How To Make Your Own Bonsai Tree

Place the plant in the container spread the roots out over the layer of soil and cover them with more soil.
How to make your own bonsai tree. From this young plant you can create a bonsai tree in three steps. Pruning wiring and repotting. Creating your first bonsai is not as hard as you may think. Remove the bonsai tree from its old pot and remove the soil from around the roots.
In this section we will take you through four stages. Starterkits are widely available at online bonsai stores and should cost no more than 30 to 40 us. Make a bonsai from scratch. Inspect the roots discarding any dead or damaged bits.
By cutting trees you can develop a new tree and give it a form of bonsai. Make sure you leave at least 1 inch of space below the rim of the container so you can water. If you choose a homemade version you can use a mixture of potting soil with peat moss pine bark sand and perlite. Care and maintenance of your new bonsai.
You ll also need to use a good soil mixture made specifically for bonsai. A bonsai root hook and rake can help make this part of the process easier. Selecting suitable stock to work with. You can buy this or make your own.
Potting soils and wiring your tree. Place a thin layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage temporarily blocking the drainage hole if too much gravel escapes. As mentioned earlier in our post a clay pot is an excellent choice. In this video we will teach you how to creat your own bonsai tree juniper tree the movie follows a five step approach to growing a bonsai tree.