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The following are the different rules (techniques) for Bonsai making: 1. Propagation 2. Season 3. Potting and repotting 4. After Care 5. Container 6. Plant media Propagation:        Bonsai propagation is done through seeds, Cuttings, Layering, Grafting. Seeds- Pines and Junipers Cuttings-Ficus, Pomegranate, Mulberry, Bougainvilleas. Layering-Jasmine, Ixora, Pomegranate, and Bougainvilleas. Grafting-Mango, Sapota, Citrus. Season:       1.July to August.       2.Feb to March. The best time is before the opening of the buds. Potting and repotting:    * 1/3 of the roots can be trimmed.    * Long taproots are to trimmed.    * Excessive branches are to trimmed out.    * Balanced nutrition and adequate water is a must.    * Repotting is done after 2-3 years. An uprooted bonsai ready for repotting After Care:   Trimming and pruning are essential to keep bonsai in the style you want and to give its miniature form.    Pinching - Once or twice.    Pr

B onsai is an art of growing and training a plant to a miniature form having a natural look of old age. It was originated from China, but it was called Japanese art. The word bonsai simply means planted in the pot. Bon means pot and sai means to plant. It involves extreme techniques of dwarfing. Bonsai is a minimum of 10 years old are period, even 200 years of age are available and have been highly valued as "Venerable" specimens. How to select plants for bonsai culture?             B onsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species that produce true branches and remain small through pot confinement with crown and root pruning. The selection of hardened woody plants that have been subjected to adverse conditions is a good starting point. Such kinds of planting materials can be collected from rock crevices from the walls of any buildings. Old seedlings can be kept in containers form in any nursery or cuttings, grafted plants or layers