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Knowledge. Observation. Understanding.
Bonsai care, design, growing methods and fundamentals: explore articles on tree analysis, pruning, grafting and repotting. Photographs and practical guides explain what to consider when working on a tree.
Growing methods
As an example of plant grafting, we show here the grafting of hawthorn with redthorn. The hawthorn we used is a Yamadori with a straight trunk. It has a nice broad base and has already developed an old bark. However, it lacks branches, which means that new branching is required.
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Bonsai basics
The country of origin of the bonsai tree is China, where the small tree is called "Penjing".
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Growing methods
When we Europeans take a look at the ancient juniper trees in Japan, it can make us a little envious. Trees of such quality with impressive wood could be bought, but they are simply unaffordable, even as raw material.
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Bonsai basics
The question of how often to water a bonsai comes up again and again. Well, no one can actually give a time or a quantity. There are a whole host of factors that make such an indication impossible. But there is a rule of thumb that can be applied to any plant, regardless of whether it is a bonsai in a pot or a houseplant in a container.
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Bonsai design
In this design example, we look at a hornbeam and consider the basic structure of yamadori through to the ceramic bowl.
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Bonsai basics
The proposed soil mixture has an air availability of 29-30%, whereas a conventional gardener's soil mixture consisting of peat, sand and humus soil has an air availability of only 10-20%. The finer-grained a substrate mixture is, the less oxygen is available to the plant in the soil.
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Bonsai Kreativ / Knowledge
The articles cover tree analysis, deadwood, repotting and pine grafting, connecting observation and technique with the long-term development of a bonsai.
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