You might hear “tanuki” occasionally mentioned in bonsai, but it can be unclear what exactly this mean, so I will be going through everything you need to know about them below. What Is Tanuki In Bonsai? A Tanuki is a type of bonsai that has been artificially created to make it look much older than …
You might hear people talk about using a bonsai training pot and be a little unsure about what this actually means. Bonsai training pots do exactly what you think they might do, they help train a tree into being a bonsai. The goal of a bonsai is to make a tree look miniature and it …
If you have ever looked at a bonsai pot you may have wondered why they have so many holes in the bottom. Basically they are for drainage, which help keep your root ball healthy. Bonsai pots are pretty small and shallow, so it’s important that we use this small space as efficiently as we can …
Palm trees and bonsai are not two things you often see together and I think that is for good reason. While you can try and bonsai a palm tree, it is not easy and the results are not great. There are hundreds of different varieties of palm trees, so I’m sure you will get better …
Growing a bonsai tree is a long process, but really, how long does it actually take? Honestly, it really depends on a lot of things. There is no simple answer; all you can be sure of is that it will take many years, no matter what you do. Of course there are ways to speed …
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If you are new to growing bonsai it can be a little worrying to know if you are looking after it properly or not. It is also very common to think that you might have killed your tree. The truth is that bonsai trees can die very easily, so it totally a understandable worry to …
Growing bonsai trees inside can seem like a good idea, and there are some tree you probably should grow inside. These are usually tropical varieties that might not be able to handle the outside climate that your area has to offer. Junipers on the other hand are extremely hardy and really need to be outside. …
Cold hardiness is often something you hear thrown around in the bonsai world, but trying to work out what it means and how it actually relates to your own trees can seem confusing. However, it is actually quite important and you need to know all about it to make sure you are growing the right …
Some bonsai will grow a lot faster than others, but trying to say exactly what the fastest growing bonsai is, is quite hard to determine. There is no easy answer as there can be a number of factors that can affect things. The main factor is of course the species. Some species will just out …
Bonsai can look very majestic and are works of art, but is it hard to grow a bonsai? The simple answer is both yes and no. Really it comes down to knowledge. If you know how to do it its actually very easy. You will find that you just repeat the same few techniques over …
