Indoor Bonsai care
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- Learn how to care for your indoor Bonsai tree. Techniques like watering, pruning and fertilizing are explained for the most popular indoor Bonsai. Additional guidelines can be found at:
www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-spe...
Most Bonsai should be placed outside, where they are exposed to the four seasons just like normal trees are. Only tropical and subtropical plants can survive in the indoor climate of your house; where temperatures are high and stable throughout the year. The indoor tree species we think are best for beginners include the Ficus, Carmona, Jade tree and Chinese elm. Specific care guides can be found at:
www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-spe...
Caring for an indoor Bonsai is different from that of normal potted house plants. The main reason is that Bonsai trees are planted in small pots and therefore have limited storage for nutrients and water. More important is that tropical trees are used to much light and high humidity; circumstances that are quite difficult to create indoors.
If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of our Online Bonsai Courses. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to:
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This video was filmed in the Japanese garden of Clingendael. We also like to thank Deshima Bonsai. - Jak na to + styl
After watching this video, I ask myself: How the heck has my Bonsai survived over a year. xD
Haha, imagine how well it will do now! :-)
Resilient lil one you have 😁
exactly my question, it has so many random huge shoots, I think I need to get to trimming and pruning!
I have a ficus bonsai that I bought 2 years ago. Same thing with me, I had no idea how it survived to this day. I hadn't once fertilized it. I just water it weekly on summer with few mists here and there and every other week during winter. On a nice weather I placed it in my balcony then move it indoors on winter. I might have to repot it next spring cause the roots are starting to show from its pot but I'm scared to do it cause I might end up killing it.
I think mine is dying I don’t know what I’m doing wrong 😕I just got mine in April
Thank you so much! I really wanted to have a bonsai in my room so i could focus on something else then rather gaming. This helped me a lot :D
Glad I could help haha, best of luck!
Dude same!!!!!
Nice to know other people are in the same boat!
........ creates a whole different vibe in the room, doesn't it??
Thank you so much! My parents presented me an indoor bonsai a few weeks ago, and recently it began to look sick. I wanted for it to stay alive, and I’m so glad I found your video! Thank you!
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Those are some really nice plants…. I’ve kept a Japanese juniper indoors for years indoors under fluorescent lights and sometimes windows, and about 1/3 of the summers outdoors…. 13 years and counting.
Good job man, good job! You give your plants the love they desperately need!
Got a Bonsai for my birthday, and didn't know where to start. Thank you so much 💗
This guy sounds Dutch... Thanks for the video :)
Yes its very obvious he is
Thanks so much for helping a begginer!
I have been growing an informal Silver Birch from a 1 year old sapling I collected from a local wood for 16 years, it is now around 20" high, has many branches, exposed roots, with a width of around 1.5" at the base of the trunk, and it lives happily indoors in a South facing window bay. Any indigenous tree you collect from outside your home can be grown indoors if the room atmosphere is kept similar to the outside environment.
Hey could you explain a bit further "if the room atmosphere is kept similar to the outside environment"? I guess your room isn't around 0° Celsius during winter time 🤔
@@LukZel I meant humidity levels and similar temperature ranges to outside, which next to a ventilated window, are self regulating. It's all good as long as you don't cook it in winter in front of radiators or freeze it in summer with aircon.
@@funkydozer thank you!🌳
Great easy to follow instructions, thank you for posting this video I'm eager to purchase my first bonsai tree soon🙂
Best of luck!
Thanks sir.
I come from Indonesia.🇮🇩
greetings hobby bonsai
I just got a bonsai tree and I'm excited to learn about it
I don´t have any windows with direct sun light, but I take my bonsai out every morning and then take it back inside the house in the evening, for it to get as much sunlight as needed. I don´t know if he dislikes being moved around, but so far no complaints xD Thank you for the video. I´ll make sure he never goes dry. My bonsai y named Bob The Bonsai.
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The form is very juicy. Very beautiful bonsai and a picture in a circle. (does not really want shooting galleries in Russian)
Thanks for this, I had been wanting a bonsai tree for ages and my local plant shop just started selling them but I didn’t have a clue of how to look after it
Best of luck!
