Hi, my hobby is plant bonsai. what is bonsai?
bonsai is jus like a scene(mountain tree, great rock etc) and minimized in to a plant.
bonsai need spend a lot of time and patience, you cant get a bonsai in one day, one week or even 1 year, of cos i mean DIY.
patience is virtue, you can learn moral value, patience etc etc. you will experience a lot of thing, sometime squeeze your brain to how to create, design.
you need put a lot effort to bonsai, love them.

need a lot of thing to learn, as i jus a newbie(as it always be). even master need to learn!

so i hope you guy can share your experience, info, skill, opinion, comment, .... so be patience...



by Xe.

do u have extra one ? i intrested with mini bonzai maybe u can share with us and teach us more about bonzai=)

Good to know there are bonsai kaki here, I'm also in the process of learning stage, already have some collection in my house, most of the time try to look for semi completed I mean from raw material.

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some of my collection.


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I like bonsai also...

this are few of my bonsai.



This post has been edited by JinBeng: Aug 21 2008, 01:17 AM

i went to MAHA 2008..
IINM got sell bonsai @ Hall A or B there..
got 4+year old bonsai also..

i got some of santalia last time..

i like bonsai also......but very expensive...i saw in the shop...

Bonsai very suitable for diorama with figures... Hmm...

yes, there are very expensive...but it also depend the condition 1. for small 1 some can get ard 100 - 300 but some will cost few thousand.

This post has been edited by JinBeng: Aug 21 2008, 07:53 PM

how do you shape your bonsai? how do you wrap it along the branches?

u can use the aluminium wire ( special for bonsai used 1 ) then wrap the branches u wan to shape.
u can refer to my pic...

wah...!!!!!

if want to see more.. n do some purchase just go to MAHA 2008
they are from Malacca i think.. got so many size also..
i bought the aluminium wire just Rm2 one roll.. but that one i think not very long.. enough edy for small bonsai..

yes, 1 roll ard RM2 - RM3 depend the size....normaly there count by kilo, 1 kilo RM50.

more pics,
my kids helping me out to clean the bonsai pot.


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my another limau & small wrightia (sui mui).

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This is another some bonsai from me...

some of them are new....







This post has been edited by JinBeng: Aug 25 2008, 12:06 AM

your favourite limau, last 3 pic

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this is ur limau bonsai also?

nomore update?

Actually I heard a bit about Bonsai. From the Japanese perspective, they prefer the Bonsai to be left in their own shape (but of course trim some parts) to give some originality without obvious human intervention. However in Chinese perspective, they tends to tie and shape the Bonsai to give some Dragon/religion images. Bonsai are to be left in the garden to collect enough sunlight and water. As most of you said, they need to be patiently taken care of, with trimmings and such.

I don't have such patience to take care of the Bonsai

hi, i juz start learn plant bonsai. went to MAHA 2008, bought 1 baby bonsai...a wrightia...still very young....

hopefully bonsai experts here can give some clues how to take care of it. it grows so fast, full of leaves, i not sure how to trim it...so juz "botak" everything....now still growing....any guidelines how to trim? which part can be trim? which part cant be trim?

thanx....thanx...thanx...

post some pic than maybe we will be able to comment.

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Added on September 6, 2008, 9:41 pm that pic was captured during 2008 recent bonsai show held at KL. I wish that tree will be mine one day.

This post has been edited by IZZDANISH: Sep 6 2008, 09:41 PM

IC IC...i tot tat is ur tree. haha...

This post has been edited by JinBeng: Sep 8 2008, 06:03 PM

[quote=IZZDANISH,Sep 6 2008, 09:39 PM]
post some pic than maybe we will be able to comment.

pics of my bonsai.....1st day i bought it & just trimmed after grow full of leaves.....any comments? did i over-trimmed or under-trimmed it?

nobody update bonsai pic anymore?

WAITING FOR YOU LO.....

hmmm... interesting. Some of them looks like miniature trees.

Are they easy to maintain? Need daily watering? Any special care?

What do i need to check out when getting a new one?

heya guys.

my mother's garden use to have Bonsai. we grom them and care for them

at least half of them was stolen from thier pots as they are worth lots of money.

sigh. but as for how my parents trim the bonsai, they dont use clippers but they use bare hands to remove the yellow leaves.

May I know what type of bonsai is that on the 1st pic with redbrown pot? How much it cost roughly?

