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56  Top trees for bonsai





                                 Easy to grow




                      There is no such thing as a maintenance-free bonsai, but the

                  trees introduced here are less picky than most, and can be excellent
                   choices for beginners. They may be easier to style and look after,
                     but that does not detract from their beauty, nor prevent them
                             from developing into incredible specimen trees.





               Resilient, responsive, and forgiving, the trees   to wiring and transplanting. Bear in
               featured on these pages will give new bonsai   mind that they are not indestructible, and
               enthusiasts the best, quickest, and easiest   certainly won’t thank you for neglect or
               results. Often the species used for bonsai can   rough treatment—even the toughest tree
               be very particular about their environment,   has a breaking point—but for trees that
               or require specialized techniques to ensure   offer plenty of year-round enjoyment and
               success, but these easygoing trees have an   a chance to get a handle on the basics of
               altogether more relaxed attitude toward life—  bonsai, look no further.
               ideal for beginners who want to hone their
               skills and practice basic techniques, from
               directional pruning (“clip and grow”),




                                                     Compact, tight foliage ideal
                                                     for small to medium trees





                                              Bright red fruit in
                                              fall and winter




                                      Cascading branch gives the
                                      tree dramatic movement
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