Indoor Bonsai Tree – What is a Bonsai Tree?
An indoor bonsai tree is a plant that is grown and shaped so that it looks like a fully grown tree, just like the ones you would see in a forest. This is actually quite amazing. It’s like a miniature version of a fully grown tree.
Most of the time when people see a bonsai tree for the first time, they will see an ordinary plant in a little pot, but think about it, you’re actually looking at an fully grown tree! One that would have been like 20-30 meters high in a real world situation except now this tree is miniaturized. Some people even make complete forests of bonsai trees. Really cool!
What type of plants are they made form? Well, almost every plant can be grown into cool looking indoor bonsai tree, but some are more preferred than others. Why? Some plants let themselves be maintained better and are better suited for the environments in which bonsai is typically displayed. The Japanese Maple Bonsai, the Chinese Elm and the Chinese Juniper are some of the well known plants great to be used indoors. More on this later.
This site is mostly focussing on the indoor bonsai tree. What’s the difference with an outdoor bonsai tree you ask? The indoor bonsai are bonsai which have been cultivated for the indoor environment. In tradition bonsai trees are temperate climate trees grown in containers, but kept outdoors (hence the name). If one would take such a tree and place it indoors, the tree will die because of the environment in a home. There are a number of species that will grow indoors and thus are suitable for an indoor bonsai tree. Most of the time an indoor tree will keep its leaves all year round and stay ‘evergreen’. Which of course is nice when you have visitors!
Beginners often choose an indoor tree, but are disappointed when the tree dies. An indoor bonsai tree needs more caring then its outdoor brother. When cared for in a good way is is definitely possible to have great looking trees to your family and friends! Like all hobbies, it takes time and patience to get to know the subject. Eventually it will pay off and the “oohs” and “aahs” will soon follow!