When pruning the roots of most of my azalea bonsai, I use a sharp blast from the water hose to remove the soil from the roots. I discovered that baby fine roots don’t tolerate hardly any pruning. Before I discovered this technique I killed many beautiful azalea’s and other potentially nice specimens. And then finally success:
“Earth laughs in flowers” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
House plants make great indoor bonsai. Here is a little leaf Schefflera plant of mine.
First I took cuttings from the mother plant and used rooting hormone to make new plants.
Then I put them in a very small training pot for a time to get them established.
Next I transferred them to a bonsai pot.
Add finishing touches like rocks and a little man and you have a great indoor bonsai.
