Chinese Bonsai Garden
Chinese Bonsai, also called Penjing, is about creating a miniature tree or a landscape in the container.
This beautiful art form was originated in China thousand years ago. Bonsai was created by highly educated aristocrats of China, inspired by nature, poetry and landscape paintings. These different art forms were linked closely together.
Chinese artists believed that by better understanding nature they will improve their spiritual development.
Each area of China had its own bonsai style, specializing in a certain species of tree, certain training techniques and certain type of design. There is a deep Chinese philosophy behind each bonsai tree and landscape scene. It is more about revealing an untold story and discovering mysteries of nature. Chinese bonsai is about chaos and creativity that is not trying to obey rules and reach perfection. Read more»
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Top Bonsai Repotting Mistakes
Bonsai repotting is not as difficult as many people think. The key is to know what not to do. Avoid these repotting mistakes that most bonsai beginners make. Read more» |
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Bonsai Tree Fertilizing
Healthy bonsai need to be fertilized regularly. The most important elements in the bonsai fertilizer are potassium (K), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Other elements appear in fewer quantities and are not as important. Read more» |
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Bonsai Tree Repotting
Bonsai should be repotted every few years. The best time of the year for repotting is during spring or early summer when buds are starting to swell. The frequency of repotting depends on the plant specifications, but repotting technique is the same. Read more» |
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Bonsai Tree Tools
The range of bonsai tools is extensive, but you can start with just a few of them. Here I am listing the most basic bonsai tools with short description and links to sites where you can buy them. I did some research and found products that have reasonable prices and high quality. Read more» |
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Bonsai Tree Watering
Bonsai trees need water to survive. Regular tree in the natural environment needs a great deal of water that it can get by forming deep root system, which extends far into the ground. Bonsai plants need considerably less water proportional to its size. Even if your bonsai is growing outside you need to make sure it is getting enough water. Read more» |
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Buying Bonsai Tree
You need to consider few things before buying a bonsai tree. First decide where you are going to put your bonsai tree, whether you would like to grow it outdoors or indoors. This will directly determine your choice of bonsai tree. Read more» |
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Chinese Bonsai Rules
Chinese Bonsai (Penjing) has much less strict rules and is more philosophical and spiritual form of art than Japanese bonsai. Chinese and Japanese bonsai have their differences but are very closely related and are sometimes difficult to distinguish. Read more» |
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Chinese Bonsai Types
Chinese Bonsai (Penjing) is not only about miniature trees in the container. It is much wider concept of creating natural scenes using different elements of nature like rocks, stone, water, sand and trees. Read more» |
Bonsai Tree Catalog
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Japanese Andromeda Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Pieris japonica Common name: Japanese Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub, Japanese pieris, Andromeda, Pearl Bush. |
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Bald Cypress Bonsai Tree Scientific Name: Taxodium Distichum Common Name: Swamp cypress, Baldcypress, Cypress |
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Balfour Aralia Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Polyscias balfouriana syn. Aralia balfouriana, Polyscias scutellaria ‘Balfouriana’. Common name: Balfour Aralia, Chicken Gizzard, Black Aralia, Dinner Plate Aralia. |
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Barbados Cherry Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Malpighia glabra Common name: Barbados Cherry, Acerola, Wild Crapemyrtle, West Indian Cherry. |
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Bay Leaf Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Laurus nobilis Common name: Bay Laurel, Bay, Bay Leaf, Laurel, Sweet Bay |
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Brazilian Rain Tree Bonsai Scientific name: Pithecellobium tortum syn. Cathormion tortum, Feuilleea torta, Chloroleucon tortum. Common name: Brazilian Rain Tree, Jurema, Jurema Branca. |
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Brush Cherry Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Eugenia myrtifolia or Syzygium paniculatum Common name: Brush Cherry, Scrub Cherry, Magenta Cherry |
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Burning Bush Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Euonymus alatus Common name: Winged Spindle, Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush, Winged Wahoo. |
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Calamondin Orange Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Citrus mitis Common name: Calamondin Orange, Panama orange, Citrus Bonsai, Orange Citrus Bonsai |
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Camellia Bonsai Tree Scientific name: Camellia sasanqua Common name: Camellia |
