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Editor's pick: Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa), also known as tiger ficus, is an easy-to-grow houseplant that prefers bright light and makes a forgiving bonsai choice for beginners. Petite and ...

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 ...

In India, ficus bonsai is very popular and comes in many varieties. You can also choose from jade, banyan and bougainvillea plants. A healthy bonsai has a good root and a heavy trunk. You can have it ...

The Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis) is an interesting tree. Many times it is grown as a simple bonsai, but in its native habitat, it can be quite sizable. The Indian banyan starts as an epiphyte, ...

The little bonsai was an angry young tree. He hated his potted existence and his dwarfish appearance. He felt small and confined before the majestic banyan that grew in the sprawling mansion of a rich ...

Q–As a bonsai seller for many years, I would like to clear up the misconception that bonsai requires constant trimming, annual root pruning and repotting. This is not true. Depending on the plant and ...

The green activist said he has grown 40 varieties of plants and trees, including 25 from sub-group of ficus species like peepal and banyan using the popular Japanese art form. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh ...

The Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa) is an interesting tree in many ways. Aerial roots hang from the branches, creating a curtain-like effect. Some of the branches reach the ground and mature into ...