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title: "About a year ago, I planted a Bonzai from a small box kit (you know…"
description: "About a year ago, I planted a Bonzai from a small box kit (you know what I'm taking about) and it never grew. I'm guessing I waited too long? My Great Dane,…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/hB0M8pmURCqUK7zhKpIOTw/64cfd3d250fe236eb32b0bb9"
community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "Aubrey"
published: "2023-08-06T17:09:38.222Z"
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# About a year ago, I planted a Bonzai from a small box kit (you know…

_Posted by Aubrey on 2023-08-06_

About a year ago, I planted a Bonzai from a small box kit (you know what I'm taking about) and it never grew. I'm guessing I waited too long? My Great Dane, Bartow, had knocked it over anyway (RIP) and I just recently got another kit maybe a month ago. Wish me luck!

## 4 comments

### Smiling Bonsai commented on 2023-08-07

I was going to do the seed kits found on Amazon then I discovered you can go to Lowe’s andr buy small trees for about 10.00 to bonsai. I’ve gotten a couple junipers and a Japanese boxwood. They also had a already made bonsai of a ficus Retusa I got for about 25.00. The seeds will take months to year to germinate and see results. Unless that’s what your going for. Lol I was ready to start working on some and wiring and pruning. Good luck!

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#### Smiling Bonsai replied on 2023-08-07

Boxwood

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#### Smiling Bonsai replied on 2023-08-07

The ficus retusa. I repotted it in a bonsai pot with correct soil. They had about and inch or more of trunk hidden in the pot they had it in!

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#### Smiling Bonsai replied on 2023-08-07

Before in pot from Lowe’s.

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