Hi, and welcome to a great Hobby!

You have received some excellent advice from earlier answers to your
inquiry. I would like to add a couple of comments:

-- Be prepared to lose the first couple of bonsai you try. It takes
a while to learn to keep them alive! All of us have killed many
small trees on the way to becoming experienced hobbyists. Get two or
three inexpensive "pre-bonsai" plants from a local landscape or
garden store. (NOT finished bonsai)

-- Learn as much as you can - from the WebSites sited, local
hobbyists and club, from questions and answers on this IBC forum.

-- I would suggest trying Juniper, Elm, Corkscrew willow,
Boxwood, or Ficus (Fig) as available and fairly easy to grow.

Regards.
Tom Pillichody
in West Virginia, where tiny
oaks from giant acorns grow

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