Bonsai gardening is fast becoming popular among many gardeners. With this amazing art you can grow a huge tree right inside your house.

Bonsai Fruit Tree

can add charm to any mundane room. Small fruits hanging from the branches are a sight to see. It is relatively easy to make fruit trees into a bonsai as many of them are suited for it. Citrus fruits are ideal for this purpose as they look beautiful, grow fast and have a sweet fragrance.

How to Grow Bonsai Fruit Tree

1. Before you set out to plant your bonsai tree, check it thoroughly for any pests or diseases. Remove the pests and the diseased parts.
2. Now remove the tree from the growing pot and gently shake it. This will remove all the extra soil. You can tap it softly with your hand or on the surface.
3. Saw 1/3 root ball of the tree using a handsaw. The cuts should be clean and precise.
4. Wash off the remaining soil with water. After checking the roots of the plant thoroughly keep it in a bowl of water. This will prevent it from drying.
5. Keeping in mind the shape you would like the
   

   bonsai fruit tree

   to grow, remove the limbs that might hinder the growth of the plant in that shape.

6. Wrap the limbs which needs training with a copper wire. Do this very gently so as not to break the branches. Make sure you do not wrap the wire too tightly. To prevent the rubbing, place a soft rubber under the wire.
7. Mix a gallon sand and small pieces of bark in a big bucket. To this add about 3 cups of garden clay and mix well. Put the required amount of fertilizer to it. Now add water to make the mixture moist and keep it aside this soil mixture.
8. Cover the drain hole with piece of screen. This will stop the soil from getting washed away from the drain hole.
9. Fill the potting pot with the soil and firmly pack the soil. Make a small soil hill little towards the edge of the pot.
10. Put the bonsai on top of this soil hill. Fill the pot with the remaining soil and tap it firmly.
11. Add colorful pebbles on the top of the soil. This will decorate the bonsai.

Things to keep in mind when growing bonsai fruit trees

• The soil mixture should be well-drained. The bonsai should never be kept soggy in water.
• Mosses which you use for the bonsai fruit trees should withstand the sunlight and water used for the plants.
• Keep the bonsai in a very shallow pot with little soil for proper growth.
• Place the plant in a shady area and never in the direst sunlight.
• Water it several times in a day to keep the plant moist. Take care of the soil and do not let it dry out completely. This can kill the plant.

These steps on

how to grow bonsai fruit trees

can help you master the art of transforming large trees into miniature ones.