Entwood Bonsai

Since the spring of 1996, we have been growing our entire collection of prebonsai and bonsai organically. We like to grow all our plants in the most earth friendly way possible and bonsai at first seemed a bit scary to take this jump in cultural practices. This article highlights our thoughts about several common insect pests of bonsai and their control.

Any moss that is gathered outdoors here in Maine is a temperate climate plant, just like all the other outdoor trees and plants native to Maine. A temperate climate is one with four seasons: spring summer, fall and winter. Moss are primitive plants with not very well developed root systems and derive a lot of their moisture requirements from humidity in the air.

In my last guide I looked at some of the factors used to select the correct tree for a location in your home. In this article I will look at the easy ways to keep your bonsai alive and happy and I will offer a few suggestions regarding the choice of plants for the beginning bonsai enthusiast.

Bonsai are not difficult to grow; they just require a slightly different approach from the typical potted houseplant, which we all have scattered throughout our homes. Bon- means tree and -sai means tray or pot when translated from Japanese. Therefore, bonsai is the art of growing trees in containers. Bonsai are not a specific species or variety of a tree (such as a pine or maple tree), they are trees grown in a particular way.

Bonsai species are not difficult to care for if they are given the optimum environment. The checklist below will help you determine what type of tree and species will best suit your location and lifestyle. Following this brief checklist when selecting your tree will help you grow healthy, happy, long-lived bonsai.

Bonsai is an art, coming to us from (ancient) China. Around 600AD the Japanese imported the art-form and made it their own. Their word BONSAI (pronounced bone-sigh) literally means, "tree in a pot." By taking a small young tree and fashioning it into the likeness of an old tree, the artist brings out the visible traces of the Infinite Beauty (God). The art was further developed and practiced by Buddhist monks.