@@bonsaiempire thx :)
@@otacouraraka5621 I'ts been a year now how's the tree?
Thank you, explaining the Bonsai care,it was very informativ 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful bonsai trees
Where did you get those pots from? I’ve been searching but I can only find them online, not in person
Hi great channel my new go to. I wanted to ask, I planted my pinus halepensis evergreen pine seeds 5weeks ago and one has sprouted with its separate needles so its still small. I keep it in my kitchen window with the most sun area but I have my door open though out the day not always but in the UK where iam from ots starting to become warm any suggestions on what I should do now. And to add i have a hermanni hermanni tortoise so his basking light keeps my downstairs very warm and humid lol and is on for 12hours a day, hes in the a different room is that ok. Please reply.
Tysm I can take care of my bonsai!
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And thank you for good information
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Excellent short video
Great vid. I would also add Brazilian Rain Tree to this list.
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Thank you for sharing vtips bonsai
Me sitting in my room at 11:47pm on a Tuesday never having owned a bonsai in my life: baby tree go brrrrrrr
woooooow.... nice .... sir very good
Thank you for this information, I have a bonsai
What fertilizer do you use ?
I noticed my bonsai was becoming sick, and I got worried! Hopefully this will help
Could you grow a bonsai on artificial uv light with lamps? And could i keep a sakura or mimosa bonsai inside with a humidity tray? And if you dont repot what will happen to the tree?
thank you 😍
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I love Ulmus Parvifolia, but I always ran into issues in the winter time, as I have no wintergarten and so can't offer them temperatures under 20*C. Is there anything a get do to get them through the winter with more success?
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Very helpful, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
how interesting...
Good jobs 😍
Where can i watch cares for mini wood apple bonsai tree?
I bought a Japanese boxthorn bonsai, where should I keep it?
Can you air layer Fukien tea tree?
Thank you for your video! which fertilizer was used?
For indoor bonsai I use a standard liquid fertilizer, or I use Biogold in water (soaked for 24h) applied while watering.
Please can u make a video ov cedrus libani I carnt find a good or informative as urs oscar and mugo pine thanks ler me no congratulations on bringing or bonsai community together in bad times thanks
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Need more info about bonsai tree care. So daily watering ? Jesus I’ve heard to water once a week to once every few weeks.
Fertilize once a week ?
Like Miracle grow ?
juniper w humidity tray?
Can any type of bush be turned into an indoor banzai? For instance Japanese cedar cryptomeria , Alberta spruce dwarf? So I bought them in a nursery so they were outdoors and I wanna know if they could survive indoor in front of my window where there’s enough sun and of course with the right Care? Thanks
Look no further, all species are here: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species (yours are outdoors!)
Hey, I got a bonsai tree kit it has trident maple,bodhi,chinese elm, ch inese juniper, and japanese yew. Are they all indoor bonsai? Also, does it matter what water I use?
Nope, mostly outdoor. Check our site for more info: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species
My Carmona’s flowers are turning reddish and rotten, can u help me?
Thank you for your video. I did join Bonsai Empire and will look into courses. I have the carmona fukien tea and I have 2 questions.
1). I just got it a month ago and it looks like it has pellet fertilizer in the soil. There are so many inputs on fertilizing every month, every month during growing season, pellets vs liquid, and now this video says every 2 weeks. Not knowing what the nursery put in, am I safe with a liquid fertilizer every two weeks and all year long?
2) When you prune, what does 4 leaves down to 2 mean. The whole branch seems to grow in pairs of 2.
Thank you for your reply in advance.
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I'd follow the guidelines as stated on your product packaging. But a soft liquid fertilizer should be fine. And pruning - back to one pair of leaves or two pairs (depending on how long you want the shoot to be!)
