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Bonsai Tree Maintenance

Welcome to our Bonsai Tree Maintenance blog articles, your go-to resource for keeping your bonsai trees healthy, vibrant, and beautifully shaped. These posts cover every aspect of bonsai upkeep — from watering, pruning, and feeding, to wiring, repotting, and seasonal care.

With guidance from our experts, you’ll learn simple yet effective maintenance techniques that protect your bonsai’s long-term health while enhancing its natural beauty. Whether you’re new to bonsai or refining your skills, our blogs provide practical tips and inspiration to make bonsai maintenance both rewarding and enjoyable.

Caring for bonsai trees - How to care for a bonsai

Caring for a Bonsai

How to Care for a Bonsai Tree | Bonsai Care Tips for Beginners & Enthusiasts Caring for a bonsai tree requires patience, attention, and an understanding of its [...]

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Chinese Elm bonsai tree care sheet

Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Bonsai Care Instructions

Please see the new 2020 bonsai care sheet for taking care of your Chinese Elm indoor bonsai tree – Ulmus parvifolia. Watering your Chinese Elm Watering is an [...]

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How to care for a Chinese Elm Bonsai tree

Chinese Elm Bonsai – Lloyd’s Care Tips

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia or Zelkova) is our most popular species of bonsai and we aren't surprised. This variety is very hardy and can actually live indoors [...]

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Chinese Sweet Plum bonsai tree care sheet

Chinese Sweet Plum (Sageretia theezans) Bonsai Care Instructions

Please see the new 2020 bonsai care sheet for taking care of your Chinese Sweet Plum indoor bonsai tree - Sageretia theezans. The Chinese Sweet Plum (Sageretia theezans) [...]

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Brilliant Branch Placement: 28-Year-Old Ficus Bonsai

Ficus Bonsai Tree Care (Banyan Bonsai) – Pruning, Feeding, Watering and Positioning

If you're looking for some guidance about Ficus bonsai tree care, you’re in the right place! In this video, Bonsai Master Lloyd Noall shares expert advice on how [...]

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Ficus retusa bonsai tree care sheet

Ficus indoor Beginners Bonsai Tree Care Instructions

A new care guide for 2020; this care sheet is intended for complete beginners to help them care for their Ficus retusa indoor bonsai tree and covers watering [...]

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Very large English maple bonsai tree

Hardy English Maple Bonsai Pruning, Styling & Refining | Advanced Techniques

Welcome to another expert guide from Bonsai Master Lloyd Noall. Here, we delve into the art of pruning and styling the hardy English Maple bonsai (Acer campestre). Also [...]

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The Bonsai Direct Care Handbook

How do I look after my indoor bonsai tree?

How to look after a bonsai tree UK - General Bonsai Tree Care Place your bonsai on a humidity tray. This will catch the water draining through the [...]

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Post Christmas bonsai care

How to Care for Your Indoor Bonsai After the Festive Season | Post Christmas Bonsai Care & Advice

A gentle guide to helping your Christmas bonsai settle into the New Year Christmas is one of the most popular times of year to gift a bonsai. With [...]

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Lloyd Trunk Taper - Carmona Bonsai Tree

How to Improve the Taper of The Trunk of Bonsai Trees – The Fukien Tea Tree (Carmona microphylla)

Join Lloyd, Bonsai master from Bonsai Direct, who has nearly 40 years of expertise in growing and styling bonsai trees. Lloyd was asked how to improve the taper [...]

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Chinese elm bonsai tree

How to look after Chinese Elm Indoor Bonsai – Customer Question

Arran had a good range of questions about caring for his indoor bonsai, have a read below! Scroll to the bottom to see some of our wonderful indoor [...]

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Portulacaria afra / Miniature Jade bonsai tree care sheet

Jade Indoor Bonsai (Portulcaria) Bonsai Care Instructions

A new care guide for 2020 to help you keep your Jade bonsai tree (The money tree of tree of luck & prosperity) healthy and thriving Jade Indoor [...]

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Pruning Japanese maple bonsai tree

Japanese Acer palmatum/Maple Bonsai Pruning | Advanced Pruning, Styling & Refining.

🍁 Welcome to the third and final instalment in our advanced maple bonsai pruning trilogy, with Bonsai Master Lloyd Noall. This time, we focus on the captivating Japanese [...]

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Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Nebari

Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Tree | 60 years old – Part 1️⃣ The Nebari

Introduction by Lloyd Noall from Bonsai Direct Bonsai cultivation is a true art form, and few trees embody the beauty and character of this practice like a well-aged [...]

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Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Tree Video - Cleaning, Styling & Wiring | 55 years old

Japanese Black Pine Bonsai Tree Video – Cleaning, Styling & Wiring | 55 years old

In this Bonsai Tree Video, Lloyd Noall, a bonsai master from Bonsai Direct, takes us through the process of cleaning, styling, and wiring a stunning 55-year-old Japanese Black [...]

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