| Bonsai trees have been grown in China and Japan for | | | | bugs and diseases. When this happens, you have to |
| centuries. Buddhist priests were the ones that | | | | take the plant out from the tray. In the summer, |
| created them and, in some centuries time, everyone | | | | during the growth period, they must be cut to keep |
| could enjoy the little trees. And, by little we mean | | | | their shape. In the winter, the Bonsai tree doesn't |
| little: a bonsai tree can live up to hundreds of years | | | | require some special care, but they should, still, be |
| without being more than 1m high. By regularly cutting | | | | provided a free space outside, where they should |
| down the branches and by shortening the roots, the | | | | not freeze. More, every few years, the plants need |
| growing is stopped. More, by not providing the full | | | | to be moved in bigger trays. These few lines might |
| required elements to grow, the trees remain little. | | | | not show how important it is to take care of your |
| Those really interested in Bonsai trees should know | | | | Bonsai trees, but regular care is very important, |
| that this is a hobby that requires a lot of | | | | including the holidays, when you might leave.In Europe |
| responsibility and time, because they are living trees, | | | | and Northern America, Bonsai trees came in the early |
| not some dead wood.Everyone should consider the | | | | '70s. Since then, a lot of clubs, unions and associations |
| fact that, especially during the growing period, there | | | | appeared that organize a lot of activities: expositions, |
| are some really important things to take care of. | | | | fairs, seminars and more.Being a member of a Bonsai |
| When it is only about a small collection of Bonsai, it is | | | | Club is not the most important thing when growing |
| enough to just water the plants. The soil must be | | | | Bonsai trees. The most important thing is to enjoy |
| slightly moist most of the time. Leaves must be | | | | what you do and have fun while doing it. |
| controlled from time to time, in order to prevent | | | | |