Bonsai Tree Care

Actually, these buying online tips are suited to any way of buying a Bonsai tree: from a store down the street, from a catalogue or from an online shop.

When buying a Bonsai you should carefully consider each of the following aspects:

- the plants need to grow strong and healthy;

- the pants should not have brown leaves and dried out branches;

- the plants should not present any parasite;

- the Bonsai tree should not be freshly planted. It has to have strong roots to start with;

- when you take the plant from flower pot, you should only keep the healthy roots (those with paler colors). The black roots should be removed. This is usually a sign that the plant is not healthy or was not given proper care;

- the Bonsai to be sold should be wired. Still, you should be careful so that the wire should not embed in the bark, because it will become a lot more difficult to be removed;

- with conifers, the wire may leave marks. They heal really quickly and should not bother you too much. When it comes to deciduous trees, yet, you should be a lot more careful. Even the slightest embedding marks will take years to disappear and will be unpleasant to look at. As a general piece of advice, DO NOT BUY DECIDUOUS TREES WITH EMBEDDING MARKS.

- the shape of the bonsai tree plays a very important part. Choosing it depends on the taste of the buyer and on the offer. But, take into consideration some more important elements: the cornice should be strong and have a symmetrical thickness. The branches must refresh to the outer side of the tree. The stem should be short. The stem should be 1/3 to 1/5 of the entire tree;

- the shape of the tree needs to have a conical shape, with the bigger side on the lower part of the tree. The roots must be visible all around the tree.

You need to be very a sharp critique of the Bonsai trees. When buying a tree, you should receive information on the tree as well. This should present you with the origin, the age, the species and some basic care elements you need to know.

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