• Our 10″ to 14″-tall “palm”
• Arrives in cream-toned ceramic planter with drip tray and humidifying pebbles
• Planter, 5″ H x 6″ Dia
• Height: 10 in – 14 in

Product Description
Our 10″ to 14″-tall “palm” with graceful feathery fronds and sculpted trunk is actually a robust, 3- to 5-year old cycad specimen trained according to the ancient art of bonsai. It will maintain its petite size and, given plenty of sunlight, it will live

Sago Palm Bonsai

Beautiful Bonsai Secrets.

On one long table there were some small pines that had the windswept look of old age. On other shelves stood out single trees in vessels of shallow depth. Their description seemed appropriate, “Lone tree in plain country.” Others looked withered, with drooping branches, evidently overhanging an imaginary cliff. Two others grew out of the same stump; “the twins” they were called. Another one had high exposed roots, clinging for dear life to a riverside where the water had almost worn away the soil, or so it seemed.

With some, the fascination lies in the spread of the roots, while with others it is the distribution of the branches, the appearance of the trunk, the leaves or flowers. Sometimes, a little moss or some pebbles are all that is needed to add a touch of real scenery.

A twenty-year-old persimmon tree with natural-size fruits stood a mere two feet high. And an even smaller orange tree and several plum trees attracted our attention.

Groups of similar or different trees suggest a forest. And those growing out of a rock simulate trees dwarfed by constant storm and wind on a mountain precipice. In fact, there are mountaineers that risk their lives in the attempt to dislocate real-life dwarf trees from precarious positions on weather-beaten cliffs and rocks.

Whoever thought of reducing normally large trees to this mini-size? we wondered. We learned that a Japanese temple owner by the name of Honen Shonin, in the twelfth century of our Common Era, is said to have produced miniature trees to decorate his small Bodo temple. It is not known, however, whether he actually originated or only copied the dwarfing technique.

The dwarf trees came to be known as “bonsai,” literally bone (shallow pot) and saigh (cultivation) or in other words “potted dwarf trees.” Soon they spread over Japan, China, South Asia, the Pacific, Europe and America, finding admirers almost everywhere. In the seventeenth century the Dutch brought this art to the West. Today it is no longer a question of space alone that inspires enthusiasts and amateur gardeners. It is the gracious beauty of the dwarfed trees.

Japanese immigrants brought the bonsai to São Paulo some thirty years ago. Now they dwarf not only imported trees but also common Brazilian kinds, such as guava and palm trees, yellow ipê, bougainvillea and many more.

Their ages are remarkable. For instance, some brought to Brazil from Japan are more than two hundred years old. And in Japan, some are calculated to have reached six hundred years, such as one in Osaka.

How the Dwarfing Is Done

The natural method of reducing the size of a tree is still the most popular, although chemicals and hormones are used to achieve even smaller specimens than the conventional height of about fifty centimeters (a little under two feet).

The tree is shaped and trained over many years until it acquires the stately shape of a big tree. Bonsai can be cultivated from seeds or cuttings. In the case of seeds it is preferred to use them from naturally smaller trees, planted in soil mixed with half sand. After four to eight months they germinate and are left to grow in the normal way. Cuttings are planted like those of any other tree. The miniaturizing process begins after seven to nine or twelve months while still in the ground outside.

• Each 14 years old, 12″x10″x15″ tall
• Recommended indoor bonsai tree grown and trained by Bonsai Boy

Product Description
The Sago Palm is a long-lived exotic palm that tolerates neglect but thrives with attention. Adapts to indirect light or full sun and has a wide temperature range from 15 to 120 degrees F. A slow growth rate allows indoor specimens to remain in the same container indefinately. Treat as a cactus — water when almost dry and seldom fertilize. Double planting style. Great indoor bonsai.

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• 24 years old, 28″ x 27″ x 24″ tall
• Recommended indoor bonsai tree grown and trained by Bonsai Boy

Product Description
The Sago Palm is a long-lived exotic palm that tolerates neglect but thrives with attention. Adapts to indirect light or full sun and has a wide temperature range from 15 to 120 degrees F. A slow growth rate allows indoor specimens to remain in the same container indefinately. Treat as a cactus — water when almost dry and seldom fertilize.

Bonsai Gardening Secrets.

• MEDIUM INDOOR SAGO PALM
• COMES IN A 10 INCH GLAZED POT
• INDOOR RECOMMENDATION
• VERY LITTLE WATER NEEDED. WE SUPPLY GROWING CARE INSTRUCTIONS
• 10X8 HUMIDITY TRAY

Product Description
SAGO PALM
GLAZED POT
MEDIUM SIZE
GROWING INFO INCLUDED
GREAT FOR INDOORS OFFICE OR HOME

LOUSBONSAINURSERY MEDIUM SAGO PALM BONSAI TREE