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    This document discusses bonsai and recommendations for indoor bonsai trees. It begins by providing background on bonsai, noting it involves growing miniature trees in shallow containers and has a long history in Japanese culture. It then lists several tree species that are well-suited for growing indoors, including wild fig, tree of a thousand stars, monkey thorn, bauhinia, spekboom, crassula, bladdernut, and kei apple. The wild fig mentioned at the beginning of the document is an example of one type of bonsai that can be grown indoors.

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    This document discusses bonsai and recommendations for indoor bonsai trees. It begins by providing background on bonsai, noting it involves growing miniature trees in shallow containers and has a long history in Japanese culture. It then lists several tree species that are well-suited for growing indoors, including wild fig, tree of a thousand stars, monkey thorn, bauhinia, spekboom, crassula, bladdernut, and kei apple. The wild fig mentioned at the beginning of the document is an example of one type of bonsai that can be grown indoors.

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    Back To Our Nature: The Common Name of This Bonsai Is The Wild Fi G. This One Is About 20 Years Old

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    This document discusses bonsai and recommendations for indoor bonsai trees. It begins by providing background on bonsai, noting it involves growing miniature trees in shallow containers and has a long history in Japanese culture. It then lists several tree species that are well-suited for growing indoors, including wild fig, tree of a thousand stars, monkey thorn, bauhinia, spekboom, crassula, bladdernut, and kei apple. The wild fig mentioned at the beginning of the document is an example of one type of bonsai that can be grown indoors.

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    BACK TO OUR NATURE

    The common name of this bonsai is the wild g. This one is about 20 years old

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    t its most basic denition, bonsai is the Japanese practice of growing and shaping living, small-scale trees in shallow containers. But with a history that spans over 1000 years and an intriguing plant lore that tells of monks and emperors, samurais and shoguns, artists and scholars, the passion that bonsai evokes in its more dedicated followers is said to inspire an almost spiritual devotion far deeper than simply tending to a plant in a pot. Then there are the bonsai themselves: mesmerising miniature versions of a wide variety of species from juniper and cus to bougainvillea and pine, every trunk, branch and leaf strangely surreal in its perfect resemblance to its larger counterpart. For most of us, on rst glance it would be easier to believe that these were set pieces created for an upcoming Tim Burton movie, complete with resident forest sprites, than actual trees. While most bonsai will do best outdoors, requiring the strong light that

    they do, because they are easily portable they can be brought indoors as the focus of a contemporary display or decorative installation. Any balcony, re escape or even outdoor windowsill creates a good home-away-from home for some, while others are suitable to permanent indoor positions. The best trees for indoor growth are those that can survive the sometimes harsh conditions found inside directional light that can be too hot or too little light. The following species are recommended for indoor planting. Wild g (Ficus natalensis) Tree of a thousand stars (Serissa foetida) Monkey Thorn (Acacia galpinii) Bauhinia (Bauhinia natalensis and B. tomentosa Spekboom (Portulacaria afra Crassula (Crassula sp) Bladdernut (Diospyros whyteana Kei apple (Dovyalis caffra)
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