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Caring for Your Bonsai Tree

By: Alan Allport

Watering - This is the most important aspect of caring for bonsai, especially for bonsai that are kept indoors for too long. Two things to remember about providing water for bonsai are the type of soil and species. Different soils will absorb and retain water at different rates and different tree species have varying degrees of water need.

A rough rule of thumb is that approximately 75% of water gets taken up via the root system and 25% via the leaves. Because the leaves are an important water absorption surface, you should ensure that you keep them soil and dust free.

You should only use gentle water pressure when watering bonsai. Using excessive water pressure can wash away the topsoil and expose the tree roots. It is recommended that you use a misting hose or spray bottle that expels water in a fine mist. It is quite OK to use water from the tap, just ensure that it's not too hot or too cold.

The type of soil is also important to your bonsai tree. You'll need to match the soil type to the specific species. In simple terms, a needled evergreen bonsai tree will require a soil composition of 30 per cent humus to 70 per cent grit and the opposite for deciduous bonsai, i.e. 70 per cent humus to 30 per cent grit. If you have a particularly rare type of bonsai that you're not too sure about you should ask your local bonsai supplier for advice or get a good bonsai reference book and be prepared to make up a custom soil yourself.

Pruning is the aspect of bonsai care that most beginners have trouble with. It's one of those skills that only really becomes fully formed with experience and knowledge. All aspects of a bonsai tree will need to be pruned at some stage - leaves, branches and roots.

First, consider the style you've chosen for a particular bonsai. Draw an imaginary line over your bonsai and cut the branches that protrude, obstruct or deviate from that line. Second, prune to redirect growth to one area. If you prune the left side heavily, you will redirect growth to the right side.

You should prune leaves and buds with care. Always keep in mind that you're growing a miniature tree and you have to exert the discipline on the tree in order to achieve this. The tree will always want to grow to full size so if you leave it to its own devices, that's what will happen.

It is certainly true that you will have to put in some work to achieve the bonsai tree of your dreams, but all bonsai enthusiasts will tell you that your efforts will be well-rewarded.

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Alan Allport is a long-time bonsai tree enthusiast who has had a bonsai site at www.aa-bonsai.com for several years. For the best bonsai fruit tree info you should check it out today.
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