Bonsai

[Vinaya]

Bonsai is my favorite type of gardening. II not only love to do Bonsai but also own a Bonsai plant. However, I am not a skilled bonsai gardener. Can anyone give me give me tips on Bonsai gardening.

 

[Corzhens]

I'm sorry if I cannot contribute to this thread. I'm just amused with bonsai since I have seen small bonsai tree on the tray like acacia which is a huge tree. One time on tv, I saw a documentary how gardeners make bonsai. They roam the mountains and come back with small trees which they trim the branches and some of the roots. And they said that it will take 2 years for that tree to be considered bonsai.

 

[ReadmeByAmy]

I admire those people who are blessed with hands in planting and taking care of bonsai plants. Before I had a co worker who had this talent for growing bonsai plants and all his bonsai are all amazing!. Sometimes when he saw a plant that is being thrown already he will picked it up to see to it if he can make a bonsai out of that plant. I cannot give you tips about bonsai gardening because I am only an admirer of bonsai plants.

 

[amelia88]

I get to see Bonsai a lot as a result of living here in Japan. I'm only here temporarily though (not native Japanese!) so I don't know very much about how to cultivate the plants that way. I'll be interested to see if anyone else can shed any light on it though! Perhaps in the year and a half I have left living here I should do some research about it!

 

[IcyBC]

I also found bonsai fascinating but I don't know anything about it. It always amazed me to see how the trees are manipulated into such interesting shapes.

 

[fuumarumota]

I'm a big fan of bonsai too! I have two "pre-bonsai" plants (this means the they're not fully formed or in their final form but in the way of transforming to bonsai). One is a ficus benjamina and another is an orange tree.

A few tips I can come up with:

- Start with some cuttings (ficus is ideal for this, since it grows fast). The cutting size that work best is like 15cm of height x 1 cm diameter approximately.
- Plant the cuttings in a mix of soil and sand, the humidity must be quite high at first stages (90%).
- When they start to root, place them in a location where they get sunlight, do not overwater them.
- Let grow until trunk reaches the desired diameter.
-Prune roots and tree tops according to the style of your preference.

It takes time but its soooo cool