Bonsai Tree Care is very important if you want to succeed  

  Bonsai Tree care makes the difference in making them beautiful plants or sad ones. Always make sure you start your tree in spring as the plant will then have a full growing season to adjust to the changes. Spring is also the time for any training and pruning of your last season Bonsai Tree.

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        In the summer time place the Bonsai Tree on a table or platform, in the garden, where it can receive 3 to 5 hours of direct sunlight, this should be somewhere that is shaded in the afternoon. If this area is subject to drying winds then place a screen around your plants to protect them, this will also provide shade. Water the entire plant and soil daily; don’t skip a single day as this can permanently damage the plant. They need also to be placed where rain can fall on them, although you must not leave Bonsai Tree wet or waterlogged for long periods.

        With the Bonsai Tree it is a good idea to understand how the root system works. The root system is a bit like our lungs, all plants breath through their root system. The leaf system of the plant also takes in air through their pores. When potting your plant it is a good idea to immerse the entire pot and plant in water, when all the bubbles have been expelled, that tells you all the air has been expelled and the soil in your Bonsai Tree has been totally saturated.

       The Bonsai Tree soil at this point 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.  

        Bonsai Tree badly eaten or stripped foliage usually is caused by caterpillars or Beetles it helps to observe and recognize this condition before the total infestation can occur. This condition can be controlled by spraying Carbaryl of Endosulphan while they are feeding. Scarab and Christmas beetle Larvae on you plant is also controlled by these sprays. The health of trees depends on the care of changing the soil in the pots and the proper pruning of surface roots. A healthy tree puts out new surface roots every year. The growth of these roots makes it difficult for vital water and air to penetrate the soil. The surface roots will be nourished but the main root near the trunk will die. Therefore, periodically cut back the main root of the Bonsai Tree and thin out the surface roots.

        A Bonsai Tree’s rate of growth determines the frequency of repotting, depending on the type every second year. Repot quick growing species, at least twice a year. This applies to a healthy Bonsai Tree which has had proper care.