Bonsai World - Apple Bonsai from seed progress!

As I said in my previous post about Lemon seed germination, here's the progress for my apple bonsai from seed.

The same as my lemon bonsai, I got the seeds from an apple I was eating. It was a Gala apple, but apple seeds will not necessarily grow to be the same as the apple they came from. This is due to grafting and/or gene manipulation. I'm not a botanical expert so I won't know what kind of apple tree it is until it grows. Patience is my only strategy, and I'm ok with it.

In the picture above you can see it sprouting, being about 1-2 weeks after germination. I used some moss to maintain moisture in but it turned yellow/brown-ish during December and I couldn't bring it back to life. I replaced it with some white river stones showing better contrast.

I really like the character this bonsai is taking by itself, I haven't wired it and at this point I'm not planning to. By character I mean its shape, that's how other bonsai enthusiasts call it. They also use this term for other characteristics a bonsai develops, such as the woodiness of the tree itself or texture of the bark to name a few.

As spring begins some pruning will be made to it allowing it to grow faster and thicken its trunk.

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