coming ! Thanks!!!
+David Halm Jr The club is going on our annual collection trip next weekend. It is a wonderful place and the owner has given the club permission. I'll make another of the day.
Ive more or less a hundred of bonsai... Balete tree rubber tree... Been crazy of it for more than 20 yrs now
Oh, I just saw your playlist for this 💓
Ok thanks for the help I really appreciate it
Great video, I've been looking around at info regarding planting my bullhorn acacia seeds and this should help!
10/10 would watch again.
Thank you!
I wish I would have known about bonsai when I was in high school.
Better now than never! Thanks Benji!
Thanks Nigel. Informative and relaxing as usual.
I really enjoyed this video. Was a pleasure to watch and thanks for going into details
Thank you, the trees are all growing really well and I'm enjoying the process from seed to bonsai!
I'm awake at 4am watching a man plant a tree I've never seen
Thank you, you can follow the trees on the playlist here....
th-cam.com/play/PLQouTWwmTQowwywh_Pt_rQsYszrUZPd_o.html
The side that Nigel cut and the green started to grow should face down the soil ?
Love to see this . Thank you so much.
I saw you're later acacia video first, so when I saw this one I thought it was ironic you noticed the been soup smell and was a little worried by it, it probably means there growing well
Hey Nico.
Nice sending some S.A. seed there.
Greetings from South Africa!
I have never done anything to an acacia seed. Just stuck it in the soil and watered....
And this week after 6 years I lost half of my beautiful tree thanks to a scale infestation. All that's left is my sacrifice branch.... like wtf...lol
The Acacia trees are doing well and getting ready for their 5th summer!
I'm excited to see what they look like years from now. You should make an African desert type forest with them. I have a question, with the Scottish moss will the roots get tangled with the tree's? what's the best way to see if they need water since I can't really see the soil? thank you for informing all of us with these videos plus there fun to watch! lol
very cool Nigel the little buggers have a long journey but a good one ahead of them a life of pampering lol
+Growing Things I'm growing things too! Some might say they are in for a life of torture
only Nay Sayers would say torture definitely pampering
River flows in you on the piano in the background
Wish I could play
If only I had a time traveling delorean, then I can travel a few decades to see the progress
Hi, i m glade to watch the acacia germination seeds, it was fun and rich of information. Thanks
I wanna to add an other scarification technic of acacia seeds by using acid (95%) imbibition and for incubation duration it depend of the acacia species
Thank you, a good technique! The trees are outside in full sun now and growing like weeds again!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone
cool 😊
How long will it take, since its small does it take a lot less time than a real tree?
How many years will it take to be the size of a bonsai? Or will it only take a few months?
Im 17 years old and i started to be interested in this kind of art! I want to ask for some kinda a tips for starting my bonsai tree! I ddidn't knew anything but i red some websites and i got idea! But can someone lead me to somewhere or anything like tips? I will love feedback! Thanks!
Check out Graham Potter's videos.....
th-cam.com/users/GrahamWPottervideos
There are lots of bonsai blogs on the web, just keep studying all you can and work on lots of trees!
I`m 32 ... and I think my I should have started doing this long time ago... snowboarding too :(
+Alex Handzhiev get out on that snowboard, best advice from a lifetime rider. helmet end wrist guards, don't chase perfection, feel the enjoyment and flow in every turn. The rest will sort itself out. I am also just discovering bonsai (and gardening) at a similar age. Just watching the daily progression of my seedlings and cuttings is really exciting for me.
Thank you for this. I just got some seeds to try and germinate. Blue spruce, willow, acacia and a few others. I didn't scar them and I didn't put them in water, just medium. Talk about good timing lol.
How about stratification? Will that help?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratification_(botany)
+Dee Dee Moore Not for tropical plants. Stratification duplicates the conditions of a temperate zone winter, and not even all temperate zone plants need it.
+Dee Dee Moore Good luck, I hope they germinate and grow!
Thank you for this video. I learn a lot from it
Thank you Anna!
Fun video, so enjoyable watching seeds germinate. I'm surprised your success rate was so low, but I suppose you've got enough material to work with.
+Chris Vandermeer My guess is that it is too humid in the plant room and soaking them overnight and placing them in wet sand was overkill. Luckily, I did get just enough to germinate!
Yes that is something to consider, I wonder if that may be playing a part in the poor germination of my vegetables...
one suggestion for all,,,"In winters if u sowed the seeds then cover the pot with plastic and place it in sun,, in night move the pot to the room",,,it will help to break the dormancy of the seed and also help in sprouting....
Thanks very much! Good tip!
omg best channel ever
Greetings fellow Canadian.. Thank you for the great video . amazing explanation and detail .. Glad to know it can grow here in Calgary ..
Looking forward to trying to grow it
Hello Jon, the Acacia trees did well once again this winter, I didn't think they would be as easy to grow in our climate!
