Bonsai Gardening Secrets
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Bonsai gardening is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. Cultivation includes techniques for shaping, watering, and repotting in various styles of containers.
Bonsai Gardening started in China during the Han Dynasty. “Bonsai” is now an umbrella term in the West for all miniature trees. Many people are probably familiar, or got interest in it because of, the old Karate Kid movies when Mr. Miyagi would trim a bonsai plant in his apartment.
Bonsai Gardening Pots
Bonsai pots have specific needs and looks for your bonsai plant. Picking out the pot should be done as carefully and with as much care as you take to trim your bonsai.
Pots and Planters:
You need to get a good pot to hold your plant in. It should be decorative (pretty to look at) and also give the plant a firm foundation to take root. It is best to pick the pot after the plant is finished to provide the best harmony. Pots range from very inexpensive to a few hundred dollars. When choosing the right pot it should look like your bonsai is the perfect fit for it.
Pot Considerations:
1. The color of the tree and will it be a flowering or non-flowering plant.
2. The style of the bonsai and trunk in diameter.
3. The pot must be at least 2/3 wider than the height of the tree if it is taller rather than wide.
4. If the tree’s branch spread is wider than its height, the pot length must be a little more than 2/3 of the width.
5. The pot must be deeper than the thickness of the roots and larger than the diameter of the trunk base except in the case of the “Cascade” style of Bonsai.
If you really want to take your knowledge and ability of bonsai gardening to the next level you need to check out
http://www.bonsaigardener.org/index2.html?hop=euodoo601
It will show you how to pick your first tree, 20 different plant species you can use, 14 different styles of bonsai all with awesome pictures, and a lot more.
If you’ve found this page it’s obvious your interest is more than just passing. Keep this ancient art alive.
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February 28th, 2009 at 12:33 am
I have a little …
I have a little bonsai tree at work and its a nice little thing to have on my desk. all it needs is a little water every other day or so. the only this is that my moss keeps dying on me.
February 28th, 2009 at 12:33 am
WOW is all i can …
WOW is all i can say. I like them a lot especially the ones that have a large trunk . I dont know what form of Bonsai it is but i am fond to the visible stone under the root style.