How To Turn A Tree Into A Bonsai

For bonsai select a tree that has small leaves an abundance of nodes between twigs good branching form attractive bark and one that can take frequent pruning and survive in a container.

How to turn a tree into a bonsai. Then work with the new branches. Select a young healthy dormant tree fom which to create your bonsai. Things you ll need a maple tree sharp and clean knife or scissors sphagnum moss soak it in water for at least 15 minutes a small sheet of heavy plastic string rooting hormone available at any garden center container with good drainage holes for growing there are many bonsai container options. Fertilize your bonsai tree only when it is healthy and the soil is moist.

Choose a young oak tree with little or no branch damage. Insert a plant stake. Water the plant but don t use fertilizer until the roots have re established themselves. Place the oak tree on a clean surface and remove the tree from its original container or bindings.

Do not select oak trees that show signs of yellowing or discolored foliage as this could be a sign of a root bound system. Use foam for padding if necessary so wire doesn t cut into the tree. With some deciduous trees you can be amazingly harsh cutting back to just a stump. Plant the tree in a flower bed filled.

Care for your new bonsai tree. Pines not so much. Adjust the schedule according to the surrounding conditions and size of the tree. Very small trees require very small amounts of fertilizer mixed thoroughly into the soil.

Video of the day step 1. Place a thin layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage temporarily blocking the drainage hole if too much gravel escapes. Select a sapling oak tree for bonsai. Use bonsai wire to wrap around the flexible portions to bend the trunk into place.

Remove the tree s container and rinse the soil away from the roots of the sapling. Tease out the roots so that. Do not purchase a discarded tree. Prepare the pot by feeding a length of small gauge bonsai wire through the drainage hole to support the tree until it becomes established.

In general most bonsai are created by taking a larger tree and cutting it back then letting it regrow. During the growing season apply fertilizer every three to four weeks in half strength.