Cultivating Bonsai Trees
Posted by Chrisy on May 16, 2008
How to cultivate bonsai trees
Cultivating bonsai trees has been a Japanese tradition for hundreds and hundreds of years. Literally translating to “tray planting,” cultivating a bonsai tree involves actively working to shape a tree into a dwarfed, artistic version of itself.
Bonsai trees are not special hybrids or dwarf species of common trees; they’re genetically the same as their taller brothers and sisters. It’s the careful cultivation that keeps these trees small. However, the trees are not sick or damaged. In fact, given the proper care, the dwarfed version of a tree can live longer than the same tree if it was allowed to grow in the wild.
Bonsai trees can either be grown from seeds or from cuttings of trees, and they usually range in height from two inches to three feet. They are kept small through pruning both branches and roots. They’re also repotted periodically, and new growth is often pinched off.
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You know we should have more patience when we keep growing bonsai, this helps us in many ways and also we have a good results. For achieving good results and healthy bonsai we have to take care on all the important factors.