There’s something about growing bonsai trees that makes big problems seem smaller. “That tree to me is not just a lone tree; it’s connected to all the other trees in the world,” said Wayne Atkinson, a ...

A reader recently asked me to write about bonsai tree requirements, but more specifically, how to keep bonsai trees alive during the seasons. Let’s begin with a brief history of Bonsai, which in ...

Q I have a large collection of bonsai trees that all require some degree of winterization: Evergreen conifers and cold-hardy deciduous broadleaf trees (oaks, maples, hackberry) get mulched-in outdoors ...

Bonsai trees are known for being a challenge even to the most qualified plant owners, with their watering needs being one of the biggest conundrums. Learning how to care for a bonsai tree is not for ...

Norm Geisinger is 82 years old, and he owns an 85-year-old bonsai tree that’s less than two feet tall. He’s owned the Lace-bark Chinese elm for 25 years. He’s the third owner. Geisinger, a former ...

The Asian art of Bonsai offers an alternative to the scarcity of winter. Dwarf Yaupon Holly in the Chinese penjing style, which seeks to shape trees of unusual character to aesthetic principles. This ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan will celebrate its 10-year-old garden of bonsai and penjing trees with a month of events in June. Starting June 1, the university’s Matthaei Botanical ...

Guy Joseph Guidry fondly remembers the moment he first encountered a bonsai tree, three decades ago. Guidry spotted a cluster of the miniature trees in his neighbor's backyard in New Orleans. They ...