This post has been edited by advocado: Oct 2 2008, 12:05 PM

hi friend.
i've already made some bonsai but only one survived because of the fact that i spend less time
to them.
as far as i know, bosais are made from old trees/plants that can be potted. but those that i made came from somewhat young. what i did was i cut the main roots and some of the branches of those plants then i put them directly in pots and i covered each with plastic bag. i set them aside in my backyard for several weeks. when i checked them some died while few revealed tiny leaves. but after several weeks only one made it and the rest died. this one doesn't seem to be the best. it didn't grew up but the leaves are larger than i was expecting.

can you suggest some steps making bonsai out of young trees but will result to a cute one..i mean with smaller leaves compared to its original size?

thank you.u

GOOGD DAY

hi... i am a bonsai lover too.... used to have at least 20 pots but only left 5 now... most of it dried out.. the leaves got burnt... it happened when i was away for 2 weeks++.. thought my bro will water it but seems that he forgot..it was a miss communication morelikely... this happened about 1 month ++ ago... the survived trees are still in recovering stage now... they are not really in good shape.. i may need lots of work to reshape them as some of the branches are dead... wasted 3 to 4 years...

gary,
what type of tree did you plant?... some trees cannot be planted from stem/branches... i am also not sure about you covering it with plastic bag.. our weather here are quite humid, no need to worry bout water being evaporated... When you cover it with plastic bag, did you water them? i suggest if you wanna grow from stem, try to dip it in root hormone before you pot it... as for leaves, if you wanna make them small, you need to pluck it regularly.. fyi, leaves can be trained to be small but not the fruits nor flowers. training a tree to be a bonsai is a very long process... need to be very patient... (like mr.miyagi in karate kid ...cool ey that old guy..love that movie)

if you are new to this rewarding hobby, i suggest you try water jasmine (wrightia)...this will turn into a very beautiful bonsai & it is not a demanding tree & very easy to shape.. just not to forgot to add water daily..

cheers...

Today i went for a quick look just like to know:

Are there Bonzai that doesn't have rough stems? The ones i saw got so many "Pimples" and doesn't look smooth at all.

Are there Bonzai with small leaves. The one I saw has normal size leaves, make it look like small tree with big leaves.

I want to get 1 that looks like a miniature tree. Smooth and nice leaves.

Of cause everyday need to water, if not the bonsai will died lor...

lol im second post of thi thread.. naver thought this thread will grow this fast.. I will upload my first bonsai.

mine 10cm height.. dont how to shape what figure and how to shape it out..
hope tyco JinBeng willing to show us..

some even put a plate of water at the bottom to prevent dried soil..

i saw in DIY store which got a bottle that can do watering.. it's use some kind of osmosis behaviour and got tube directly to the soil.. so it's quite handy for those want to leave the bonzai a few days..

just a few bucks can save our pricey bonsai of course..

Sorry, got nothing to do
just wanna share some of my collection, since this topic is a bit too slow, enjoy.........

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Very nice collections of bonsai , IZZDANISH!

bro IZZDANISH got so many bonsai.....I also cant wait to upload mine soon...

looking forward to seeing your collection.I'm sure it gonna be awesome.

Mine only cheap2 want, not those cost thousand, still in the process of learning,

wow...lowyat also got bonzai lover !...actually long time ago when i was kid, also love this tiny mini plant...had even try to make my own bonsai using tree around house...u know what, always fail to get the good shape!..myb coz i do it without enough knowledge ...myb one day will start it again...can any one help me, which three that myb easy to be use as bonsai?...some time i watch in tv...some of the expert use very old three dont even got any leave when they found it in jungle, and then make it a very lovely bonsai...very beautiful!awesome!...very skillful

Hi Guys were is the best place to get bonsai tools especially those Concave Cutters?

I prefer to buy much easier as I don't have the skills and patience to train own bonsai.

if got money forsure can buy those completed bonsai lo,,,,,

Hi Guy...i'm newbies here...i also a bonsai collector... hope can get more bonsai kaki here

Just for sharing...Actually u all can get small n cheaper n pretty bonsai plant at fleamarket Subang Parade during weekend.

one of my juniper


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okay.how do you create that deadwood look?

Dead wood...just remove the skin..normally we using 'pisau ukir"...after that we can caft it to make itr look natural...but when u remove the skin ...must be careful dont hurt the water line "jalur air"...which is supply water to part of leave..

nice collection, how much you bought does juniper

That one is his own creation.

thanks IZZDANISH ...u also have alots good material

We are still waiting to see Jinbeng's bonsai collection.

nice Juniper...

will upload my bonsai ASAP.

This post has been edited by JinBeng: Feb 14 2009, 07:08 PM

wow...jinbeng have nice collections

Thx. but i had already SOLD those bonsai dy.

hi all! my name hazrin! Kindda new to this hobby. Got few bonsais in my collection, bought cheap-cheap ones and learn to train them. Fantastic to c some of your collections. Maybe can learn from the expert.

