Home / Informal Upright Acer palmatum/Japanese Maple bonsai by Harry Harrington in early Spring The basic Japanese tree forms have evolved over the years as a way of categorising bonsai and also helping to establish basic guidelines for styling trees. These form definitions are helpful to the beginner to help develop an eye for different […]
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Home / Most species of shrubs or trees commonly used for bonsai cultivation rarely succumb to disease if looked after carefully and given the correct environment to grow in. It is my experience that 95% or more trees that are affected by disease or bugs are also in poor general health. Under or over watering, under
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There are a wide range of techniques available to the bonsai enthusiast that can help keep his/her bonsai healthy, vigorous and in shape throughout the year.These techniques range from the straightforward but essential, such as pruning and repotting, to the more advanced such as wiring, trunk chopping or grafting.The key to using these techniques successfully
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Home / To the beginner at bonsai there would seem to be a bewildering number of tools available. However a large number of these tools are designed to aid the bonsai enthusiast who is carrying out more advanced techniques. For your first attempts at bonsai practise, where basic maintenance is essentially all that is being
Home / For many years I have been using ‘Progression Series’ containing images of the same tree over a number of years to illustrate the effect of bonsai techniques over time. This short progression series is intended to show the importance of pruning back nursery stock/garden centre material hard if it is to be used
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Bonsai, as with nearly all other types of cultivated plant, require moisture at their roots to survive. Without a continual source of moisture, the tree is unable to continue its life process, initially losing leaves, then branches and finally the entire tree can die. Never doubt that the quickest way of killing a bonsai is to
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Home / Bonsai are subject to the elements when grown outside and the wind has the most potential to cause damage. A sudden gust of wind can be enough to blow over and damage a prized bonsai in a matter of seconds. Branches can be snapped, pots broken and trees blown out of their pots.
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Over the years I have seen, heard and read so many myths about Lime Sulphur (sometimes spelt as Lime Sulfur). Why there is so much invention, misinformation and almost mystique surrounding this chemical I am not sure, but it seems to stem from less-informed bonsai literature of yesteryear. What is Lime Sulphur? Lime Sulphur is
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Home / Bonsai must be pruned throughout the growing season to keep them in shape. Some species such as Acers have a number of growth spurts through the year, after each which they require pruning back; other species such as Junipers require almost continual maintenance pruning. When growing bonsai, it is nearly always found that
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Home / Deciduous and Broadleaf Bonsai cannot be repotted at any time of the year; for the majority of species, there is a small period of time during the Spring where the roots can be disturbed and pruned with reduced risk of danger to the tree’s health. Though there are tree species that can be
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