Health Benefits of Growing a Bonsai Tree

1.Growing and tending to bonsai trees is a wonderful hobby and a great stress reliever.
2. Bonsai trees require proper water, care, trimming, and fertilizing to be healthy. Constantly caring for your plant can help develop your patience.
3. Working with nature, including bonsai trees, can help you become a more peaceful person.
4. Indoor plants, including bonsai, can clean and help purify the air in your home or office.
5. Bonsai can help you get over your cold. Plants grown indoors can help fight fatigue, coughs, and sore throats.
6. Successfully growing and caring for a bonsai tree can leave you with a great sense of accomplishment which is very good for your health..

Christmas Bonsai Trees

Send a Christmas Bonsai as a gift for the holidays. They make a great ornament for Christmas and will add some holiday cheer to any household. Water your Christmas bonsai and it will grow and thrive inside any home for many years to come.

Bonsai nursery in Taipei

I had the opportunity to visit Mr. Chang-Hsing Ho's Bonsai nursery in Taipei. This is on the north side of the city, in a very pretty area not too far from the Grand Hotel. It was raining when we visited and there was no information available to describe the Bonsai. Although the people there were very friendly I wasn't able to learn much about the trees. The Bonsai were massive and impressive, with lots of deadwood.

All About Plants

It is clear for all to see that plants and foliage can look beautiful, and really brighten a space. Indoors and outdoors, plants play a big part in our everyday lives. However, the true impact of plants in interiors goes far beyond the aesthetics, providing benefits to health and wellbeing, productivity and financial savings.

Research into indoor plants has proven that: •Plants improve the efficiency of the workplace •Plants reduce absenteeism by reducing the effects of "Sick Building Syndrome" •Plants improve the quality of the environment •Plants reduce noise levels •Plants lower stress levels •Plants conserve energy by creating a micro-climate •Plants give structure to an office area and help to guide people around

Plants improve well-being and mental health of recovering patients

Recent research published in the academic journal, HortScience (USA Publication) finds that indoor plants have a positive effect on rehab patients. The research carried out in Norway with 436 coronary patients found that indoor plants in communal areas of a rehabilitation centre had a positive effect on self-reported well-being and mental health of the patients.

HOW TO THICKEN THE TRUNK OF YOUR BONSAI!

This trick is for that particular plant you find that seems to have the potential to become a nice bonsai but the trunk is very small in proportion. You will also find it somewhat helpful in creating a better taper. When pruning your newly created bonsai you should leave a branch low to the base of the trunk, even if this particular branch does not meet your esthetic requirements. Remember this branch is usually left on temporarily, but can be kept if it is helping you to achieve the overall shape you are striving for. What this trick accomplishes is to direct a strong amount of nutrients through the cambium of the trunk directly to this branch because it is the first branch the nutrients reach therefore sending less nutrients up the rest of the trunk to spread off to other branches. This extra flow of nutrients to the lowest part of the tree increases the rate the trunk thickens usually by double. When the trunk becomes proportionate you can then go ahead and remove this lower branch. On some species the desired effect can be reached in as short a time as 3-6 months.

HOW TO REDUCE THE LEAF SIZE ON YOUR BONSAI!

There are a few tricks to achieve this, here is one... you have a Bonsai that is desirable in all aspects accept leaf size and you're impatient to wait until it truly dwarfs itself according to its pot size. Here is what you do... go through the tree and cut all the leaves in half. That is right... I said in half!!! Especially the very large ones. You can do this at an angle, if you so desire, so the leaf looks more natural. This will trick the plant into growing a new generation of leaves that is only the size of the portion of leaf you removed. Hence, producing a smaller crop of leaves on your new growth. This will usually work the first time, but you may need to repeat the procedure again to achieve the reduction in leaf size that you require. It is important to remember to keep up on your daily spray misting immediately after cutting the leaves in half, this will reduce the amount of bruising you will see on the tips where you have cut. Also, remember to use a very sharp, clean pair of Bonsai shears.