Serissa Bonsai

Serissa Bonsai

Serissas make excellent bonsai with the right care and shaping. They are an evergreen shrub native to China, Japan, and Indochina (Southeast Asia) where it may be found growing in the woods and wet fields.
The serissa foetida has small oval leaves which are slightly larger than the serissa japonica’s. It may erupt with small white [...]

January 20th, 2010 by Paul Masterson 

Japanese Maples From Seeds

Japanese Maples From Seeds

Growing Japanese Maples From Seeds
Growing your own Japanese Maple from seed is a very rewarding experience. What could be better than to watch a seed sprout and become a little twig, then grow to be a beautiful tree? The secret to starting you own tree from seeds, is something called stratification. This is where you [...]

January 17th, 2010 by Dwayne Haskell 

Pruning Techniques

Pruning Techniques

With the growing popularity of keeping bonsai and perfecting its art form over the past decade, many people may own or want to own a bonsai. Many people see beautiful pictures of bonsai that have been shaped and pruned into works of art. They themselves want to have a tree as magnificent in the photos [...]

January 7th, 2010 by Jarret Cade 

Azalea Flowering Bonsai

Azalea Flowering Bonsai

Azalea bonsai are some of the more common bonsai adaptations that were introduced when bonsai was first imported over from China to Japan. It is one of the more beautiful plants to adapted to bonsai style gardening.
The Azalea bonsai is a member of the genus Rhododendron. This simply indicates that the Azalea bonsai is an [...]

January 2nd, 2010 by Paul Masterson 

Beginner Bonsai – Juniper

Beginner Bonsai – Juniper

A Juniper bonsai is one type of bonsai trees that is suitable for beginners because it is quite easy to be taken care of.
Their are many types of juniper that can be turned into bonsai, such as Shimpaku, Japanese Garden, Green Mound, Chinese Juniper, Sargents, and Needle. These trees are also adaptive as they can [...]

December 31st, 2009 by Paul Masterson 
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