How to Trim a Bonsai Tree - PowerPoint

							How to Trim a Bonsai Tree



  By: Jon Ziemer
                Introduction
   In the next few minutes I am going to tell
    you how to get started and how to care for a
    Bonsai tree.
           What is Bonsai
 Practiced for centuries in China and Japan,
  bonsai is the reproduction of natural tree
  forms in miniature. Bonsai trees are living
  miniature trees which increase in beauty and
  value as they mature over the years.
 The selecting of a pot suitable to the
  beauty of the tree, and the arranging of
  small stones or figurines at its base.
 Bonsai is an art.
            Materials Needed
   Bonsai containers
   9-to-20-gauge copper or painted aluminum wire
    (for shaping)
   Screen wire (to cover drain hole)
   Potting medium and gravel
   Chopsticks or similar sharp sticks
   Pruners (some should be for fine work)
   Potted plants (to be trained to bonsai)
Example of Bonsai
           Getting Started
 Step 1: The trunk is
  shortened by 2/3
  with a concave
  cutter.
 Tip: It's fairly
  easy to grow a new
  plant from the old
  top.
 Step 2: The trunk is
  wired with 1/8"
  aluminum wire.
 As the trunk is
  about 1 inch in
  diameter, twin
  wiring will be
  required in order
  to get it into the
  desired shape.
 Step 3: Remove all
  the leaves.
 New smaller leaves
  will grow back in a
  few weeks time,
  inducing new
  branches on the
  tree.
 Step 4: The trunk is
  carefully plied into
  an "S" shape.
 In a few months
  time, it will keep
  it's basic shape and
  the wires can be
  removed.
      Further Along the Bonsai
                Road
   After one month




   After three months
How to Care For an Indoor
          Tree
      The plant receives at
       least two hours of
       direct sun.
      Avoid using normal
       household filament
       and fluorescent lamps
       as they do not emit
       light at the right
       wavelengths for
       healthy plant growth
        Heat and Humidity
  It is bad to       Stand your trees
  subject plant to     on trays full of
  sudden               gravel immersed
  temperature          in water.
  changes
                      Evaporation of the
 They should not
  be placed near a     water will provide
  heat source.         a moist
 Don’t place on       microclimate
  window sills         around the tree.
            Rotating Trees
 Rotate so all side of tree gets light.
 The side that doesn’t get light will shed the
  branches.
               Watering
 The top layer of soil must be allowed to
  dry down an inch before watering.
 Use a fine-spray bonsai watering can is
  not available, put your bonsai in the
  sink, fill the sink with water until it
  reaches the rim of the bonsai container,
  let it sit for 15 minutes
 Other methods will wash soil particles
  out of the pot.
 Frequent misting of foliage does not
  contribute to soil problems, and is a good
  method for increasing humidity.
                   Conclusion
   After watching and
    hearing about how to
    get started and how to
    care for a bonsai tree I
    hope you learned more
    about them and that
    they are not that
    difficult to have,