"True" and "false" bonsais…

A bonsai is a growing in a small pot tree, the growing and the shape of which are controlled by trimming and wiring. It suffered no chemical or genetic handling.

A "true bonsai" needs several years of care and shaping before being worthy of the name of bonsai. It grows in a lofty pot which emphasizes its beauty.

On the contrary, "false bonsais" are sold in ugly worthless pots. They show hard cuts and their branches are much thinner than their trunk. This kind of tree is produced in a few months - sometimes two or three years. During their shaping, the only aim is to obtain a mass of leaves to hide the hard cuts.

You can buy true and false outdoor and indoor bonsais. The Bonsai art is a way to grow and shape trees that can be applied to any species. So, according to the quality of the work, you can name a tree a bonsai or not, whatever its botanic origin.

Training a bonsai is not so difficult!

A few hours a year! That is all you need.

	Every day you have to look after watering or not.
	Sometimes, you will have to trim the new shoots.

You will not be swamped by work!

You will succeed if you are assiduous. The discipline that your bonsai ask will be a source of pleasure and serenity.

Bonsais are not delicate, they are dependant!

These trees, often considered as decorative objects, are alive and cannot stay alive if their basic needs are not satisfied.

The high death-rate of bonsais can be explained by the following reasons:

	insufficient light exposure,
	mistakes about the watering.

Buy your bonsai from a competent professional who will give you the whole necessary information, and of whom bonsais are healthy.

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