When people see a bonsai tree one of the first things they ask is “How old is it?” and I have also had hundreds of people message me pictures of their new trees asking “How old do you think my bonsai tree is?”. People just want to know the age of their bonsai trees and […]
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So, you’ve wired and styled your bonsai tree and now you are asking how long the wire should stay on your for? I can’t give a straight answer as there is too many variables. Wire can stay on a bonsai tree for a couple of weeks all the way up to a couple of months.
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I received the Gift Republic “Grow It – Bonsai Trees” kit on Valentines Day from my wife. I will say that overall I’m very pleased with this little bonsai grow kit. I will go through it in detail below, but for now, I think it’s great. If you want to get your own you can
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People often say that bonsai is cruel. They argue that the tree is tortured into being kept small and is often neglected. This could not be any further from the truth. There is nothing cruel about bonsai, in fact they might be the most cared for plants on the planet. Why Do People Think Bonsai
Air layering is a great way to get more trees for your bonsai collection and it is pretty easy to do, as well as free. So long as you carry out the technique correctly, which I will show you here, you will end up turning a tree, into many new ones within a couple of
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Air Layering for bonsai is a propagation technique that will force a tree to grow roots at a certain point, usually along a branch, while it is still attached to the tree. Once roots have formed, you can remove the branch, along with its new roots and you now have a totally independent second tree,
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Watering a bonsai is one of the most important factors in keeping it alive. Watering is also a balancing act …Too little and the tree dies …Too much and the tree can also die. Watering should be a fairly easy process, but this balancing act can often get confusing for beginners and can cause them
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This is a controversial topic and the short answer is YES, you CAN grow an avocado as bonsai …but you also CAN’T. So let’s go through the reasons why you can and cannot grow an avocado as a bonsai and workout why this isn’t always so straightforward. Lets start with the negatives and get them
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Before we get stated I want to point out that this just a general overview on how you should repot a bonsai tree. Although you will probably use all of the following repotting techniques at some point throughout a bonsai trees life, how much work can be done and to what severity will depend on
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Knowing when you need to repot a bonsai is extremely important, as getting it wrong could seriously affect the health of the tree. Repotting is an important process in the trees overall development as it also allows us to keep the tree in a small pot while still keeping it very healthy. It also allows
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