Discover The Different Bonsai Types

The word bonsai, pronounced as bone-sigh, means tray tree, bon is tray, while sai means tree. There are many bonsai types and one is probably perfect for you. The longer the life of a bonsai tree, the greater its value.

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.

Two varieties of bonsais that will grow indoors are the tropical and subtropical bonsais tree. If you have never grown bonsais before then one of these is a good choice for you. These trees like the morning sun and the afternoon shade, while some can tolerate full sun it is probably a good idea to watch and see where it flourishes the most. These indoor bonsais can also do well outside as long as they are not left out when it gets too hot or when the temperature goes below 55 degrees.

The best bonsai types for beginners are ficus, baby jade, and Hawaiian umbrella trees, to name only a few. Many other indoor bonsai trees exist, such as serissa, sago palms, araliad, Fukien tea, money tree, brush cherry, schefflera, bougainvillea, gardenias, and elms, which can be adapted. Two species of outdoor bonsai trees are evergreens like juniper and pine, and deciduous, like maple, gingko, and elm.

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 typically experience loss of leaves or enter into a dormant stage but eventually generate new leaves in the springtime. There are many assortments of the bonsai tree. They include such species as crabapple, hornbeam, apricot and larch. There is one tree, the Japanese maple, which poses challenges for its owner. They are a delightful tree that experience color change in spring and during the fall season display a range of colors from yellow to red. An example of a bonsai tree suitable for outdoors is the Deciduous bonsai. They go dormant over the winter months and if keeping them indoors, they should be kept near a cool windowsill or outside in a shed. To keep them maintained, it is recommended that you use greatly reduce the amount of sunlight and water and keep consistent with the fertilizer applying it every few weeks.

When winter comes all bonsai types need a lot of extra attention, that a careful protection from the cold. If you want to acquire an outdoor Bonsai you can choose from a wide variety: Chinese fringe flower and elm, Japanese juniper and red maple, blue moss, cypress star and soft touch golly. Bonsais are small-scale trees with an unique design and look.