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    ?Five Steps For Choosing And Planting Perfect Landscaping Trees

    When planning your garden and considering the use of landscaping trees as part of the design, you need to consider several things: 1. What will the height of the tree be when it fully matures? Wil...

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    Basic Tools of the Trade - #2

    #2: Cutters Another useful tool for cutting or trimming bonsais, the cutter is designed specifically for trimming small and large branches and trunks. Just like shears, this tool is made availabl...

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    Basic Tools of the Trade - #5

    #5: Saws Unlike the typical wood saw you often notice in a carpenter’s table, the bonsai saws are smaller by nature. They just come similar to that of a knife, but they are deemed highly im...

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    Bonsai History

    The history of bonsai is long and storied. Bonsai first appeared in China over a thousand years ago on a very basic scale, known as pun-sai. Pun-sai was the practice of growing single specimen trees...

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    Bonsai Styles - Cascade Style

    The growing tip of a cascade bonsai reaches below the base of a container. The trunk has a natural taper and gives the impression of the forces of nature pulling against the forces of gravity. Branche...

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    Bonsai Styles - Formal Upright

    It is important for you to remember, as a beginner, that no single bonsai style is the “right” style. Bonsai is meant to be a representation of a tree in nature. Crafting a bonsai master...

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    Bonsai Styles - Informal Upright

    In nature, such trees bend or alter their direction away from wind or shade other trees or buildings, or towards light. In an informal upright bonsai the trunk should slightly bend to the right or lef...

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    Bonsai Styles - Semi-Cascade

    The tip of a semi-cascade, like the cascade, projects over the rim of the container, but does not drop below its base. The style occurs in nature when trees grow on cliffs or overhang water. The angle...

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    Bonsai Styles - Slanting Style

    Trees that slant naturally occur as a result of buff setting winds or deep shade during early development. Whether curved or straight, the whole trunk leans at a definite angle. The stronger roots gro...

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    Bonsai Techniques - #2

    #2: Watering The right placement of your bonsai is already determined. Now, what’s next? Well, the next important technique you should consider to help keep your bonsai beautiful has somet...

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    Bonsai Techniques - #3

    #3: Pruning Another necessary technique to practice, pruning is simply the act of cutting back the branches and trunks that grow in excess lengths and widths. This is the third most important asp...

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    Bonsai Techniques - #5

    #5: Wiring Wondering how an old looking tree kept small and lively in a pot? Seen those bonsais that bend and curve from left to right with symmetrical and proportionate branches? So how do the ...

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    Broom (Hokidachi)

    The broom style is specifically the form that replicates the way a number of deciduous plants or trees thrive in nature. This style offers you an image of a tree that grows without any competitors ar...

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    Creating Your Bonsai - Juniper

    Scientifically known as Juniperus, junipers is a non-flowering, hardy and evergreen specie of conifers that are easy to plant and grow. This tree is deemed throughout Japan and the world as one of th...

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    Creating Your Bonsai - Chinese Elm

    Indigenous to East Asians, the Chinese Elm is the bonsai specie that grows to a length of about 18 meters. It is tall and noted particularly for its spreading bark and habit that are stippled with di...

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