bonsai tree's, for a beginer?
Posted by Bonsai Care on Feb 19, 2009
i have never had a bonsai tree but i want one. i live in the UK so its cold and i want an indoor one. i would like a smallish one but not extremly small 10 inches will do. what types fit that criteria? any links to pictures? and i kno bonsai trees need looking after what equiptment do i need?
i looked on google its not very usefull!
Most bonsais are hardy trees so need to be outdoors, you'll have to go for a more tender tree. A few are commonly grown, you can even get them in garden centres or DIY stores if you just want a cheap tree. If you buy from a specialist nursery you'll get a better quality plant. Chinese elm, podocarpus or a succulent such as a crassula are some popular indoor ones.
Succulents can be good because they naturally have a fat trunk and don't need much water. Bonsais are generally hard work but a succulent should be pretty unkillable and fairly easy to keep in a tree-like shape.
Some tree-like succulents have leaves too big to look like a true bonsai but if you like the look you can gow them, for example the money plant.
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i tried looking after a bonsai tree….didnt end well
it all dried up and everything lol
they normally come with a little pice of imformation attached to them
i can member that you have to spray them with water…not sure how often tho
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ha ha..we bought my mum a Chinese Elm for a Christmas pressie..it's about that high..http://www.bonsaiuk.co.uk/ will have some info, there are so many sites out there that we found after we'd bought it to get information for mum…good luck.
Plenty of water, re pot every year or two and separate the roots at that time, in the warmer months it's ok to leave it outside on warmer days apparently but bring it in at night.
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I don't advice you to buy a bonsai. Last Christmas I bought three Bonsai , and they died
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bonsai trees will not survive indoors unless you do not heat your house. It is a minature evergreen tree genetically designed to thrive in colddddddddddd environments.
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Bonsai trees are only brought indoors to exhibit them briefly on a special occasion.then they are returned outside where they are happiest.
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I do bonsia!
Probably the best bet for a beginner would be a juniper- less exspensive to start out with if you kill it- they are easy to care for and live well inside in bright light- water only when dry is the trick to this tree- trim at the coolest time of the year and fertilize in warmer times.
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Most bonsais are hardy trees so need to be outdoors, you'll have to go for a more tender tree. A few are commonly grown, you can even get them in garden centres or DIY stores if you just want a cheap tree. If you buy from a specialist nursery you'll get a better quality plant. Chinese elm, podocarpus or a succulent such as a crassula are some popular indoor ones.
Succulents can be good because they naturally have a fat trunk and don't need much water. Bonsais are generally hard work but a succulent should be pretty unkillable and fairly easy to keep in a tree-like shape.
Some tree-like succulents have leaves too big to look like a true bonsai but if you like the look you can gow them, for example the money plant.
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Hi,
Before you choose you bonsai tree there are a lot of factors that you need to take into consideration. As a beginner it would always be a good choice to select trees that are not very difficult to train and that are tolerant to adverse conditions like the Bald Cypress, Azalea, Japanese black pine, Japanese Maple etc. You should also take into consideration the climatic conditions in your region. And more ever if you are looking for an indoor tree then yo could choose a Jade tree, or an Olive tree as well.
Please follow the link below for more exhaustive information on beginner bonsai trees.
http://www.thebonsaihub.com/beginner-bonsai-trees.html
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