Bonsais dot Asia | Site Wide Activity http://bonsais.asia/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:19:49 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.2.3 en http://bonsais.asia/activity/p/78/ <![CDATA[mateo became a registered member]]> http://bonsais.asia/activity/p/78/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:58:07 +0000 mateo became a registered member

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]]> http://bonsais.asia/2009/05/20/bonsai-plant-selection-guide/ <![CDATA[anty wrote a new blog post: Bonsai Plant Selection Guide]]> http://bonsais.asia/2009/05/20/bonsai-plant-selection-guide/ Wed, 20 May 2009 19:37:10 +0000 anty wrote a new blog post: Bonsai Plant Selection Guide
Trees and Shrubs
The following alphabetical list of plants includes trees and shrubs suitable for traditional bonsai. This is not intended to be a complete list. Specialty nurseries often have a wide selection of dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties of many of these species. Dwarf plants, however, do not always convey the same impression as their full [...]

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]]> http://bonsais.asia/2009/05/15/choosing-a-bonsai-style/ <![CDATA[anty wrote a new blog post: Choosing a Bonsai Style]]> http://bonsais.asia/2009/05/15/choosing-a-bonsai-style/ Fri, 15 May 2009 07:31:36 +0000 anty wrote a new blog post: Choosing a Bonsai Style
Basic Styles
Bonsai can be classified into five basic styles: formal upright, informal upright, slanting, cascade, and semi-cascade. These classifications are based on the overall shape of the tree and how much the trunk slants away from an imaginary vertical axis.
The numerous Japanese bonsai styles are principally variations of these five basic styles. The styles given [...]

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]]> http://bonsais.asia/2009/05/12/principles-of-bonsai/ <![CDATA[anty wrote a new blog post: Principles of Bonsai]]> http://bonsais.asia/2009/05/12/principles-of-bonsai/ Tue, 12 May 2009 18:30:55 +0000 anty wrote a new blog post: Principles of Bonsai
Not all plants are equally effective as bonsai. To produce a realistic illusion of a mature tree, look for plants with the following characteristics:
Small leaves or needles.
Short internodes, or distances between leaves.
Attractive bark or roots.
Branching characteristics for good twig forms.
All parts of the ideal bonsai — trunk, branches, twigs, leaves, flowers, fruits, buds, roots — [...]

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]]> http://anty.bonsais.asia/2009/05/04/what-i-did-wrong-with-my-first-bonsai-and-how-you-can-avoid-it/ <![CDATA[anty wrote a new blog post: What I did wrong with my first bonsai (and how you can avoid it)]]> http://anty.bonsais.asia/2009/05/04/what-i-did-wrong-with-my-first-bonsai-and-how-you-can-avoid-it/ Mon, 04 May 2009 10:09:29 +0000 anty wrote a new blog post: What I did wrong with my first bonsai (and how you can avoid it)
When I first started with bonsais I did it totally wrong. Little did I know when I went to the mall and bought this cute little pine for $29.95.
I placed my new bonsai near the window and cared about it every day. Still after a few month it began to lose its needles and I [...]

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]]> http://anty.bonsais.asia/2008/12/26/top-10-bonsais-for-the-tropical-climate/ <![CDATA[anty wrote a new blog post: Top 10 Bonsais for the Tropical Climate]]> http://anty.bonsais.asia/2008/12/26/top-10-bonsais-for-the-tropical-climate/ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:19:49 +0000 anty wrote a new blog post: Top 10 Bonsais for the Tropical Climate
Tropical trees are used as bonsais in either:
Tropical climates, where they are originally located or have similar conditions
Other climates where they are considered “indoor bonsais” because they wouldn’t survive the winter
Now that you know that you can have a tropical bonsai anywhere in the world, what are the top tropical bonsais?
Azalea bonsais, are perfect [...]

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