The internet is full of videos about making an “instant” bonsai. An overgrown shrub or a wild piece of nursery stock is magically trimmed, wired and repotted in about 20 minutes and taken from a total mess into a pretty cool bonsai. I know we have all seen these videos, they get some high views. The […]
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When people find the hobby of bonsai they often end up looking to buy as many new trees as possible. This inevitably means they end up looking at bonsai trees online and asking themselves …why are some bonsai trees so expensive? The simple answer is the same as why you pay more for anything in
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If you have been doing bonsai for a while, you might have noticed a build up of white crusty residue on the lips of your bonsai pots. This is just a build up of limescale from the tap water you have been using. It is unsightly, but it is totally harmless and can be easily
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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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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 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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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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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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When people first discover bonsai they assume that a bonsai is a special separate type of tree species. The truth is that nearly any tree can become a bonsai. Bonsai is a set of techniques that are applied to a tree over many years. The result of doing these techniques will turn a ‘normal’ tree
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Flower food …You probably know the stuff, it’s that little mysterious sachet that is always taped to the side of the bunches of flowers in the shop. It’s says it’s food, so I’m sure you’ve wondered if you can feed it to your bonsai trees? Well you probably can, but it won’t do anything, so
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