Bonsai Tree Making

"How Little Trees
Become Works of Art..."

...This web site is all about bonsai trees. Some say that growing, making and shaping Bonsai trees is art. Others will only concede that Bonsai is a craft. Does it really make any difference? Creating these tiny trees is a wonderfully satisfying pastime.

Yes, you will be creating a living tree that must be nurtured almost as you would a puppy. Some laughingly refer to them as their "pet trees".

Did you know that in Japanese the word Bonsai means 'tree in a tray'. Bonsai containers are an important element of an artistic creation.

Many make the mistake of believing that Bonsai is created using some strain of dwarf trees or plants.

No!

Bonsai is the age old, Japanese art of shaping ordinary growing things by careful pruning to produce a miniature tree or bush. The classic indoor bonsai tree is the result of years of patient shaping and nurturing by skilled specialists.

Planned Growth Restriction

Their growth is restricted as they are grown and shaped in small pots. Growers use ordinary pine, maple and other species of common trees. Great care and skill is required to keep the delicate plants healthy.

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When growing exotic plants soil type and temperature is critical. Bonsai' s environment must be carefully maintained to sustain a robust plant. Indoor bonsai care is not excessive, but you can't just "set and forget".

Bonsai pruning techniques take years to master and are attained only by those with great dedication and patience Potting and re-potting practices must be learned and they are many and varied.

Irrigation is complex for these small trees and bushes. Too much water and the bonsai will develop fungi and root rot. Too little moisture and the soil quickly becomes dry and leaves wilt as the tree dies.

Soil and potting practices overlap with watering needs and drainage is critical.

In addition to the difficulty of learning and mastering a dozen sub-sciences, there is the need to develop the artistic vision and skill to produce any of the several basic or advanced styles of these little works of art.

There are five basic styles of bonsai:

Formal upright

Informal upright

Slanting

Cascade

Semi-cascade

The art doesn't stop there as there are a dozen advanced types, including the literati and other difficult forms.

Craftsmen work for years to produce just one successful tree. The good news is that the tree may last a hundred years or longer. The trees are often passed down from generation to generation, each successive owner adding his or her own distinctive touch.

As the tree is lovingly molded according to the personal aesthetic of each caretaker, past efforts are venerated and learned from. How to grow bonsai trees indoors can be quickly learned and this web site is dedicated to getting you off to a good start.

Years of training and experience are required to become a skilled bonsai grower. To produce a miniature tree from ordinary species takes a lifetime of patience and learning.

Bonsai are admired the world over for their uniqueness, their longevity, variety and beauty, not to mention the skill that goes into creating them.

But wait! Don't be put off. Anyone who is truly interested can develop a wonderful lifelong hobby growing these attention getting trees. They take up little space and the tools required are few and inexpensive.

An alternative is to buy a ready grown bonsai tree. Prices start for as little as $15 and climb to the sky.

Little trees can be big fun.

Bonsai Techniques Photo
If I can do it, you can do it!
Tina Timms, Bonsai Babe