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Small trees. Big care.

The bonsai guide for everyone who wants to get it right: care, species, styling and help when something goes wrong.

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Four young trees in pots with name labels

基本 Basics,22 October 2026

Bonsai for beginners: choosing your first tree

Which tree fits, where it has to live and what you actually need. An honest start without expensive mistakes.

 Moss on the soil of a bonsai pot

手入れ Care

How to Water a Bonsai: When, How Often and With What

Bonsai tools in a leather tool roll

樹形 Styling

Bonsai Tools for Beginners: What You Really Need

Feel first, then water!

When the top layer of soil is dry, water until it runs out of the drainage holes.

Discover species

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Chinese elm bonsai with yellow-green autumn foliage in a turquoise pot

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Indoors and outdoors Beginner

Ficus bonsai with thick, intertwined roots in a green glazed pot

Ficus ginseng

Ficus microcarpa

Indoors Beginner

Japanese maple bonsai with red leaves in a brown pot

Japanese maple

Acer palmatum

Outdoors Intermediate

Olive tree bonsai with silvery green foliage in a pale pot

Olive tree

Olea europaea

Outdoors Intermediate

To do in October

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