Bonsai trees are not much different from their regular sized counterparts. They need water, light, air, warm, cold, and even some humidity. The outdoor types also need the cold of winter so they can go dormant. If growing an indoor plant, place your start up plant somewhere it will get ventilation, light, dark, and will be easy to access to water.
Watering
This seems simple, but most will mess this part up, and ultimately kill the plant. Do not water the plant on a routine. You may need to water it at 8am, then 12 hours later check and notice it is still moist and really doesn't need much watering. The next day though, it may need watering by 5pm. The truth is that the tree will drink the water as it needs it. Check the soil periodically. Letting the soil dry out completely will kill the plant, but flooding it will do the same. Keep the soil moist, when it needs it.
Pruning
Pruning is the technique that allows the Bonsai trees to remain small. Without pruning, the tree will continue to grow outside the pot and become a normal size tree. Start by trimming small areas. Focus mostly on the trunk.
Most importantly on how to prune a bonsai tree, the tree should be given enough time to recover after going through a severe pruning. Starting with care and pruning, the tree will grow and remain healthy for years. When pruning, you want to focus on most of the frame, which adds the illusion of size and age of maturity, more than any other feature of the structure.
Next on how to prune a bonsai tree, be sure to leave extra branches of every weak area of the trunk to help promote the growth of the region. Then, any problems at the branches should be removed immediately. Branches with problem are those that cross, grows sharply towards the bottom of the hull or main branches. The challenge is when you feel that you end up with a messy look or disorder.
Another important aspect of how to prune a bonsai is that whatever you do above ground also affects what happens with the tree below ground and vice versa. In other words, if you prune the branches and leaves with no heavy cutting in the root system, the next season the tree will try to correct for this by over growing. With bonsai, you can allow the root system to stay on top with leaves and branches, but not more than 30%. If you need more area for root growth, you can move the bonsai tree to a larger container to encourage roots to spread.
Wiring
A common technique to use is wiring the branches and especially trunk. Using wires, you can encourage the trunk of the tree to grow in artistic forms
Beautiful Bonsai Trees
Ficus (Fig) bonsai trees are excellent for beginners because they are easily adaptable to the smaller pot and changed environment. Once you have a base in bonsai, these are some other trees that you may want to try.
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Pine Bonsai
Cypress Bonsai
Camelia Bonsai
Azalea Bonsai
Pomegranate Bonsai
Holly Bonsai
Serissa Bonsai
Cedar Bonsai
Cherry Bonsai
Maple Bonsai
Beech Bonsai
Ficus Bonsai Trees
Bonsai is an ancient Japanese tradition, dating back thousands of years. It is considered an art form, in which the creator shapes and molds a tree to their liking, typically in a small container. This art has evolved over time, and has expanded to all cultures and backgrounds. It has become a popular hobby in the world today, one that can be both time consuming, yet rewarding.
As opposed to what some might think, these plants are grown from regular seeds, that produce regular sized trees. The key to this art is knowing how to shape the trees to become full and mature, but not grow more than a foot or so. Bonsai can be used for all types of plants, including pine trees, palm trees, juniper trees, and especially ficus trees. It is appealing to look at and can be done indoors and has a typical slow growth pattern, so for a beginner it will do little harm to not care for the plant periodically.
Growing these special trees incorporates a number of techniques which are both specific to Bonsai, or normal for cultivating other plants. These will include leaf trimming, pruning, wiring, clamping, grafting, and defoliation. These would all be used together and, in time, will produce a wonderful looking tree.
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