Bonsai for the More Experienced Enthusiasts

This section will attempt to take us into areas of beyond basic bonsai care, survival and well being – into areas where will explore the art and aesthetics of bonsai; displaying bonsai; growing your bonsai; collecting bonsai; propagation techniques; "exotic bonsai", an exploration into various bonsai schools, more advanced Bonsai styles ...

To many Bonsai enthusiasts "Watering Bonsai" is perhaps one of the most mysterious parts of growing Bonsai, and unfortunately many seem to seem to bounce between over watering and underwater bonsai. This article takes and indepth look into the "Science and Art of Watering Bonsai"

Over the years, I have grown many different species as Bonsai, and used a whole host of propagation techniques to build up my collection of species - I have recorded all lot of the study and research in a stand alone database. With a little bit of programming I have now made available part of that database on-line on the web. It has already proved quite a focal point. I shall frequently be releasing more species - as I add suitable photos, and complete some housekeeping and standardisation work on individual species - well up till recently it was a personal reference database - so it does need some tidying up. My species guide can be > found here < - now with over 75 species

Like the rest of my website this section this section too is evolutionary - so it will be having new items and details added almost weekly - so keep coming back.

Mark D'Cruz

Table of Contents

Bonsai Introduced:

What is Bonsai? Introducing: Bonsai Styles, Bonsai Sizes.

Looking after your Bonsai

Basics of Bonsai Care - Watering and feeding, Bonsai Pruning, Training and Shaping and Bonsai Repotting and Root Pruning. Creating your First Bonsai, What Bonsai Tools?, Choosing a Bonsai Pot?, What Bonsai Wire?.

The Experienced:

An in-depth study in to the Art of Watering Bonsai. A review of the Advanced Bonsai Styles why are they important? Some Advanced Bonsai Technique including Field Growing, Yamadori Introduced. Bonsai Species Guide – an exploration into Species Suitable for Bonsai.

Beyond Bonsai:

In this section I shall try and explore areas where Bonsai touches in other spheres of life, in healing, in meditation in self discovery and anything my readers would like to explore.