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Your Questions About Bonsai Shapes

Paul asks…

How do you braid/shape a Ficus tree?

It’s not a bonsai. but I think a Benjamina. I just bought one today and it’s still very little and I want to learn how to shape or braid it. Any help? or would it be too complicated for me? ._.;;

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Your Questions About Bonsai Styles

James asks…

Why is the “Bonsai’ tie style?

Called that, when it is worn with just the thin part seeen?

If you know who “Bonsai” is (Tie-wise) this might enable to choose who get’s the 10 points!

Bonsai Dreams answers:

Uuhhhmm maybe wearing it around your neck?? [...]

Various Bonsai Styles

Bonsai basically refers to a method of training tees and not a special kind of tree as many people think. It literally means a tree in a pot.

There are various bonsai styles and this is much more important for beginners who need to understand important principles of bonsai and basically the various [...]

Your Questions About Bonsai Styles

Mandy asks…

Can I wire my Juniper bonsai twice in one year?

In March of 09 I wired my juniper bonsai. It is in cascade style. Some branches have not been wired. May I still will wire these branches At this time of year?

Bonsai Dreams answers:

Your Questions About Bonsai Trees For Beginners

Mark asks…

Bonsai Tree Styles – What Are The Basic Styles For Beginner bonsai Trees?

I’d also like to know more about Japanese bonsai gardening as a popular art form — plus a guide on how to grow bonsai trees and shrubs.

Bonsai Dreams answers:

Bonsai is [...]

Your Questions About Bonsai Styles

Chris asks…

what styles can i do to a ficus bonsai?

what are the most common styles for a ficus bonsai tree? I just got mine in the mail today and I dont know what to do… and anymore advice would be much appreciated. thanks!

Bonsai Dreams answers: [...]

Bonsai Trees

The term bonsai brings up a mental picture of miniature Japanese trees that are cut and pruned to certain specifications. However, the term bonsai literally translated, means plant in a tray. These trees are much smaller than what one might normally expect they do not really have to be just a few inches [...]

An Overview of the Art of Bonsai

Bonsai, the artistic representation of a natural tree, first appeared in China over a thousand years ago on a very basic scale known as “pun-sai”. The Japanese have been recorded to adopt and refine the art to an extent not yet approached in China. The Japanese today regard bonsai as a symbol of [...]

Advanced Bonsai Tree Styles

Those little trees with the matured and seemingly put-on roots around them are aptly called bonsai. They make for a very good indoor or outdoor décor for any home or commercial establishment. Every person who sees a bonsai will probably wonder whether they created by nature as such or if they are a [...]

Bonsai … What is the Best Bonsai Tree Selection?

Bonsai in America are much freer in concept and style than Japanese bonsai.  Americans have taken oriental styles and applied them to plants never grown by the Japanese.  Rigid procedures used by the Japanese are not used in American bonsai.

Bonsai trees for sale can be found in a wide selection of dwarf [...]