It is useful to know that the word "bonsai" is pronounced "bone-sigh", with "bon" being translated as "tray" and "sai" as tree. A wide range of bonsai types are available and it is important to know that they get better with age!
Bonsai trees all have distinct styles such as informal upright, formal upright, cascade, semi-cascade, literati and raft. Also, they vary in size, ranging from miniature small and medium to average (they can either be small fruit or small flowered). There are still two key types - outdoor or indoor. Regardless, learning about either type will help you maintain healthy happy trees for years to come.
The simplest bonsai trees to grow indoors requiring the same amount of attention as a house plant are the tropical and subtropical trees. Absolute novices may benefit by selecting one of these types. For these trees, the ideal location is place that allows them to absorb both the morning sunlight and afternoon shade. Some trees are able to survive in full sunlight but it is better to play it safe and monitor how your bonsai grows in its location. It's possible to place your indoor bonsai outside in late spring bordering on summer. However, it must be brought inside if temperatures fall below 55 degrees.
The bonsai types most suitable for the novice include Hawaiian umbrella trees, baby jade, and ficus, just to list a few. There are plenty of other varieties, including serissa sago palms, Fukien tea aralias, brush cherry money trees, schefflera gardenias, and bougainvilleas. Elms can easily be adapted to most homes as well. There are two species of outdoor bonsai trees. These are evergreen trees such as pine and junipers and deciduous trees which include elms, maples, and ginkgo trees.
The evergreen bonsai trees look pretty in almost all seasons as they maintain their foliage all through the year. Some of the names in the evergreen variety are azaleas junipers, boxwoods, and most pines. Juniper responds well to the training and is beautiful looking, so it is the favorite of many bonsai lovers. The health of an evergreen bonsai has to be taken care of too and for that the plant needs a rest period or winter dormancy. The symptoms which a plant shows when it is in resting period are a dull green or yellowish tint to the foliage. A situation when the plant is showing these signs and is looking dull should not alarm you unnecessarily as it could be its dormancy period.
Deciduous trees are those trees which lose their leaves in the fall or go into the dormant stage and start re-budding in the spring. They are not suitable for growing as indoors bonsais since they go dormant in winter. These have to be placed carefully in a shed garage or near a cool window sill during winter. It is best not to let them have too much sunlight and water during these months. Fertilizers should be given every few weeks. Bonsais have different varieties such as larch, apricot, hornbeam, ginko, maple, crabapple and elm species. Japenese maple is the most challenging of all the outdoor trees. They have their foliage changing color in spring and the fall, and the colors range from yellow to orange to a beautiful deep red.
All of the outdoor bonsai types should be managed with the utmost care and attention, particularly during the winter season. Ensure they receive adequate protection. Youll have all sorts of outdoor types to choose from, such as the Chinese fringe flower, Chinese elm, Japanese juniper, Japanese red maple, blue moss, cypress star, cypress, and soft touch holly. Bonsai trees are gorgeous miniature trees with a sophistication and work of art all of their own.
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