UK sources for bonsai specific starter material

[Woocash]

Hi all, I am after some starter material, cutting type stuff of various species that are popularly used for bonsai, but not landscape planting and because I am a tight arse I don’t want to buy a tiny £100 Itoigawa etc just to take cuttings. It appears this whole brexit thing has severely limited the options of buying stock to pretty much UK vendors only. So I am after:

Itoigawa juniper - maybe kishu
Hinoki cypress - either straight species or sekka
Arakawa maple
Trident maple - though I will grow probably grow some from seed this spring

I am sure others will come to mind, but these would be a good start. If anyone knows any sources post a link, message me etc and ill be very grateful. Cheers.

 

[Lutonian]

WindyBank – Japanese Bonsai for Sale in Surrey

windybankbonsai.co.uk

David Cheshire Nurseries Ltd

www.davidcheshirenurseries.co.uk

https://wattstonbonsai.com/

LV Bonsai - Importers and Retailers of Japanese Bonsai Trees

Lee Verhorevoort Bonsai is the largest Bonsai tree nursery in Kent, at the most competitive prices. View our collection of Specimen Bonsai Trees for sale.

www.lvbonsai.co.uk

UK Bonsai Trees For Sale - Greenwood Bonsai Studio

Bonsai trees for sale in the UK. Buy quality indoor and outdoor bonsai trees from top UK suppliers online at bonsai.co.uk!

www.bonsai.co.uk

Derbyshire Bonsai

Here at Derbyshire Bonsai we have been growing and supplying Bonsai for over 20 years. For the last 13 years we have exhibited at many of the Royal Horticultural Society shows around the country. During this time we have been awarded in excess of 50 R.H.S gold medals including 8 from Chelsea...

www.derbyshirebonsai.co.uk

Willowbog Bonsai | The North East's Premier Bonsai Nursery

www.willowbog-bonsai.co.uk

Bonsai Shop - Trees, pots, soil, tools for sale - Kaizen Bonsai

Kaizen Bonsai are specialist suppliers of Bonsai trees, tools, pots, soil and gifts accompanied by a huge archive of videos and information on Bonsai care

www.kaizenbonsai.com

Bonsai Tree Online | Seikatsu Bonsai School & Nursery

Buy Bonsai Trees ,Bonsai accessories ,Bonsai Pots ,Bonsai Feed and Bonsai Soil and also access our Bonsai training courses whatever your level .Specimen Bonsai Trees , Indoor Bonsai Trees , Outdoor Bonsai Trees , Japanese Bonsai Trees all available in Mid Wales or online.

seikatsubonsaischool.co.uk

Bonsai trees, pots, tools and accessories - based in Yorkshire, UK

Supplier of Bonsai trees, pots, tools and accessories. Based in Yorkshire, UK.

www.yorkshirebonsai.co.uk

Bonsai4Me Online Shop

Bonsai4Me Online Shop. Books, T-shirts, Bonsai Pots, Carving Tools and more for sale

bonsai4me.com

About Us | Lake District Bonsai

Ian has over 30 years' experience in Bonsai

www.bonsaiescapes.uk

Home - The Bonsai Shed

Here at The Bonsai Shed we offer a great selection of Surrey’s finest bonsai trees, pots and tools along with friendly, approachable advice.

thebonsaished.com

 

[AshleyMammal]

good work @Lutonian !!

I'd also add Beechfield Bonsai near Telford and All Things Bonsai near Sheffield.

If you can sift through the massively overpriced stick-in-pots, eBay can be a good source too.

I would say getting to a nursery in person is the way to go, in my experience you're mush more likely to get reduced prices and good deals in person.

 

[JeffS73]

Other good sources are local clubs and bonsai car boot sales. For example, in Yorkshire the Doncaster bonsai experience is often very good value. Full disclosure, I'll hopefully be selling seedlings and pots there in Feb. Bit far from Oxford

 

[BobbyLane]

kaizen tends to have lots of 5-6 tree 'starter' packs of varied species throughout the year. looks like theyre all out atm. some go for like £30.
i cant see you getting to any of the other places on your boat mate tbf

ps looking forward to updates on some of your deciduous stock

 

[Lutonian]

Seeds and plants suppliers non bonsai:

Plants:

Jurassicplants Nurseries

Jurassicplants Nurseries is an award winning, family run plant nursery based in the UK, specialising in supplying hundreds of rare and exotic trees & shrubs by mail order.

jurassicplants.co.uk

Perrie Hale Nursery: Quality Trees, Hedge plants & Shrubs

An extensive range of top quality bare root & pot grown trees, hedge plants & shrubs including Oak, Beech, Cherry, Laurel, Holly, Quickthorn, Blackthorn & Hornbeam delivered to you from our family nursery in Devon. Garden hedging – Evergreen hedging – Woodland creation – Native hedging –...

www.perriehale.co.uk

Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery - Specialists in Trees & Shrubs

An award-winning, traditional plant nursery specialising in rare and unusual trees, shrubs, climbers and conifers based in South Derbyshire, England. Order online for Nationwide delivery.

