Complete Guide to Bonsai Making Methods and Detailed Steps

Bonsai is one of the most unique art forms. It originated from the Han Chinese people of our country, and whether placed indoors or outdoors, it can create an ornamental effect just like a natural landscape. Its materials are very simple, mainly just two kinds: one is plants, and the other is stones. After being polished and created by many artists and carefully cultivated, bonsai becomes more and more beautiful. Of course, the price of bonsai is not too expensive, but sometimes you can make one yourself.

Making Plant-Based Bonsai

Material Preparation:

Mainly mountain stones, fertile soil, plant seedlings and roots, a shovel.

Making Steps:

① Sowing Method

To create a perfect bonsai, you need to choose the plant seeds you like for preparation and cultivation. Of course, if you want a finished product, you should choose a plant that has already been grown, such as a tea-oil tree. When planting, you can use methods such as sowing, cuttings and artificial propagation for cultivation.

② Choosing a Pot

Either a shallow pot or a deep pot can be used for growing. A shallow pot can show the scenery and customs of the mountains and fields, and it is very atmospheric. A deep pot shows the depth of mountains and rivers, giving people an open-minded feeling. For the material, it is best to choose a glazed ceramic pot, because its breathability and water permeability are both excellent, and the price is not expensive, so it is suitable for use.

③ Potting

It is best to pot in spring. During planting, you need to place the selected mountain stones in the bonsai.

Adjust the roots of the plant you selected well, expose them in the bonsai you selected, and keep the base stably growing in the soil. If the roots are very fragile, you can use a tool to pick the roots out. In this way, the bonsai will look very beautiful. During the planting process, you need to press the soil to prevent failure in making the bonsai caused by an unstable base. If the roots are not suitable to be exposed, you can pick them out and then trim them off.

④ Pruning

After you have completed all the steps, you must regularly prune the bonsai you have chosen. April and May each year are the best periods.

⑤ The Method of Storing Branches and Cutting the Trunk

The pruning method you use is best the method of storing branches and cutting the trunk. This method means that when you cut off a branch or trunk, it will sprout a second branch, and at this time you should cut it off, and so on. After many years of arrangement, your bonsai will certainly grow vigorously, strong and powerful, and full of a distinctive poetic and picturesque quality.

Whether it is a tree-stump bonsai or a landscape bonsai, the effect it produces is the same: using the individual to influence the entire surrounding area and make people feel better. It is like a three-dimensional painting. The ancients always liked to make paintings from bonsai, and there was no need to travel to distant mountains and forests, which also saved most of the time and expense. Therefore, bonsai is mostly loved by painters as well. Today we have introduced the making of bonsai. If you do not want to spend money to buy one, making one yourself is more economical.