Bonsai Tree

Beginner Basics Creating  A Bonsai For The First Time greenery from which they most often work.   A firm grasp of the fundamentals is of paramount to enhancing your ability to identify usable and non-usable elements of the plant material.  Once you have that, the ability to “see” becomes gradually clearer with more and more practice.   For this exercise, we have selected a Dwarf Japa- nese Garden Juniper (Juniperus procurement nana).   We have done so because, junipers are particularly good specimens for beginners to practice on and because they are extremely vigorous growers with flexible branches and trunks.  They like full sun, but will grow happily in a wide variety of locations and conditions.  They also have the added advantage of being a bit  “forgiving” when newcom- ers make mistakes.   Since you are learning, we assume you will be mak- ing a few mistakes along the way.  Its good to have plant material which is willing to work...