What bonsai are good for beginners to grow? I recommend these few

Today, bonsai art is becoming more and more popular, and many people have started growing bonsai at home. However, to grow bonsai well, careful tending is needed. For bonsai beginners, a lot of knowledge is still not well understood, so it is suitable to start by choosing some that are easy to keep alive and easy to care for.

Chinese elm bonsai

For bonsai beginners, using Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia) to get started is just perfect. Chinese elm is drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant, and it also tolerates poor soil, and is not afraid of waterlogging in the rainy season. It can be grown in any kind of soil, and its ability to adapt to the environment is very strong, so it is very hard to kill.

For beginners, many pruning techniques are still not mature, so it is easy to mess up the shaping, or to kill the plant. In addition to Chinese elm's strong survival ability that makes it hard to kill, Chinese elm has very strong sprouting ability, grows quickly, and is also very tolerant of pruning, so beginners can "fiddle" with it however they like. Of course, you cannot fiddle blindly; for example, in winter it is best not to prune branches, and if you do prune, you should seal the cuts with wax.

Ficus bonsai

The reason beginners are recommended to grow ficus bonsai is that the ficus has especially strong vitality. The ficus root system is very vigorous and easy to grow, and it is not very particular about the environment, tolerating shade, drought and moisture, with very strong adaptability.

In addition, the ficus has a unique form, and shaping it does not require much skill, and the ficus is also tolerant of pruning, with very simple care and management, making it very suitable for beginners.

Firethorn bonsai

Firethorn (Pyracantha) is an evergreen shrub with a nice tree shape and tolerance of pruning. It blooms in summer, and the fruits it produces in autumn are red, with a very long fruiting period. Made into a bonsai, you can enjoy the flowers in spring and the fruits in winter, and displaying it at home during the Spring Festival is also very festive, with an auspicious meaning.

Firethorn is drought-tolerant and easy to keep alive, and because firethorn itself has a tree shape with a certain ornamental value, and is also tolerant of wiring, shaping it does not require too much effort, so it is very suitable for beginners to practice on.

The care of firethorn bonsai is also relatively simple. Normally place it in a ventilated and sunny spot, then focus on fertilizing and watering during the growing season, and it can basically survive. As for pruning, you only need to prune and pinch the tips in spring to maintain the shape well.

Golden bullet bonsai

Golden bullet (Diospyros cathayensis) is also an evergreen shrub, also called bottle orchid, with glossy leaves and golden-yellow fruits, and it has great ornamental value. In addition, the trunk of the golden bullet has a peculiar shape, making it very suitable for making trunk-style bonsai.

Golden bullet is not picky about soil; as long as fertilizer and water are supplied sufficiently during the growing season, it can grow very well, and the golden bullet is resistant to pests and diseases, basically having no pests or diseases. So it is very convenient to care for and is also very suitable for bonsai beginners.

Vitex bonsai

Vitex (Vitex negundo) is also a very easy plant to grow. Normally it does not need too meticulous care; in summer it does not need shading, and in winter it can also resist cold, and it can survive if placed in a ventilated and well-lit environment.