General Purpose Scissors
General purpose scissors, GP shears or Ashinaga Basami, are used for all sorts of pruning activities (as the name would suggest). Its an essential tool…
General purpose scissors, GP shears or Ashinaga Basami, are used for all sorts of pruning activities (as the name would suggest). Its an essential tool…
The root pruning scissors, root pruning shears or Hasami, are used to cut thicker or heavier roots. The broad, sharp blades lets you easily cut through…
The concave cutter, or Mataeda Hasami, is used to cut of whole branches of a bonsai tree. The slightly curved cutting area leaves a clean…
Regularly prune the vertical roots of your bonsai. Make sure your bonsai tree has an evenly distributed, spherical and superficial root ball. This will stimulate an even sap flow through your tree and improves the development of nebari.
In this beautiful 12 minute video, we see mister Peter Chan who shows us the great variety of maple bonsai trees. All the beautiful forms…
Use multiple smaller containers when you plant a bunch of seeds, instead of one bigger container. This way, you will have more control over watering conditions and positioning of your individual bonsai.
March is approaching. That means that spring is getting closer. And spring, for me, is always an exciting time. With spring comes new life, new…
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