Aqua Bonsai is a new Bonsai style using the technology of hydroponics (a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil).
First, a Bonsai that was initially growing in soil is put in a circulation system of water and growth-lights. The details about this system are a well kept secret, but it results in a Bonsai tree that can thrive without any soil.
Each tree species has specific requirements for its cultivation, training and care. This means selecting the right tree species for your environment (or identifying which tree species you might already have) is crucial to keep it healthy. We help you select or identify your tree. The most popular species include the Ficus and Juniper.
A common misconception is that the plants used for Bonsai are genetically 'dwarfed' plants. Bonsai trees are normal plants, propagated like any other, but trained using sophisticated techniques to keep them in miniature size. The styling of these miniature trees involve important techniques like regular pruning and wiring.
There are different methods to propagate trees, some need a lot of patience and some offer immediate results. Growing a tree from seed means you have full control over the styling of your Bonsai, but it takes at least five years before you have anything that resembles a tree. Buying a tree in a nursery means you can style it right away.
Keeping a Bonsai tree alive is really not that hard. But because the trees are planted in small pots, they have less reserves in terms of water and nutrients. This means you need to water and fertilize regularly, as well as put your tree at a good spot. If you pay attention to your tree and water when needed, your tree will thrive!
Each tree species has specific requirements for its cultivation, training and care. This means selecting the right tree species for your environment (or identifying which tree species you might already have) is crucial to keep it healthy. We help you select or identify your tree. The most popular species include the Ficus and Juniper.
A common misconception is that the plants used for Bonsai are genetically 'dwarfed' plants. Bonsai trees are normal plants, propagated like any other, but trained using sophisticated techniques to keep them in miniature size. The styling of these miniature trees involve important techniques like regular pruning and wiring.
There are different methods to propagate trees, some need a lot of patience and some offer immediate results. Growing a tree from seed means you have full control over the styling of your Bonsai, but it takes at least five years before you have anything that resembles a tree. Buying a tree in a nursery means you can style it right away.
Keeping a Bonsai tree alive is really not that hard. But because the trees are planted in small pots, they have less reserves in terms of water and nutrients. This means you need to water and fertilize regularly, as well as put your tree at a good spot. If you pay attention to your tree and water when needed, your tree will thrive!
As long as I remember, I have always had a huge appreciation of nature. My love affair with trees was there long before I came across Bonsai.
Wlodzimierz Pietraszko was born on the 24th of March 1957 in Bystrzyca Klodzka (small city situated in the beautiful mountain area called Sudeten).
Wolfgang Putz was born in September 1969 in Austria. His job is landscape gardener, and has various hobbies including cacti, petrified wood, hosta's etc., but his big hobby is Bonsai and accent plants.
Budi Sulistyo was born in 1952 in Indonesia. He started doing Bonsai in 1976 and is considered as one of the Bonsai pioneers in Indonesia. He gave television presentations on Bonsai from 1980 till 1990.
Pak Gede is a very unassuming person. He dressed casually, more often bare chested at home. He is very friendly and has a hearty laugh. He sits cross-legged on the floor while working on bonsai.
Through Bonsai I have been taught many things, they display the beauty of nature in all four seasons and the majesty, grace and power of trees surviving in the harshest of conditions; something which helps me in my life.
Manoj Kumar, 44, born in Delhi, India, he is among the most experienced Bonsai artist in India, and being considered as one of the pioneer Indian Bonsai artist.
Masahiko Kimura was born in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan on 31st of March, 1940 and is a widely recognized Bonsai master.
Masashi Hirao was born in Tokushima, Japan in 1981. “In Japan or overseas, no matter where I go, people often ask me “What is Bonsai for you?” and I always find myself in a quandary about it.
I started Bonsai in late 1979 or early 1980. At that time I only worked according to my own imagination and taste rather than following the textbook styles.
Using wire, both aluminum and copper, for Bonsai art design is a relatively recent practice, dating from the 20th century.