Talking about place to get nice and reasonable price bonsai... one place to introduce! soon li bonsai nursery at jalan batu3 -sg. buloh opposite of RRIM. I myself just discovered this place last 2 weeks although staying only nearby and frequently went to the nurseries along this road to get plants. They have very good collections and varieties of bonsais can be found here. I personally amazed with this place. Got myself the pokok limau and taiwan ficus (I think... forgot the name) to play with. If you got time, drop by and give your comments.

If you need directions, don't hesitate to ask!

Hi Hazrin.Welcome to this thread.

a question here. i got a small bonsai, a cheap one. how frequent must it be watered??

Depends.But a rule of thumb would be 1-2 times daily.

u all can get cheaper and nice bonsai at subang parade's Fleamarket every weekend.
Normally we water it twice a day...morning & evening. But i heard those sifu said that the best time is around 11am...and 3-4pm... Nut normally around this time we are working ma....those sifu can la...

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bonsai kakis ...here is my bonsai collection .

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zazen,if possible,can you provide a close-up picture of leaves on the second bonsai(clockwise).

my half done bonsai.

Wow...very good material wor...

err so which is your bonsai collection? This one or the previous ones (before you edited)?..

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Added on May 19, 2009, 4:26 amnice base..collected from the wild?

This post has been edited by Ray78: May 19 2009, 04:26 AM

not wild 1. This plan i get from other ppl house.

Hi all Bonsai lovers, I am a bonsai lover too, just found this forum.

Hi bonsai lovers, some of my bonsai, hope u love it.
next week I will upload more n more bonsai to all bonsai lovers.

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Added on June 2, 2009, 1:13 pmlatest photos of my bonsai

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here there are


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Hi all. I'm new here. I'm interested to buy bonsai plants if any1 want2 sell-can nego. pls email for serious seller only. tq

To hazrin, can u pls give me location for soon li nurseri? Tq very much!

I want lego my bonsai, this is my email alexching808@yahoo.com

I also got some bonsai for sale.

Hi Jin Beng and Alex, I'm also looking for some bonsai. Let me know what you are selling

hi bro, I just sold off all those small and already completed 1. now js left those just starting make 1.
actualy wat are the size u interested?

Hi everyone, glad to bump into this forum with many bonsai sifu around. I just bought a bonsai plant last from a bonsai nursery at Batu 3 road opposite RRI. There were plenty of bonsai plants both cheap and expensive ones. The owner of the shop is also a bonsai sifu and had won numerous awards.

Hi ani01 ...alex...i got bonsai to let go also...anyone who interested can email me...

xuang26@yahoo.com

thanks

have some bonsai for sell also , who want it pls pm me ..thanks

Hi,

I am currently looking for a few more bonsai, it will be good if you can send some photos and price of the bonsai to my emial address
law.ts10@yahoo.com

Thanks

can email me the bonsai pic n price, thanks




jason_kek@yahoo.com

Hi Anyone interested to get This 2 bonsai?

pm me the price pls, n ur location

Hi JinBeng,

Very nice bonsai photos, care to email me the price. By the way, which part of SP are from? May be i can drop by next time when I go back. I was from SP and now staying in Subang.

Hi All!
I am in desperate need of bonsai tree.. the size not that big coz just want to put in the room. Need this as a bday present for my boyfren which is TOMORO! i know this is the last minute. but i just found this site.

can anyone tell me where to buy? how much it usually cost and if any of u guys want to sell also, please pm me too!

Thanks guys!

This blog about bonsai is not very active and I believe you would not be able to get your bonsai from anybody here in such a hurry...
Anyway, if you insist to get one for your BF you can go to Nurseries opposite RRI in Jln Batu 3 lama. There is one bonsai nursery (not very big) with plenty of variaties and these bonsai are trained by an expert, infact I just bought one for RM100 from that nursey few weeks ago. pm me if you need more details.

Thanks for the info

share with u all my new make Japanese juniper. Just done by today.
Both bonsai also for sale.

Hi Jin beng...can email me the 2 trees price ? and how big is the tree. Thanks

my email is xuang26@yahoo.com

Hi bro xuang26, below are the measurement for my bonsai.

Good to see a number of bonsai lovers here!

For Wrightia religiosa fans, you can pay a visit to:-

Wrightia religiosa bonsai

Feel free to drop your comments/ photos!

Anyone interested in these 2 bonsai :-

nice.are any of it for sale?

Yes, for bonsai lovers who are interested, kindly send me PM for details. Thanks.

Share with u all some of my jingkit collection and 1 hokkien tea.





This post has been edited by JinBeng: Sep 27 2009, 02:39 PM

Premna (sou niang zi) to let go...who interested pls email me xuang26@yahoo.com





This post has been edited by xuang26: Sep 29 2009, 02:28 PM