Knowledge, guides & stories from the bonsai community.

Learn how to choose the right bonsai placement — indoors or outdoors. Covers light requirements, humidity, ventilation, and signs your tree needs to move.

Learn bonsai branch pruning from scratch: two types of pruning, essential tools, best timing, and aftercare tips. A complete beginner's guide to confident pruning.

Learn how to save a dying or overwatered bonsai tree: identify warning signs, treat root rot, perform emergency recovery and prevent recurrence.

Learn how to force mai vang (Vietnamese apricot bonsai) to bloom right on Tet: defoliation timing, water control, temperature management, and troubleshooting early or late blooms.

Step-by-step guide to making a bonsai terrarium mini at home: plant selection, layering materials, planting, and care tips to keep your terrarium thriving.

Complete guide to choosing the right bonsai soil for each species — key criteria, mix formulas for tropical, flowering, and temperate trees, plus common mistakes to avoid.

Complete guide to bonsai autumn care: pruning techniques for structure, high-potassium fertilizing, watering adjustments, and pest prevention before winter.

Pomegranate bonsai symbolizes abundance and prosperity in feng shui. Complete guide on how to grow, care for, and shape pomegranate bonsai at home beautifully.

Complete guide to air layering bonsai for a high success rate: best timing, wound preparation, rooting hormones, and when to separate the new tree.

Complete guide to bonsai summer care and heat protection: proper watering schedule, shade setup, fertilizing adjustments, and pest prevention to keep your tree healthy.

Learn how to identify bonsai diseases through yellow leaves, fungal spots, and pests — plus proven treatment methods and prevention tips to keep your bonsai healthy.

Complete guide to fertilizing bonsai in spring for maximum growth: best fertilizer types, dosage, frequency, and monthly schedule for vigorous new shoots.

Complete bonsai repotting guide step-by-step: best timing, tools to prepare, safe root pruning technique, and aftercare tips to help your tree thrive.

Discover the feng shui meaning of loc vung bonsai (Barringtonia racemosa), best shaping styles, care techniques and ideal placement to attract luck and prosperity.

Master the Linh Nam trunk chop technique — an iterative method of chopping the trunk while keeping branches to create natural, characterful bonsai with dramatic taper.

Ficus racemosa bonsai brings prosperity and good fortune in feng shui. Complete guide to choosing, planting, caring for and shaping cluster fig bonsai at home.

Complete guide to caring for Podocarpus bonsai at home: light, watering, fertilizing, pruning, repotting and pest prevention to keep your tree thriving year-round.

Complete mai vang monthly care calendar: post-Tet recovery, summer fertilizing, September leaf removal to stimulate buds, and pre-Tet bud management.

Complete mai vang (Vietnamese yellow apricot) care calendar by month: watering, fertilizing, pruning, bud development, and timing blooms for Tet New Year.

Learn the correct akadama pumice perlite ratios for bonsai soil mix by species — from choosing ingredients to preparing the perfect growing substrate.