Bonsai, pronounced "bone-suk" (singular and plural) is dwarfed plants or trees grown in shallow pans or trays. The Japanese developed the art of Bonsai, many hundreds of years ago. They tried to capture the beauty of the strange dwarfed trees, which managed to grow under the most unfavourable conditions. Today, the beauty of these trees be replicated indoor cropping roots and top growth, restrict the pot size and shape the plant by wiring it. Plants for Bonsai varies from traditional trees such as June pers and cypresser flowering and fruiting shrubs and trees such as Azaleas and camellias for tropical plants such as jade and Fig. With a little special care, it can bring a little taste of Bonsai Orient in your home.
Basic care requirements are as follows:
1) Light-preferred an unimpeded West, East or South window, the South is best in winter. Grow light can also be used successfully with Bonsai.
2) water and fertilizer-requires the small pots regular irrigation, typically once a day. The target frequent irrigation decomposes rapidly so fertilizing nutrients recommended (at half strength) monthly.
3) Temperature-average house temperatures 68-72 degrees is fine, but plants typically like to nights to drop 10-15 degrees below the average daytime temperature. Marketing installations between window and curtain normally meets this requirement. Some trees have a dormant cold period during the winter and can weather outdoors in 2-3 months in a sheltered place.
4) Humidity-to increase humidity indoors group plants together and dew on a daily basis. You can also use a room humidifier or place plants on a hill in humid pebbles.
If you want to know more about growing Bonsai, you can read Brooklyn Botanic Garden's excellent manual entitled Bonsai for Indoors.
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