I’m thinking of putting a few in my room. How long does it take to grow at it’s full size?

Depends if you want to cheat or not and what the trees are. Some commercial growers plant the trees in the ground to get them to grow fast and get thick trunks, then chop them down. That way they can get a sellable tree within a few years.

I have a number of trees that have become good shapes within 5 years, growing in pots, but it depends on having good potential trees as saplings, feeding and watering them well and giving them PLENTY of light. Remember that they are trees (a bonsai simply is a stunted normal tree) and need more light than housplants. Generally even "indoor" species benefit from being outside during the warmer summer months.

You can bonsai most trees, I have bonsai oaks, elms, maples, cedar and native species grow into good shapes fast. Find out all you can about the variety of species you have it will help you turn them into trees to be proud off.

Good Luck

-Michael

I have recently purchased the new flourescent spiral flood light bulbs for grouwing date trees indoors. I’m going to make a indoor bonsai date tree. The lumens on it are somewhere around 1500. Am I good to go?

I would agree with Alterra. Lumens aren’t the only consideration for growing. Check out your local lighting store

I just need to know the basics. I don’t want links to websites, I already looked at those. All the leaves are turning brown and falling off mine.

My friend had a bonsai tree, and I took care of it for her fora while, when she was on vacation, I’ve found that if you give them a litle water, and make sure they have sunlight, ‘mist’ the try with one of those little like water bottle squirters. pick of f the brown leaves.

Copyright 2005 Jim Boere

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the type of information you can provide and the quality of your
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http://www.articlesbase.com/ecommerce-articles/how-to-creatively-and-profitably-use-your-autoresponder-1060.html

I bought "The Mini Bonsai Kit" from Barnes and Nobles (it is produced by The Running Press tohugh). How long will it take to grow approx.?

If it’s like most bonsai trees, that come with the training wires etc. It will take a year or more before you will see any growth. bonsai trees take a lot of time and TLC.

I got this really cool ndoor tree from wal mart and it didnt have a tag on it…. i think its a catus of some sort (it starts with a s… and i cant remember the rest).. so could you tell me all the types of bonsai/catus trees there are?

Bonsai is an art form you can see on this site.

http://www.american-bonsai.com

If you mean cactus (not catus) there are thousands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus

As I examine myself each morning in front of the mirror I continuously remind myself that in the bonsai world having short stubby limbs is considered to be desirable.

In fact, in the bonsai world I will only become more desirable as I age. The more wrinkles, gnarly growths and peculiarities I develop the more popular I will become. In fact the world may well be a better place if we all wore a set of bonsai goggles.

In much the same way that drinking a bottle of wine for some increases our perception of how attractive people are, bonsai goggles do the same. However the benefits manifest over a vastly wider spectrum of life than just your “love” life, at a fraction of the cost, and with greater health benefits.

When looking at yourself through your bonsai goggles your life will be transformed. No matter how old you are you’re still trendy. You become increasingly attractive to younger types who have embraced many elements of eastern culture.

You actually become good for the environment; providing a breath of fresh air for those around you. You become an exemplary water saver as you require only 1 cup of water per day to survive, and you provide people who live in small spaces with room to move whilst being stylish and easy on the eye.

Your husband or wife no longer drive you nuts, and you become that special companion that gets cared for daily . Just watch where you’re putting those branch pruners, however!

You are even given away as a gift and become that special companion to your partner’s friends no strings attached.

The most amazing thing about the world when viewed through bonsai goggles is that everyone finds a way to grow, to move forward, no matter what the circumstances might be. Nature has a habit of always finding a way. bonsai trees will always grow no matter how inhibited it is by its surroundings.

Sometimes we forget that we already have all these elements within us. Luckily we now have bonsai goggles to remind us that we can grow and prosper no matter what our situation or surroundings may be.

With the use of bonsai goggles you will be able to view life positively and help you discover that the abundance and growth that nature displays are qualities that reside within us all.

Bradley Smith
http://www.articlesbase.com/nature-articles/do-you-wear-bonsai-goggles–72491.html

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An interested visitor who has been strolling through your site has finally come to just what she is looking for and is about to make a purchase. It’s a sunny afternoon, and her cat, who happens to be sitting on the moss under the visitor’s large fifty-year-old snow-rose bonsai tree, suddenly jumps down, and the priceless tree topples over. In the blink of an eye, your visitor exits your site, and your sale is dust – unless you have had the foresight to utilize an autoresponder that has captured her email address.

