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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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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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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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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So you’ve bought a Chinese Elm bonsai, or maybe you’ve been given a one a gift. They are very popular Christmas and birthday presents. Firstly, Congratulations. You are now the proud owner of your first bonsai. (They make great bonsai, you can read more about their suitability – Is A Chinese Elm A Good Tree For
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Starting a bonsai from seed is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do, but be warned it is also one of the slowest and longest tasks you will ever undertake. I’m not going to go into how to germinate seeds here as there are a number of different techniques all dependent on
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The following information is my sort of my basic guide on how to prune a bonsai tree for beginners. It is designed for those of you who have nursery stock or over grown pre-bonsai or maybe something you’ve grown from seed and has been sat for a while and is now out of control. Basically
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Adding moss to a bonsai tree is really straightforward. You can do it any time, but it is very common to do at the same time as repotting. (You can read more about – When To Repot A Bonsai) There a few different techniques you can use and they are all as simple as each
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Working out how to look after your outdoor trees during winter can seem daunting, but with a bit of pre-planning it’s very simple. If you follow the 4 simple steps below you should be able to put a plan in place, no matter what your winter temperatures are like and make sure your bonsai survive
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