To make sure your bonsai withstands these changes, there are three basic considerations you must make: the amount of water your plant receives, how much sunlight it gets, and the conditions of the place you keep it in.
First, since the high temperatures of summer can cause water to dry-out quickly, your plant will require more frequent watering. However, good bonsai care still requires that you check the plant’s soil and drainage conditions to avoid over-watering.
Second, when exposing your plant to sunlight, you should take care to limit its exposure to about 3-5 hours, making sure it’s keep in a shade during afternoons.

And third, you should make sure that your plant is kept in a cool place at night. So if you keep your plant indoors, ensure that the interior of your house is well-ventilated for bonsai care.
In the end, good bonsai care during summer requires keeping climate conditions controlled, and avoiding the extremes like heat, wind, and light – especially if you live in a place where summer months can be cruel for bonsai care.

The soil you use affects rooting, feeding, watering and transpiration; it is where half your tree lives so this is our second biggest consideration in maintaining your bonsai. While the needs of individual species vary greatly a good rule of thumb is 30% grit, 70% humus for deciduous trees, and 70% grit, 30% humus for evergreen needled plants, but these are just general guidelines.

Good soil composition equals good drainage and healthy roots.

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Also if your Bonsai is placed against a wall make sure you turn it around
every two weeks. If you don't turn your bonsai every two weeks it may grow out of shape as it
grows towards the light.

Another overlooked point is to make sure you don't  place a bonsai pot directly onto concrete if it will be
subject to direct sunlight for long periods. The heat generated off the concrete coupled
with the small amount of soil in a bonsai pot can bake the roots of the tree and kill it.

Here is a good description of how the root system works with Growing bonsai trees and why you need to understand this to keep them healthy.

The Bonsai Tree soil in between watering starts to dry out as evaporation and drainage take its toll and the moisture is replaced by oxygen. The fluctuation from wet to slightly dry is the same as the inhaling and exhaling of our lungs. The most important thing this shows is that a constant balance is maintained, to assure your Bonsai Tree’s well being.

Also the rate at which your Bonsai breathe varies with conditions which is why it is important to understand your particular Bonsai tree.

- Andrew Perry

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So rather than just put up an article I have made a new video for you that details some of the Crucial aspects of growing Bonsai indoors

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 As I mention in the video, make sure you apply comon sense when it comes to your enviroment etc.

 

Every bonsai enthusiast needs a complete set of tools to care for their bonsai tree. Costing somewhere from a few dollars to even a few hundred dollars, choosing the best basic tools to complete your bonsai tree kit is an essential for anyone interested in growing and shaping their tree.

1. A pair of bonsai shears for trimming your bonsai. Investing in a good pair bonsai shears customised for bonsai trees is a must-have for every bonsai tree kit. Their razor-sharp blades, which produce clean cuts, are perfect for trimming roots, twigs, and branches off your trees since they will not crush your bonsai unlike regular scissors. However, since bonsai shears can be quite expensive, you can begin your bonsai gardening with a pair of pruning shears, provided they are sharp enough to prevent damaging your trees and small enough to perform detailed work on smaller trees and twiggy growths.
2. Concave cutters to leave concave wounds in your tree branches. Concave cutters are essential to cut branches that are close to the trunk, and style bonsai trees and nursery stock. Unlike regular cutters that leaves a straight cut in your trees, concave cutters leave a smoother surface that will not only heal faster, but will also look aesthetically pleasing after the wound heals. A good pair of concave cutters is therefore an essential part of your bonsai tree kit.
3. Wire cutters to remove the wires you put on. You will also need a special pair of cutters in your bonsai tree kit to remove the wires you used to shape your bonsai tree. Unlike hardware cutters that might damage your trees, bonsai wire cutters have rounded heads and shorter blades, which let you cut right up to the tree’s bark without hurting or damaging your bonsai.

 Remember good tools will make a big difference to your ability to maintain your Bonsai properly.

To help you keep your Bonsai as healthy as possible I have put together a series of Bonsai Tree Care videos to make learning more interesting and fun!

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The Bonsai is a very unique and particular type of tree, and the overall artistic affect is of really great significance in terms of growing the trees. This means that everything must be proportionate, including the size of the tree overall, its leaves or needles, its flowers or fruit, and even the container that you put it in to grow.

The process of learning how to identify a bonsai is one that certainly does not have to be difficult. There are actually various different qualities about the Bonsai species that give it away.

One of the most important things to understand when you are learning how to identify a bonsai involves its size. By definition, a bonsai is a type of tree that is kept small enough to be kept in a container the entire time while grown. The bonsai trees are actually classified according to size and name and are ideally less than 10 cm tall while some grow typically to about 25 cm tall.

Another issue to consider when learning how to identify a bonsai is in regards to the plant’s lignification. This is a term that basically refers to the woodiness of the plant, particularly of the trunk and branches, and typically the surface is encouraged to become rough and brown.

Learn more about identifying Bonsai Here

There are a few examples here from www.easybonsaigarden.com students who have used the Bonsai Mastery Course to literally transform themselves into Bonsai Masters, and create stunning award winning Bonsai!

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Many Bonsai mastery readers have asked about Misting Bonsai and what is the right way to approach it.

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