If you have installed an autoresponder, you can then follow-up with her, and in all probability, make the sale when the poor woman has finished repotting her precious bonsai. Autoresponders are remarkable, versatile programs that do so much more than just automatically answer your email. Here are a few ideas that will help you to creatively and productively use your autoresponder to transform the casual visitor into a profitable customer.

Use your autoresponder to: 1. Publish a newsletter. Certain quality autoresponders will manage subscriptions and follow-up with interested prospects. Your newsletter can keep your visitors informed about your services or products, while building your reputation as a credible expert in your particular business. 2. Publish a newsletter only for your affiliates. Inform them of current sales you are running and of promotional material that your affiliates can use themselves to increase their commissions.

Include tips, advice, and techniques that your affiliates can use to successfully go out and promote your business. 3. Write reviews. Cover books, software, music, e-books, movies, etc., and put each review in an autoresponder. Review your affiliate programs, using a link to your affiliate’s page in your autoresponder. 4. Distribute your articles. Writing and distributing targeted articles is a powerful tool to build your business credibility, bring traffic to your site, and increase your sales potential. If your articles contain valuable information, many editors will print what is known as a resource box for you. A resource box contains your bio and a brief description of your service or product. It can also contain your autoresponder address.

Let’s say you’ve written fifty articles. Put them on separate autoresponder accounts and create a master list that contains the titles of each article, the autoresponder address, and a brief abstract. Then promote your master list. Additionally, include your publishing guidelines so your affiliates can add their articles to your list, increasing the number of writers who are represented in your article list. 5. Create mailing lists. Inform subscribers to your articles when you’ve written new ones that they may want to publish in their own newsletter or website. 6. Automate your sales process. Use an ad to insure repeated exposure of your message, which has been proven to effectively increase sales. In your ad, put your autoresponder address where a visitor will be exposed to numerous marketing materials. This multiplies the chances of converting visitors into customers. For example, if you’re selling a particular product, put testimonials about how spectacular it is on your autoresponder, and add a detailed, enticing description of your product. You can see that there’s practical value in learning more about autoresponder.

Can you think of ways to apply what’s been covered so far? 7. Distribute advertising. Let’s say you sell advertising on your website or in your newsletter or e-zine. Set your autoresponder to send the information about rates and how to place an ad automatically to all prospects’ email addresses. Then have your autoresponder follow-up. It can also send notification of any special deals you are currently offering. 8. Distribute an email course.

Each day, have your autoresponder send out another lesson. Just be sure that each lesson has quality content – not a sales pitch. Your content will do the selling for you, and will do it much more effectively. You can include tips centered on a different topic for each lesson, illustrating how your product will benefit the reader.

Include the tangible benefits the visitor will reap by purchasing your product. Make sure to include a paragraph or two at the end of each lesson enticing your prospect to consider making a purchase. 9. Automate a reminder about your service or product after a visitor has completed your course. This will increase the possibility of sales from visitors who have taken your course but are dragging their feet about actually making a purchase. You can also use these reminders to promote new products or services, and the products and services of your affiliate programs. 10. Distribute free reports. This gives your visitor an idea of the type of information you can provide and the quality of your product or service. Make sure these reports are not sales letters or you will more than likely lose a potential customer than gain a sale. 11. Create trivia quizzes on your site and place the answers in an autoresponder. Your visitor will then be motivated to request your autoresponder, and you will have a record of the visitors’ email addresses who took your quiz. Or create a contest and have any visitors that enter send their responses to your autoresponder. Your autoresponder can be set-up to send them a confirmation of their entry. 12. Offer a trial version of your product. Give your prospects a sample of your ebook, course, software, membership, etc. People who are exposed to a little taste often end up wanting the whole pie. You can also capture their email addresses when you offer them a free trial from your website. Set up your autoresponder to give instructions on how to obtain their free trial, and then make sure to follow-up to try and close the sale. 13. Link to hidden pages on your autoresponder. For example, a hidden page could be your affiliate page that contains graphics, promotional articles, and text links that interested affiliates can make use of. Inform visitors that they may have free access to your affiliate page by simply requesting your autoresponder.

You will then gather a list of visitors who may be interested in becoming your affiliates. 14. Use an autoresponder on your order page. Post a request form for visitors to be notified of special offers or discounts in the future. This creates a very effective mailing list that contains the names of people who are already your customers. 15. Put your links page on your autoresponder.

