I have, perhaps rather foolhardily, decided to grow bonsai from scratch. That is, from cuttings of suitable species. This of course means that my bonsai may only bask in the title of 'pre-bonsai' for what looks like a long, long time. To prove my point, this is a citrus species which has been growing in a pot in our garden for, surprise, 6 years now ! It's all of 2 feet tall. This is what started off the bonsai odyssey, at any rate.