These rules, as Terry helpfully outlines, also apply to bonsai forms of Japanese maple trees. 'Full sun situations, or climates that are hot and dry, are not ideal for these plants,' Terry adds.

The small, shallow dishes that house bonsai trees are sized to inhibit root growth. Larger pots would hold more soil and water, allowing more space for roots to spread. That would be ...

Seven trees, worth a total of about $90,000, were taken from a Japanese garden in January. Its owner had looked after one of them for 25 years.

The company behind the products says it prefers to bring the elegance of bonsai to lovers of Japanese culture with a sense of playful creativity, rather than aiming to provide completely realistic ...

The distraught Japanese owners of seven stolen Bonsai trees worth £92,000 have pleaded with the thieves to continue caring for their precious plants. Fuyumi Iimura and her husband Seiji, from ...

Sydney-based Japanese bonsai master Megumi Bennett currently grows more than 300 bonsai pots, which she lovingly refers to as her "children". Roughly half of them are Australian fig trees.

Her nephew, Kyle Lew, 30, is a talented bonsai artist who has worked on some of his grandfather’s trees. He also wants the nursery to remain open, but he isn’t sure of his plans yet either.

Boosted by the pandemic The Japanese Bonsai Association has registered 25 thefts in 11 prefectures since February 2023. One of these stolen miniature trees alone was worth over 3 million yen.

Some common bonsai-friendly plants include juniper, false cypress, jade, ficus, azaleas, Chinese elm, Japanese beech and Japanese maple, among others. Pick the pot you plan to use.

Story update: The exhibition "American Bonsai: The Unbridled Art of Ryan Neil" runs at the Portland Japanese Garden May 21–June 19, 2016. When most Americans think of bonsai — the craft of ...