Hi, I want to ask you what kind of soil you use?
I am using 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface. I will also add 10 to 20 percent composted pine bark. All the materials are sifted to remove the fine particles, so I get 3 to 4 mm particle size. This soil requires careful watering and fertilizing as it can dry out fast on a hot dry day.
A lot easier to put seeds in cup of hot water and leav overnight then plant next day. I grow a lot of Acacia (Wattle) here in Australia
Forgot to stress hot water NOT boiling water
This was very helpful. Thank you for this video 😉👌👍
Glad it was helpful Ken! Thanks.
River flows in you plays in background
A good ear, my daughter played it for the music festival.
Hey! The scarification of seeds is supposed to be done on the round side, at least this is the way I do it ! The round side makes the ends of the first leaves the plant uses to start growing. If you scar these, the only thing it might do is they maybe a little smaller, but if you touch the root beginning, this might not even have the seedlings sprout at all. Just wanted to share some knowledge, and please correct me if I'm wrong !!
Can you do this with any seed? I followed instructions on the box for my seed starting kit and it so far only my Black Pine has made it threw the soil. It seems my wisteria has rotted apart, my acacia seeds are still looking the way they did when I first put them in soil about 3 weeks ago
great video brother, I guess there was no stratification period for these seeds? I have tried maples and pines and only had a few come up and then die, but after watching this you inspired me to pursue it again. thanks brother and have a grow day!
+rickstreeart I've also had some disappointing crops from seeds, some seem to either sprout or not. Luckily most seeds are free and it's not much trouble trying. I'm going to try growing some trees from hardwood cuttings this year, something new for me!
Hi..I need some help please ! I have started with a horse chestnut bonsai and the seeds have sprouted now. The tree is now about 15 cm tall but I am quite unsure when should I start nipping it off ! I am worried if I cut the top..would I end up killing the tree !
The acacia contains a large amount of dmt, when you are done with the tree you can boil it together with the ayahusca wine, drink the tea and become one with the tree youve take care for.
I was reading about this...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Acacia_species_known_to_contain_psychoactive_alkaloids
Thanks Adrian!
what type of sand did you use to cover the seeds with?
Any sand works
Do you know how I can separate out seedlings? I have a starter pot of bonsai seedlings with 10 growing seedlings and want to find out if separating them is possible. Any tips would be helpful!
I’ve cold stratified them in the fridge for 8 weeks and now the instructions in the grow kit I bought says to put them outside? Should I? Just a bit worried outside in the UK will be too cold!😬
I'm growing some at the moment on my kitchen window they nice and green I don't know what to do with them next do they stay inside do I re pot them ?
This man would be great for movies regarding an astronaut planting trees in mars
Already done......
th-cam.com/video/8C2YiIoRBK4/w-d-xo.html
all the best for your 14 Acacia trees from seeds
+Madesh Kumar B.S So far the little Acacia trees are doing well, they have about 6 sets of leaves on them. They will be going outside soon.
When to worry about seed germinating
One millisecond
One hour
One day
One week
One month
One year
Nigel hmmm one. Millisecond
I always worry about my trees!
Hi Nigel, would love to see an update on the Acacia Bonsai
They look like Monkey Thorn , which is one of my favorite here in Cape Town. Would love to see a Jacaranda tree in bonsai form.
i excited to see the progress ,update video please
An update will be coming! They need pruning!
Hi. Nigel. Just watched an old video of yours planting Acasia seeds. Can you show us how are they doing. I also planted seeds 5 years ago and have 3 still alive turning them into bonsai. I am from South Africa
You don't want to cut the point where the root comes out, you want to do it on the side or back. This allows it to absorb water quicker
Thank you!
I'm guessing those are Fever tree seeds, I've collected identical ones and have a few seedlings. They are water loving trees and they develop a green bark. Vachellia xanthophloea.
would breaking the seed code work for other bonsai seeds?
good
Thank you!
⁉️ HELP! URGENT QUESTION ⁉️
Hello from Texas, Nigel! I love your videos, you have taught me everything I know about Bonsai.
⁉️ NEED ADVICE ⁉️
How do I, and how much do I water my bonsai during this sprouting stage? i have been using a small spray bottle, but after digging around a bit I now realize my soil is bone dry from right below the surface, to the drain holes.
Nico is the most beautiful name
I just started some Acacia and they got big pretty quick after the last couple months and its 2021 now as I am writing this is there an update on any of the trees that you planted at that time?
Hey Nigel....thanks for this great video! I see that you posted it three years ago. Have you done any followup videos as those tiny seedlings should have three years growth by now? Would love to see how much they have grown. Oh and if you want tree seeds from South Africa just ask - we have thousands of trees to choose from.
Man bonsai seeds need a 6 weeks to sprouts!!! I would buy adult one
You can't buy them around here, seeds are the only option. The trees are slowly getting mature, I'm happy with the progress!