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by wallygrom

The juniper bonsai tree is very beautiful if taken care of properly. These japanese tree is becoming more and more popular with gardeners all over the world. Just looking at it you would assume it is very simple to care for. The fact is that juniper bonsai tree care is just as time consuming as caring for a household pet.

You need to know exactly how to water your new plant. If you water it too much or too little you put a big risk of causing great damage to your plant. You need to give it clean water bottled water or even filtered. They tend to not like tap water and sometimes can die. Try not to irrigate the leaves more than needed as it will cause them drastic damage. You also need to make sure that you keep them in the sun. The juniper really likes the sun and your plan may not be has healthy if you keep it away from it.

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You need to pay special attention to frequent pruning to make sure it remains its dwarf size.

If you neglect your pruning then your bonsai will simply just turn into a regular juniper tree. Be very careful with using scissors to prune your plant. You can usually just pinch off new growth with your nails and they are not as damaging. There are a few more steps involved that are important to make sure that you raise a healthy plant. Following all the steps involved will ensure your plant lives a long healthy life.

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by oinomra

The Japanese bonsai tree dates back many centuries. Bonsai, literally translated as tree in a tray, is an art involving miniaturizing tiny woody plants that are fashioned into tree form. The art of bonsai comprises of cutting, trimming, shaping, watering, and re-potting in different types of bons, or tray-type pots.

The Japanese bonsai tree is mainly used as a decorative plant in many peoples houses. Cultivating bonsai trees is a very involved and complex hobby, and it requires much patience. However, it is not too hard for a beginner to learn different techniques of cultivating the Japanese bonsai tree.

Japanese Bonsai Tree Techniques

There are a variety of techniques used in growing and maintaining the Japanese bonsai tree. Most of the techniques are unique to the art of bonsai, whereas some others are just a spin on common plant-growing techniques.

Leaf Trimming: cutting back either the leaves or the needles of the plant, depending on the type.

Pruning: removing bark and branches in certain spots, while still retaining the bonsai look and feel of the tree.

Wiring: wrapping wire, usually aluminum or copper, around different parts of the tree, to shape it out as it grows.

Clamping: a more heavy-duty approach to shaping thicker and larger parts of the tree that cannot be accomplished with wiring alone.

Grafting: adding branches/roots to expand upon the design of the Japanese bonsai tree.

Defoliation: clipping off the leaves so that they grow back smaller, to add to the dwarfing nature of the art of bonsai.

Deadwood: removing the bark from a branch to emulate maturity in the Japanese bonsai tree.

Japanese Bonsai Tree Care

Watering: As the bonsai tree pots are relatively small, the bonsai cultivator must be very careful when watering.

Too little water may dry out certain species of bonsai, whereas too much water may contribute to fungal infections and rotting in the root.

Re-potting: Bonsai plants are re-potted usually after the specific species dormancy period (typically around springtime). This is to ensure that the growth of the roots is not inhibited by the small pot that the plant is in. Much like a growing hermit crab must move to larger shells, growing bonsai plants must be re-potted.

Tools

There are a group of special tools that one must use when cultivating a Japanese bonsai tree. The most universal tool is known as the concave cutter, as it cuts pieces of the tree flush with the bark, so that no stubs remain after cutting. Some examples of other tools are wire pliers, branch bending jacks, and different-sized shears for trimming and pruning.

The Japanese bonsai tree comes in many different shapes, sizes, species, containers, soils, etc. Some are indoor, and some are strictly outdoor plants. Through proper care, practice, maintenance, and patience, anybody can cultivate a Japanese bonsai tree into a beautiful visual piece for home or garden.

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• You’ve tended to your bonsai tree according to The Art of Bonsai, but no amount of pruning, clipping and watering is needed keep this one alive!
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In Asia, Lucky Bamboo is one of the most popular gift items people give away for all occasions, like wedding, house warming, business opening, Christmas, new year, birthday, anniversary, etc. And it is also a great touch when you decorate your house or office since they don’t need any sunlight. More importantly, Lucky Bamboo is considered as the “Wood” element people use it in Feng Shui.

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