by bonsailearningcenter | Nov 30, 2016 | Bonsai Learning Articles
Why is my bonsai dying? The expression “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” applies here. It’s not difficult to grow a bonsai, but it requires that you understand some of the fundamentals. It’s like buying a tank full of tropical fish....
by bonsailearningcenter | Nov 2, 2016 | Bonsai Learning Articles
Beginner Basics: Creating A Bonsai For The First Time This step-by-step pictorial is designed to guide beginners through the mechanical process of cutting, shaping and transplanting fairly simple bonsai material for the first time. It makes the assumption that the...
by bonsailearningcenter | Feb 25, 2016 | Bonsai Learning Articles
Below is a general guide to size classifications and some of the names given to them. Usually size is taken as a vertical measurement of the tree, excluding the pot. Shito Bonsai Finger Tip 2″ or 3″ may be carried on fingertip Mame Bonsai Baby or Little...
by bonsailearningcenter | Feb 25, 2016 | Bonsai Learning Articles
The raft and sinuous styles are characterized by a single trunk that is growing along the ground, with three or more trunks rising from it. In raft style, the trunk along the ground is perfectly straight and illustrates a tree in nature that has been blown over by the...
by bonsailearningcenter | Feb 25, 2016 | Bonsai Learning Articles
Definition: A bonsai planting consisting of more than one trunk can technically be considered a “group” planting. Twin and triple trunk plantings are generally not thought of as forests, but the principles inherent in their construction are repeated...
by bonsailearningcenter | Feb 25, 2016 | Bonsai Learning Articles
Definition – Semi Cascade: This style is often seen in nature hen trees are growing on or near vertical rock faces or by the side of rivers and lakes where light reflects off the water to the underside of the branches, encouraging the lower branches to extend...
