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Thanks for this, Willem. It is an interesting hobby, but I am with you pefferring full grown trees which can develop an entire mini-ecosystem. But these little guys are cute and could be a zen meditation for their owners.

I just want the deer to stop browsing on my apple tree.

And I want the local rabbits not to defoliate my Juneberry bush.

A relative gave me a bonsai tree many years ago. It died long before it should have. Since then I've figured out how to keep plants properly watered, so I might be successful if I tried it again. But I'm an outdoor kind of guy in the Summer. We have outdoor flowers eight months of the year, so I can live without them for the other four. I start indoor seedlings a month or two before Spring starts.

Anyway, I've gotten pretty good at choosing dwarf cultivars of dogwood, azaleas, etc. They aren't bonsai, but they're close enough for me.

Hi Elektra! At least the deer could probably not devour your apple tree in a single bite, as they could if it were a bonsai!

PaulH, just where is it that you live? Sounds like a pleasant climate for growing stuff. Over here theoretically we have the whole year frost-free but most of the things here go dormant for 6 months or so over the dry winter.

I like plants that are naturally small … we have some amazing ones over here. But I love huge ancient trees also.