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@@bonsaiempire PLEASE HELP ME! I bought a bonsai called Zelkova, but there is a possibility that it’s the wrong name and it could be a Chinese elm, Zelkova nire or Ulmus Parvifolia. There appear new yellow leaves and I’m afraid of that. I kept the bonsai in front of the opened window without curtains, but leaves were getting yellow … so I made a test and moved the bonsai on the balcony. If you say that Chinese bonsai can be placed indoors, is it normal that yellow leaves appear? I would appreciate if you help me with that problem! Thank you in advance 🙏🏻❤️
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PLEASE HELP ME! I bought a bonsai called Zelkova, but there is a possibility that it’s the wrong name and it could be a Chinese elm, Zelkova nire or Ulmus Parvifolia. There appear new yellow leaves and I’m afraid of that. I kept the bonsai in front of the opened window without curtains, but leaves were getting yellow … so I made a test and moved the bonsai on the balcony. If you say that Chinese bonsai can be placed indoors, is it normal that yellow leaves appear? I would appreciate if you help me with that problem! Thank you in advance 🙏🏻❤️
Can you film garden in which you are standing it's so beautiful... behind you ❤️
I will try!
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I have a question, I just got a Carmona bonsai tree around 5 days ago and ive kept it by my window and have been watering every morning until water comes out of the bottom hole, and I also mist it twice a day and always making sure the soil is damp. I cant tell if its dying or thriving and I have not been giving any feed. Do I have to use liquid feed or can I use solid.
Perhaps watch our videos on the Carmona, as well as on watering - you are making some mistakes 'watering every day' - you need to water on observation.
I have a Japanese acer in bonsai form do you think it could be grown indoors with a light? Thanx
No it can not grow indoors.
I. Getting my own Bonsi tree tomorrow
I have high humidity and is cold in my house and almost no lights :( ficus is loosing leaves
Okay, so my friend gave it to me and I loooove it, but I live in that one NYC apt with not a lot of windows and direct sunlight is a rare thing, happens once in a while... I will water it and everything but the sunlight is a problem... How bad is it?
Bad! Plants need light, trees especially.
I stead of liquid fertilizer can I use a powdered and mix it with water then put it in a bottle, does it have to be bonsai fertilizer?
Solution should be fine, though depending on formula you may want to dilute a little extra.
The main idea is to not have pellets or pills of highly concentrated fertilizer that will end up burning the plant roots, especially since bonsai don't have a large pot for excess fertilizer to dilute and spread to.
I got a carmona bonsai tree as a gift today, i noticed some tiny little black/grey worms in the soil, i was wondering what i should do and if they were harmful to the tree?
If you like, feel free to post some photos on our forum at www.bonsaiempire.com/forum
My boyfriend got me one for valentine's day and I am determined to keep it alive although I don't have much hope 😂😂
I have a Juniper Bonsai (this is my first, I’m new to this). Is it ok for me too keep it inside of I have it right next to a window where lots of sunlight is let in?
No. A Juniper should not be kept indoors. Check our video on Junipers for more info!
Can you set your indoor tree outside in the sun daily.
I like them but I just can't maintain them right
What if I place it in front of the window, that I sometimes open up to let some air into the room? Is it bad for bonsai tree to get colder outside air? I live in colder temperate humid climate.
Too much of a cold draft might harm the tree - so perhaps open another window further away from your Bonsai if possible?
Horticultural term "hardening off", and concept of "cold frames" may be helpful in understanding, but the short gist of it is you don't want crazy temperature/microclimate fluctuations. Many plants rely on temperature to tell them, for example, when winter is coming and it's time to shed leaves. Even without that the shock of frequent extreme changes can cause problems.
If outside feels like inside, you're probably ok to open the window, but you may also introduce pests. 🤷♂️
Hi my friend, I have a subtropical bonsai tree called Serissa. Should I just put it a window in winter or should I put it under a plant light??? Take care and God bless! Animal Papa! 😎👍🙏
Try this guide: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/serissa
I have to japenese maple bonsai growing inside with 2 grow lights above one producing blue and red light and one pure 6500k light led units. With a mini humidifier pulsing and a fan on super low circulating fresh air which is powered by USB very low power consumption with the whole setup. Trees are thriving. Lighting is set to match local sun patterns of outdoors. The whole setup didnt cost much at all to put together. Indoor bonsai can be done with any tree or plant of your choice. Its just mimicking perfect conditions and research. If anybody needs any help or advice setting a system up drop me a message and I can guide you though the process.