www.bluebellnursery.com

Rare Plants. Unusual Shrubs, Trees and Plants. Buy Online UK

Paramount has a great selection of rare and unusual plants, specimens from all over the world that grow well in UK gardens.

www.paramountplants.co.uk

Unusual, Rare & Feature Trees | Ornamental Trees Ltd

Vast range of rare & unusual tree varieties from specialist nursery with 20 years experience, 97% score on 2000+ reviews & UK wide delivery.

www.ornamental-trees.co.uk

Plants beginning with 'A' - Burncoose Nurseries - plants by mail order direct to you

www.burncoose.co.uk

British Trees For Sale: Buy Trees & Packs - Woodland Trust | Woodland Trust Shop

Buy trees or tree packs from the Woodland Trust shop. 100% sourced and grown in the UK so we can trace the origin of every tree.

shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Ashtrees Nursery | Tree Suppliers | Tree Nurseries

Ashtrees are a Tree Nursery. We supply our cell grown trees across UK. Trees for sale, Shrubs & Hedging at great prices. Expert Advice, Planting & Delivery

ashtreesnursery.co.uk

Botanica - botanicaplantnursery.co.uk

The home of British grown trees and shrubs.

www.botanicaplantnursery.co.uk

Buy Plants, Seeds, Fruit Trees & Seed Potatoes | Thompson & Morgan

Plants, seeds, fruit trees & seed potatoes from Thompson & Morgan UK.

www.thompson-morgan.com

Bare Root Trees, Hedging Plants, Shrubs | British Hardwood Tree Nursery

British Hardwood Tree Nursery supply native bareroot trees & hedging plants of UK provenance with planting accessories. Tubex stockist. Nationwide delivery.

www.britishhardwood.co.uk

Seeds:

Home - Forestart

forestart suppliers of tree, shrub and wildflower seed.

www.forestart.co.uk

Featured Products

Buy Quality Tree Seed Online, High quality tree seed, sensible pricing and prompt dispatch of instock orders.

www.treeseedonline.com

Tree Seeds from the UK buy the Kilo * Fosters Seeds

Tree seeds from the UK Northern Europe and France sold in kilos

www.exhibition-seeds.co.uk

Tree seed Acers to Ulex, seeds for Bonsai

Large selection of tree seed for bonsai, broadleaf, conifers, Christmas tree seeds, Gaultheria, Gingko, Acers, Pine, Sequoia, Sequoiadendron Giant redwood

www.nickys-nursery.co.uk

https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/trees-shrubs-and-climbers

https://www.rarexoticseeds.com/en/ (not a british website but will post to U.K)

https://silverhillseeds.co.za/ (not a british website but will post to U.K)

 

[Woocash]

Awesome @Lutonian thank you for those links. I know a few of those but there are several more I didn’t know about. Unfortunately none have what I’m after in stock, but a couple of them will hopefully do so in due course. It just seems to be difficult to find the traditional material in the uk.

 

[Woocash]

Other good sources are local clubs and bonsai car boot sales. For example, in Yorkshire the Doncaster bonsai experience is often very good value. Full disclosure, I'll hopefully be selling seedlings and pots there in Feb. Bit far from Oxford

Yes, wee bit far for me I’m afraid. I get a nosebleed if I go too far north of Birmingham I do keep thinking about joining Swindon bonsai club, but i just haven’t got round to it yet. Reckon I would have more luck for that sort of thing there though.

 

[Woocash]

good work @Lutonian !!

I'd also add Beechfield Bonsai near Telford and All Things Bonsai near Sheffield.

If you can sift through the massively overpriced stick-in-pots, eBay can be a good source too.

I would say getting to a nursery in person is the way to go, in my experience you're mush more likely to get reduced prices and good deals in person.

Yes I’m probably just having trouble being an armchair bonsaiman, but there does seem to be a bit of a dearth of bonsai related stuff in the area. Any nurseries you recommend around your way? My mum lives in Somerset where there’s a couple, but i rarely get an opportunity to make a day to do anything bonsai related at the moment.

 

[Woocash]

kaizen tends to have lots of 5-6 tree 'starter' packs of varied species throughout the year. looks like theyre all out atm. some go for like £30.
i cant see you getting to any of the other places on your boat mate tbf

ps looking forward to updates on some of your deciduous stock

no, but lucky for me i do have access to roads and wheels you know! I’ve still got plans to start the country’s first float bonsai nursery though.

I’ll soon be giving some updates on my trees, still no prizewinners yet, but they’re taking shape, slowly. I’m looking forward to diving into your and everyone else’s updates as well, been away for too long!

 

[19Mateo83]

no, but lucky for me i do have access to roads and wheels you know! I’ve still got plans to start the country’s first float bonsai nursery though.

I’ll soon be giving some updates on my trees, still no prizewinners yet, but they’re taking shape, slowly. I’m looking forward to diving into your and everyone else’s updates as well, been away for too long!

I don’t think I saw it mentioned but don’t forget about herons bonsai!