Larch trees can make beautiful bonsai specimens! They have delicate foliage that turns a lovely golden colour in the autumn, which adds to their appeal as bonsai. When styling a larch bonsai, you can emphasize its naturally elegant shape and create a miniature version of its majestic appearance in nature.
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Read MoreThe Shimpaku Juniper is native to Japan, the Kurile Island and the Sahalin Peninsula. It prefers rocky, well-drained soils. In its natural range, it is most often found growing near the sea. The foliage is needle-like on young trees and scale-like on older trees. The fruit is a small, hard, bluish berry. One of the best characteristics of Shimpaku is its hard resinous wood; ideal for advanced sculptural techniques such as jin, shari and sabamiki.
Read MorePruning leaves to induce a new flush of finer growth. Bonsai defoliation involves cutting all, or some, the leaves of a tree during the summer. In doing so you force the tree to grow new leaves, leading to a reduction in the size of leaves and an increase in ramification.
Read MoreThe Buxus group embraces many forms around the world. The common English Box, Dutch Box, Korean Box, Japanese Box, the Taiwanese Box (Buxus Harlandii) and the Kingsville Box. They share the same needs and requirement when growing and propagation so the information about the Harlandii will apply to all the Buxus species.
Read MoreIt requires a lot of light, preferably full sunlight, so be sure not to place it in a shady location. The temperature should be kept relatively constant. Figs can endure low humidity due to their thick, waxy leaves, but they prefer higher humidity and need extremely high humidity to develop aerial roots. Winter protection may be required if you experience very frosty conditions in the winter.
Read MoreArguably the only classification that remains unchanged through time, is the Imperial bonsai, due to its origin and name. Meaning, that the largest bonsai trees found in the Japanese imperial gardens are Imperial bonsai.
Read MoreHere is a very useful article by Max Lehey that was published in Bonsai Australis back in 1993.
Read MoreFigs are generally evergreen, mostly with large glossy leaves. Some do shed leaves if it is hot and dry. There is another group of figs that have hairy rough leaves and are known as Sandpaper Figs.
Read MorePart two of the “Eucalypts as Bonsai” article from the Canberra Bonsai Society Newsletter covering suitable species, defoliation, fertilising, and re-potting.
Available to download in a printable format for your convenience.
Read MorePart one of the “Eucalypts as Bonsai” article from the Canberra Bonsai Society Newsletter covering suitable species, defoliation, fertilising, and re-potting.
Available to download in a printable format for your convenience.
Read MoreRamification is the finely divided small twigs that can make our bonsai look more like real trees. When we look at an old tree we see the trunk and roots. We see larger branches growing from the trunk. We see smaller branches growing from the large main branches and growing from those smaller branches we see lots of small twigs holding the leaves. This is ramification.
Read MoreThis article is in the CBS Knowledgebase. It covers key aspects of the why, when and how to go about re-potting and root-pruning a bonsai.
Read MoreIt is important to understand where our pine species live in nature and which characteristics they have, in order to know how to treat them correctly as a Bonsai tree.
Read MoreBeing able to wire is a fundamental technique that must be practiced by the bonsai enthusiast. Without a good wiring technique, it is not possible to achieve the bends or shaping of your tree as you would like. These simple, concise tips are here to help you.
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Extracts from "Masters Book of Bonsai" by Nobukichi Koide, Saburo Kato & Fusazo Takeyama.
Read MoreNebari is a Japanese word that describes the roots that can be seen on the surface. You may also come across the related term tachiagari which refers to the lower part of the trunk and where the trunk widens out to join the surface roots – nebari.
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Satsuki azaleas are increasingly popular among western Bonsai enthusiasts. If you fulfill their special needs (never let them dry out, water with rain water, use special soil and fertilizer) they are very easy to care for and delight their owners with beautiful flowers every year.
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