Bonsai How To

  So onward and upward….. and the continuing shaping of your bonsai.  Define and refine your plant by pinching back any new foliage.  This encourages  more growth nearer  the trunk and to make it fuller and tighter. One of the things that Looking at a bonsai you will note that the foliage is nearly always [...]

  Reveal the Trunk Line. Sounds like a telephone company term, doesn’t it? A good starting point will be deciding which branches you might want to keep, and remove the others.  Your objective will be to reveal the trunk line, by pruning what you don’t want to keep.  Was it David that said, when asked [...]

  Now You’ve Got Your Plant Home. Now What?   After spending an afternoon or evening at your local nursery looking over all the possibilities and then selecting just the ‘right one’, you are now home and wondering.  What now?    Name your plant!  Well, you don’t have to; but you probably named your first [...]

What kind of plants? Shrubby plants are a good starter.  As you get better and more experienced, there are numerous additional choices. It is recommended that you start fresh, and not buy an already made bonsai from your local grocery store, or pharmacy or car dealer (that’s a joke), thus the continuing reference in going [...]

  Bonsai. Where to start.  For me, the starting point was studying about bonsai, even back to its origin and history. There are numerous books and websites that can give you valuable information.  Then I made a trip to the nursery to talk with a skilled technician (or whatever you call someone who is knowledgeable [...]

Bonsai:  Patience and Prudence In the 1950s, there were two young sisters who had a hit song or two.  Their names were Patience and Prudence, and although their careers were very brief, they left an impression on me. Maybe it was their names, Patience and Prudence, that stayed with me over these many years.  Not [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]