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What is Required for Indoor Bonsai Care?

By: Herb Daniels

Bonsai are trees that can be maintained in very small sizes. To be successful with these plants, constant root and crown pruning is required. It is also necessary to keep the plant in a small pot.

Bonsai trees were introduced in ancient China, and interest in them spread to Japan and then to other places around the globe.

Indoor Bonsai Care is Essential

For successful indoor bonsai care, they will need to live in an environment similar to their origins. This means that plants from the tropics or subtropics will probably not survive outside during the harsh and freezing winter months. It is imperative to be fully aware of the plants' needs prior to bringing them inside your home or office. Following are some critical tips for optimal indoor Bonsai care.

Mimic the sunlight these trees are used to getting outside. This can be accomplished by making available artificial light to replace any loss of natural light. Some trees may not need much light. Therefore, you need to be aware of what kind of plant you are working with. Some people place bonsai near a window. However, this is not always the best solution. Some varieties of bonsai will still need more light. As an alternative, light that comes from a fluorescent lamp can produce enough indoor bonsai care for the needed twelve hours per day.

Bonsai coming from colder areas will require more indoor bonsai care than tropical species that need less attention. Because tropical plants thrive in temperatures accompanied by humidity, they can usually handle our indoor temperatures, even in the colder months.

For the best indoor Bonsai care, you should not place a tropical bonsai tree near a window during a cold night, even if the window remains shut. In the winter months, you should keep the bonsai away from radiators or heating vents and continually mist the leaves to produce the effect of humidity.

It is also a good practice to place the bonsai pot on a water-filled tray and to add some small pebbles. The pebbles will keep the bonsai roots from sitting in too much moisture and the water will evaporate into the limbs, giving off a source of humidity.

Indoor bonsai care can become tiresome since the bonsai does best if it is taken outside when the weather is good. Due to business events and work schedules, some bonsai hobbyists may simply forget to tend their trees properly. These plants are not normally supposed to live indoors; but, if doing so is a must for their survival, then good indoor bonsai care can be accomplished by following the aforementioned tips.

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Herb Daniels is an amateur gardener living in Florida. Herb has posted an informative article about What is Required for Indoor Bonsai Care on his blog. Stop at Herb's Bonsai Plant site for more details.

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