Bonsai How To

In my quest for a story for Thanksgiving, I researched ‘Thanksgiving Bonsai’ and came up empty handed as to a specific product. But one of the thoughts that surfaced was a Thanksgiving center piece for your Thanksgiving table. That’s a great idea, I thought! But then again, I am male and I have no decorative [...]

Mildew, rusts and black spot are common fungal infections that might cause damage to your tree.  In my side yard, I have a regular tree that is suffering from an unknown fungus or virus, and has completely taken over the tree.  It probably needs to be cut and destroyed, but so far I haven’t decided [...]

Short video showing off some great examples of Bonsai trees Duration : 0:3:30 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonsai-howto.info%2Fbonsai%2Fbonsai-trees-stunning-examples’; addthis_title = ‘Bonsai+Trees+%26%238211%3B+Stunning+Examples’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: Bonsai, Bonsai how to, Bonsai tree, Bonsai tree care, Bonsia, Bonzai

What tools do I need to start doing Bonsia? Part 1 “Proper tools are an essential part of any serious bonsai growers arsenal. Bonsai tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes – and all have their specific function designed specifically to be used with bonsai trees. Here we aim to cover the main [...]

What tools do I need to start doing Bonsia? Part 2 “The Knob Cutter – The knob cutter is a valuable addition to any bonsai tool kit, despite the fact that it is used much less frequently than concave pruners or the bud scissors. The cutting blades are shaped like two halves of a sphere [...]

  Bonzai With a Z  Just to change the subject a little. When I was just a lad during World War II, I have very distinct memories of the kamikaze pilots who sacrificed their lives for their country by diving and crashing into ships and strategic locations.  As memory serves, at least from the WWII [...]

Bonsai-Minor Surgery Are you not like a surgeon? You have a pair of scissors in your hand and are about to conduct minor surgery on your tree. You certainly don’t want your bonsai to be misshapen, nor cause it any  traumatic injury.  And absolutely don’t want to cause a fatal injury to it. If it’s [...]

The Q&A were written/authored by anon. Q:  ”I’ve seen some trees in the past that were in people’s front yards that were shaped to look like a much larger bonsai tree. I’ve been driving around and haven’t been able to see one. Does anyone know what type of tree this is? I don’t think REAL [...]

Guide on how to prune a little Chinese Elm bonsai. This tree is typical of ones which many people buy as their first tree or receive as a gift, often with limited information on how to prune them. Duration : 0:7:18 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonsai-howto.info%2Fbonzai%2Fhow-to-prune-a-bonsai-tree’; addthis_title = ‘How+To+Prune+A+Bonsai+Tree’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: Bonsai, Bonsai how [...]

Q: “About a week after I got a bonzai tree, it started to die. tried watering more, watering less, more sun less sun, fertilizer… nothing seems to work. It seems pretty much toast at this point, but not being a green thumb I am not really sure! How can I keep it alive?” A: First I [...]