Editing Bonsai (section)

===Material sources===
All bonsai start with a specimen of source material, a plant that the grower wishes to train into bonsai form. Bonsai practice is an unusual form of plant cultivation in that growth from seeds is rarely used to obtain source material. To display the characteristic aged appearance of a bonsai within a reasonable time, the source plant is often mature or at least partially grown when the bonsai creator begins work.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Sources of bonsai material include:
* ''Propagation'' from a source tree through [[Cutting (plant)|cuttings]] or [[layering]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grow trees from cuttings as Bonsai cultivation technique - Bonsai Empire |url=https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/cultivation/from-cuttings |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.bonsaiempire.com}}</ref>
* ''Nursery stock'' directly from a nursery, or from a [[garden centre]] or similar resale establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buying nursery stock (Prebonsai) - Bonsai Empire |url=https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/cultivation/nursery-stock |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.bonsaiempire.com}}</ref>
* ''Commercial bonsai growers'', which, in general, sell mature specimens that display [[Bonsai aesthetics|bonsai aesthetic qualities]] already.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buying Bonsai trees in a store or online shop - Bonsai Empire |url=https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/cultivation/buying-bonsai |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.bonsaiempire.com}}</ref>
* ''Collecting'' suitable bonsai material in its original wild situation, successfully moving it, and replanting it in a container for development as bonsai. These trees are called yamadori and are often the most expensive and prized of all bonsai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collecting Trees from the forest (Yamadori) - Bonsai Empire |url=https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/cultivation/collecting-trees |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.bonsaiempire.com}}</ref>