Here is a list of questions which have arisen during my bonsai practice, and which have been asked by members of my bonsai club or others visiting the website. If you have one to add, please add it to the comments box below.
- What is a tree?
- Where do trees fit in the ‘tree of life’?
- What is a bonsai tree?
- What does an old tree look like?
- What nutrients do trees need?
- How do trees get water to their leaves?
- How do bark, leaves, roots, stomata, xylem, phloem work?
- What are phytohormones?
- What are mychorrizal fungi, symbiotic bacteria, probiotics, microbes and how do they affect my tree?
- How big should my bonsai’s trunk be?
- How can I thicken my bonsai’s trunk?
- Where will buds appear on my tree? Is your tree a gymnosperm or an angiosperm?
- Should remove the flowers, fruit, cones, strobili from my tree?
- How can I ramify the shoots on my tree?
- How can I reduce the leaf size on my tree?
- How can I ramify the roots on my tree?
- Should I do foliar feeding?
- Should I defoliate my tree?
- What’s the effect of wiring, carving, pruning, grafting on my tree?
- Can I use artificial light for my bonsai?
- How and why should I water my bonsai?
- Will watering at midday scorch my bonsai tree’s leaves?
- When and how should I repot?
- When can I root prune?
- What bonsai pot should I choose?
- What growing medium should I use?
- How can I repair wounds or damage on my tree?
- What’s in Biogold, SUPERThrive, Green Dream, BioChar, HB-101?
- What are those weird ingredients in that product?