I just started an indoor set up… No fucking idea what I am doing lol but I think it’s coming along. I’ve got a small light I use for cuttings/seedlings, and a bigger one I use for my actual plants. I just picked a random full spectrum LED grow light from Amazon. Not sure if it’s too much or not enough.
Hello, would you have the link or brand to the lights, humidifier and fan you purchased for your Bonsai?
I’m confused; the instructions that came with my Ficus Microcarpa says it needs indirect lighting but you’re saying to place that type of plant right by the window for direct light. It’s started to lose a lot of its leafs, even though I water it regularly. Like you said, it probably is because it’s not getting enough sunlight? I also have wetted the leafs but they get white spots stains. Could it be mold? Could that be what’s killed my leafs?
Ficus are trees and hence need lots of light. Ignore the label and place it in lots of light and make sure it NEVER dries out but at the same time isnt wet constantly - no worries about white spots for now (though you can upload a photo on our forum to get some advice - www.bonsaiempire.com/forum). Good luck!
Should i put a bonsai outside if there are not a really good place where my window's placed?
If temperatures are high enough for your tree species - absolutely! Check up on tree species guides here: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species
I just purchased a Ficus Bonsai and it looks fine and I notice I have to water this one more often than my other Ficus Bonsai. I want to repot it as it is very tight in the pot and can't really feel the soil without a water meter. I also notice it drops alot of leaves. Help
Perhaps this page will help: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/ficus
Is a juniper good for inside care?
No, it can only do well when kept outdoors.
So are there any bonsai that can even survive indoors in Minnesota winter times??
If you keep a tree indoors it doesn't matter much where you live? It does matter a lot which tree species you select though, only some tropicals do well indoors.
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There is white stuff growing on the top of my juniper and little green leaves around is thay normal?
Just to be sure, Juniper is an outdoor bonsai right :) Perhaps check our video on Junipers or leave a photo on our forum at www.bonsaiempire.com/forum
I know you prob. won't respond...but which country is that heavenly garden in?
The Netherlands (Clingendael)
Hi, Can I grow my serrisa indoors? Thanks
Yes you can, if you provide lots of light and stable temperatures. Also see: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/serissa
What type of soil are your ficus' planted in?
You can use our standard bonsai soil mix (see video or our website)
Bought 2 , leave are getting a darker colour , still ok ?
Not sure - you can upload some photos to our forum if you like assistance! www.bonsaiempire.com/forum
I have a question, do bonsai trees blossom in the spring?
Depends on the tree species :-)
www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species
@@bonsaiempire Thank you 👍
hello bonsai empire, is there an indoor conifer bonsai? thank you
let me answer to you :) NO, even the "room pine" which designed to be indoors, need colder temperature, like 10-12 degrees at winter to go dormant.
@@marcika8 Thank you Charlton!
@@David-rh2fe welcome! :) If you are living in a usual flat, then some kind of ficus are the best, or jades...i know these are not real trees...:)
Charlton is incorrect. I don't what a "room pine" is, but podacarpus, a member of the yew family known as "Buddhist pine" or "Chinese yew" that comes from the tropics can be grown indoors given proper conditions for the species. It's not as easy to do as ficus or schefllera that is common houseplant material and do well with everyday artificial light, but it's certainly possible to have it thrive if you learn what it needs. It became a favorite because it's an indoor bonsai species that looks like an outdoor bonsai. Bonsai empire talks about the species here: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/podocarpus
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Good day!
I would like to ask about pumice and lava rock. They are abundant here in ph and cost nothing. Is it good to only use those two for my bonsai mix? I have found fir bark but they are expensive compare to the pumice and lava rock. My main concern is they might not hold enough water and nutrients specially we are a tropical country. I could buy akadama but they are expensive as well. To give you an example here are the pricelist of the few aggregates I have found here in ph.
