Seeds from China, unknown plant

stellina77 · Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:38 am

Hi to all. My friend bought some seeds from the internet because she wanted to grow a bonsai. She gave some to me and they looked like small cherry seeds (she said the plant was supposed to be a sakura). Well, this is what the plant looks like and I'm pretty sure it's not a sakura. What do you think?

rainbowgardener · Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:42 am

Hi and welcome to the Forum! Sorry you didn't get a response to this. I'm "bumping' it so more people will see it and maybe someone will know.

It might help if you would tell us what part of the world you are in, although you said the seeds are from China.

stellina77 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 3:11 am

Hi to you too and tn for bumping

Actually, I've introduced myself in the right section. I'm from Rijeka, Croatia, on the Adriatic sea. Our climate is mild, mediterranean, and I've planted the seeds in march

imafan26 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 5:03 am

It actually could be a sakura. The flowering cherry is not the same as the cherries you eat. They are different species. When the sakura is not in bloom, it is not a pretty tree. The leaves are roughly the same shape as your tree.

I haven't seen many young trees. Most of the trees I know of are already fully grown.