Blog - Page 16 of 16 - Growing Bonsai

Sowing plants

February 23, 2013April 1, 2018 - by - 1 Comment

Growing bonsai from seed br> is maybe the most rewarding ways to grown bonsai. It does however require a lot of patience!

Rating / Trunks

Good trunks

February 23, 2013April 1, 2018 - by - Leave a Comment

The base of a good bonsai, is a good trunk. The main thing giving the impression of age are the trunk and bark of your bonsai. And all too often this aspect is overlooked when people just start off with bonsai. How to create the perfect trunk for bonsai? To know that, one first needs to define what a good bonsai trunk is. Let’s take a closer look.

Broadleaf / Incised / Opposite / Singular / Species

Acer palmatum

February 20, 2013April 19, 2020 - by - Leave a Comment

Japanese Maple as bonsai
. one of the speciees with the most delicate foliage and an instant favour for most people that see this plant. The japanese maple makes excellent bonsai!

Alternate / Broadleaf / Mallsai / Single-smooth / Singular-alternate / Species

Ficus microcarpa

February 18, 2013April 19, 2020 - by - 32 Comments.

Ficus microcarpa as bonsai
. Sold by the thousands daily, the typical ficus retusa / micropcarpa is not per se a good plant for bonsai. However, when working these species, some excellent plants can be grown.