How to keep a ficus Bonsai alive The ficus bonsai is an upright style of tree with flat, bright green leaves.

Start your bonsai journey with easier species to maintain, like ficus or jade plants. These species are more forgiving and ...

At the club’s event this weekend, bonsai in all stages of development will be shown, and the use of wiring and weights to shape trees proportionately will be demonstrated.

What is a good tree to use for bonsai? Good trees to use for bonsai have smaller-sized foliage or leaves. Some good trees for beginners include Ficus, Spruce and Juniper.

Bonsai plants are classified according to their shape – formal, informal upright, slanting, cascade, and semi-cascade, double trunk and literati.