Care Guides

Ficus Microcarpa "Golden Gate" Ficus Bonsai Tree Care. Ficus, or fig, is a durable, fast-growing tropical bonsai that can adapt to indoor life. Forgiving, but responsive. T...

Learn how to identify, treat, and prevent scale insects on juniper bonsai. This guide covers scale species, lifecycle, symptoms, effective treatments (including oils, soaps, and...

Bacteria and Fungus are part of the natural life cycle of plants, providing mechanisms by which dead plant tissue is broken down to components that can then be re-used by other ...

It’s an emotional blow to lose a bonsai. Our advice is to use tree death as an opportunity to analyze the cause so you can learn and not repeat the conditions that lead to your ...

Junipers are among the most popular bonsai trees, and they are a great choice for bonsai enthusiasts as well as anyone new to bonsai. This guide includes information on popular ...

Decandling a Japanese Black Pine is one of the techniques that allows for long-term containment of mature bonsai and establishment of younger trees as bonsai. Analyzing your goa...

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) are one of the classic bonsai species and make great trees for bonsai, especially for beginners. They grow well in containers and are generally ea...

After a year of modest growth in a small bonsai container, fall clean-up on Eric's favorite little Kifu Elm includes removing the leaves by hand. Trimming the tree down to a sha...

Zelkova, aka Japanese Gray Bark Elm, is a wonderful, amazingly vigorous tree species. Fast growth in a plant is great for building a bonsai from scratch, but does it become a di...

Bonsai trees sometimes need a sacrifice branch to create the wood that will give the tree good proportion. Learn how to properly manage a sacrifice branch as you develop your tr...

Elms can have a good fall clean-up and look nice over the winter, but after a round of healthy spring growth they can start to look overgrown and have dieback in the finer branc...

If you take good care of your bonsai during the short, cold months of Winter, it will reward you in the Spring with strong growth. Timing tasks in the Spring to take advantage o...

Ack!! You found root aphids on your bonsai trees and you need to get rid of them before they sap strength, health, and vitality from your trees! Here are a few tips to treat roo...

Changing color in coniferous bonsai can be quite delightful in fall and winter; from larch having yellow needles that drop in fall to some junipers that turn purple. In our nurs...