# Japanese Holly help?

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/japanese-holly-help/4355>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [October 17, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/japanese-holly-help/4355 "2019-10-17T23:59:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/japanese-holly-help/4355/1 "2019-10-17T23:59:46Z")

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My Japanese Holly (almost a) bonsai has a red berry.  
Anyone out there have any help with sprouting? How hard are they to grow from seed, and is there any secrets to the species? Does the seed need striating, bird digesting, scoring, or just plant it…?  
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Any idea if this decideous tree would benefit from the fall trimming scheme…?