Author : Larry Dao

Choosing good bonsai stores is a good step to nurture your bonsai hobby, though you are a novice or already an expert in the living art. To bonsai fanciers, bonsai shops are among the most common sources to collect trees. The others include local nurseries, nearby gardens, and fellow bonsai enthusiasts. Besides purchasing, with necessary skills, you can propagate […]

Have you seen a tree branch coiled with bonsai wire? In bonsai art, wire is one of bonsai supplies used to hold bended branches and small trunks of trees to desired position. The trees can adapt and, in a few weeks or months, their wired trunk and branches still stay in position even after the wire is […]

Bonsai fertilizer is a vital factor in successful bonsai growing. Like many people, I used to believe that fertilizer is food for bonsai trees. After study, however, I figure out that my belief is not precisely true. Fertilizer is much more similar to vitamins rather than nutrients. The real food for plants is carbon dioxide and water, which […]

Why do we need a bonsai humidity tray? That’s because it helps to maintain sufficient moisture around our bonsai trees. Actually, there’re still three more reasons I show you below. Humidity trays are water-filled shallow plates with gravel or pebbles, on which you place ur bonsai tree pot. Using a humidity tray is the perfect solution to […]

What is the best bonsai soil for your trees? The answer is: it depends on your plant species, your location, local climate, etc. There’s no single ideal soil for bonsai cultivation. In order to remain healthy and grow, plants need to obtain water, nutrients and gases. The best soil mixture, therefore, should satisfy several fundamental requirements: […]

How do you think about a wire bonsai tree? Have you ever seen one? I’m talking about bonsai made by strings of metal wire. To the fans of miniature trees, this is an interesting aspect. Why? Because it’s another way to enjoy the hobby: to make a bonsai tree from artificial materials, other than natural […]

Bonsai wiring is one of the most basic techniques that bonsai enthusiasts use to create a bonsai tree. Wiring helps to keep bended trunk or branch at a desired position and style. Without holding force from wire, tree trunk and branches will return to normal position once you stop bending and put your hand off. […]

What are bonsai pruning and trimming? They are techniques of removing unnecessary shoots, foliage, and branches of trees. While being used interchangeably, these two terms have slightly different context meanings. Trimming is to remove small plant components like shoots, leaves, twigs, and small branches while pruning usually indicates a big cutting of large branches. Importance […]