It should contain up to fifty links that would be of particular interest to your visitors. Make sure to add your own promotional copy at the top or bottom of this page. Now that you have proof that autoresponders can be used creatively, see if you can come up with some brilliant ideas of your own! Now you can understand why there’s a growing interest in autoresponder. When people start looking for more information about autoresponder, you’ll be in a position to meet their needs.

John Abate
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-promotion-articles/ramp-up-your-profits-with-autorsponders-70317.html

In using fertilizer for your growing bonsai, you need to exercise proper balance and lots of attention to detail. Your determination to make your bonsai grow lies in many factors but it ultimately boils down to your determination and consistency.

It’s not just humans that need tender loving care. Bonsai plants need that extra care too especially when it is during their growing period. It is very important to note that bonsai will not grow on its own with mere fertilizer alone. It mainly grows from carbon dioxide and water. But this does not mean that fertilizers are no longer important. Just like vitamins are to the human body, fertilizers give vitality to bonsai plants that cannot be attained by mere infusion of carbon dioxide and water.

The elements of fertilizer must include phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium. These nutrients in fertilizer are incorporated in the mixture to aid in cell division of the bonsai and other processes that are vital for effective photosynthesis. As a bonsai owner, you must know what these particular elements do to your bonsai plant. It’s like getting to know what your own vitamins do for your body.

Fertilizers naturally come from soil, but there is still a need to put more fertilizer through absorption in the roots or in the foliage. When you are growing bonsai, in a way it is unnatural to make use of soil from containers to grow it. Garden settings are different from naturally grown settings. Thus you will really need the fertilizer to recreate the same amount of nutrients that can be found from healthy soil with lots of manure in it.

In using fertilizers, find the trusted brand in your area. Check for which brands work best under the particular soil you are using. Consult expert advice and team up with other bonsai enthusiasts so that you can maximize your experience. You don’t have to do trial and error to find the perfect fertilizer. Other peoples’ experience may be just as valuable and time-saving, so make sure you did find other people who are experienced in growing bonsai before you start out.

When you have finally settled with what fertilizer brand to use, read the manual. Don’t underestimate the written things in the fine print. Make sure you have read and understood all the instructions written there. It is attached to the ingredient to aid you in using the product so don’t just disregard it and place the fertilizer in any way you choose.

While it’s always possible to be precise up to the last drop, make sure that you have estimated as properly as you can the amount you will place on your soil. Too much fertilizer may do much harm. On the other hand, too little may not help you achieve the desired growing results. Do everything in the right measure.

Bonsai growing requires a lot of balance, even in applying fertilizer. It is really an art in itself and something that you can get used to as you go along with your bonsai-growing hobby.

Patrick Desnoyers
http://www.articlesbase.com/gardening-articles/bonsai-vitamins-fertilizers-and-your-growing-bonsai-100703.html

To many, the bonsai is a cute and beautiful work of plant art. However, other people often question the purpose of the bonsai’s existence. Is it just a mere whim of humans to limit a plant’s growth and display its success to the world? Or is it also a statement of human practicality and ingenuity? Just read on and you will find out.

This art of plant making has been developed in China a long time ago. Contrary to how the modern human sees the bonsai, these plants were considered of utmost importance during those early times. The bonsai art was developed to easily transport herbal plants from one place to another. You see, moving actual acacia or maple trees for medical purposes is quite difficult compared to transporting their potted versions. This was actually a breakthrough technology that sent the Chinese herbal medicine science into a well-deserved boom.

That was how useful it was a few centuries ago. This is how functional it is nowadays…

Bonsai plants are like emblems of the past. They are embodiments of ever-thriving traditions and knowledge that need to be upheld. As such, every glance at a bonsai plant will remind you that as a human, you have the power to limit what nature has to offer. However, this power need not be abusive. It must be warm and caring for without such characteristics, the bonsai or the embodiment of nature will die.

These beautiful beliefs also contribute to bonsai cultivation’s relaxing qualities. It makes perfect sense for unwinding with a lot meaning. Instead of getting drunk or going to malls, you will find that growing a bonsai is all you need to release the positive energy in your life.

Today’s modern world is also a very little one. Too many people sharing this earth results to too little space. As such, many people do not get to take glances on big trees and plants they so wished to see. Urbanization also adds to this problem. People in the city do not get to see as much natural beauty. The beautiful flowers and trees seem to have been reserved for the people of the countryside. The bonsai defies all these by being of a perfect size, ready to fit into any modern home’s minimal space… ready to merge itself into an urbanized person’s life!

Patrick Desnoyers
http://www.articlesbase.com/gardening-articles/why-grow-a-bonsai-90671.html