Pumice is around .40 - 1 dollar per kilo
Lava rock is almost the same
akadama cost around 3.11-5.20 dollars per 500g
The fir bark (repti bark) cost 7.67 dollars in 8.8L
Zeolite is around 1 dollar per 500g
I would like to know your opinion about best substrate to use because I'm new to bonsai. Thank you!
Hi Kenneth, Im not familiar with the exact climate in the PH, so I'd recommend you to experiment. Put several seedlings in a mix of solely pumice and lava rock, and a few seedlings in pumice+lava+akadama, as well as pumice+lava+fir-bark. You'll see what works best!
@@bonsaiempire I'll try to do it, thanks for the response!
@@kennethrobles6656 any follow up? I'd have guessed that's too much drainage, but may work well with sphagnum moss mixed in equal parts for that bit of water retention.
Can Juniper bonsai's be kept indoors?
Nope, they need to be placed outdoors
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i bought a cactus a few months ago bc i thought it was cute and heard it was easy ti take care of, but now my cactus is kinda not in good shape even tho im not neglecting it💀 BUT FOR SOME REASON my mom thought it was a good idea to buy a bonsai tree and let me take care of it since i had “experience” 😔 so here i am trying my best not to let this bonsai die on me
how is it going?
@@maglev_ doing well, im starting to understand the pattern and all that:)
I sent my gf a bonsai tree to see if she is able to look after it. I did send a little book with guidelines, a manual if you will...
Two weeks it lasted and then she asked: "But how much water do they need then?"
I asked: "Did you read the little book I send you?"
Gf: "Well I read the first little bit..."
Conclusion: my gf is never going to touch the plants in the garden 😂
Plants need love, nurturing and proper care. They are living things and have an emotional welfare as well.
I live in Glasgow and we literally have no sun, so how I fix that? Does a lamp work?😅
Yes, a grow light will help - but also place your bonsai right in front of a window so it catches any sun there might be :)
Move to Arbroath 😃😎
Hey, I was wondering if there are also coniferous species that can be held indoors?
Nope.
Almost all my leaves have fallen can i still save my tree ?
Depends on your tree species - perhaps post a photo on our forum at www.bonsaiempire.com/forum
I'm new to bonsai and I am working on a Juniper...I have had it about 2 years and I repotted it about six months ago. Being in Arizona and living in an apartment, I've decided to use indoor UV lighting. I usually run both blue and red lighting for about 6 hours a day. I've been having some difficulties, though...there are a few brown and yellow leaves scattered throughout. I've tried pruning brown leaves a few times in the past but I'm always worried those spots won't grow back. I usually water it every night. I'm just not sure if I'm watering it wrong or if I'm lighting it too much...Google is not much help. Every time I try to research bonsai maintenance, I get contradicting information.
Junipers can not be kept indoors. More info; www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/juniper
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In safeway now looking at fukien tea tree and Im in love Its 60 but its so cute to leave alone
How to repel from bugs?
Depends on the bug. For some more info: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/advanced/pests-diseases
Will my ilex Japanese bonsai survive indoors?
I wouldnt think so. Ilex is an outside plant. You can just observe where they are originally from. Japan isnt tropical, is it?
Outdoor only. See: www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/japanese-holly
what if I want to eat my bonsai ? asking for a friend
Uhm... I mean.. I guess you COULD
Portulacaria, sometimes called "dwarf jade" is not closely related to crassula, true jade. They are in different families. In fact portulacaria afra can be used as a food, as people in its native range do, whereas crassula is toxic. I have to clear that up because they are not at all the same thing even if they appear similar superficially.
You are correct - in terms of families they are definitely not closely related. In terms of bonsai care guidelines, and appearance, they are :-)
What if my bonsai are unable to get direct sunlight indoor? Will they still survive?
Well, more light means a healthier bonsai - so find the best spot you have in your house.
@@bonsaiempire hello. Thank you. I kept my bonsai on north facing balcony. Only time it gets sunlight is just before the sunset. I'm afraid that's not enough sunlight but the area is very open. Would you suggest me to use growing lights?
What fertilizer would you recommend?
It doesn't matter all that much, but in Bonsai popular brands are aoki and akadama
@@bonsaiempire Thank you ☺️