Indoor Bonsai care

Learn how to care for your indoor Bonsai tree. Techniques like watering, pruning and fertilizing are explained for the most popular indoor Bonsai. Additional guidelines can be found at:

Most Bonsai should be placed outside, where they are exposed to the four seasons just like normal trees are. Only tropical and subtropical plants can survive in the indoor climate of your house; where temperatures are high and stable throughout the year. The indoor tree species we think are best for beginners include the Ficus, Carmona, Jade tree and Chinese elm. Specific care guides can be found at:

Caring for an indoor Bonsai is different from that of normal potted house plants. The main reason is that Bonsai trees are planted in small pots and therefore have limited storage for nutrients and water. More important is that tropical trees are used to much light and high humidity; circumstances that are quite difficult to create indoors.

If you want to learn more about Bonsai, consider enrolling in one of our Online Bonsai Courses. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to:

This video was filmed in the Japanese garden of Clingendael. We also like to thank Deshima Bonsai.

[vernshome]

Thank you so much! My parents presented me an indoor bonsai a few weeks ago, and recently it began to look sick. I wanted for it to stay alive, and I’m so glad I found your video! Thank you!

[purplexkat]

Thank you so much! I really wanted to have a bonsai in my room so i could focus on something else then rather gaming. This helped me a lot :D

[TastyWafflesForBreakfast]

After watching this video, I ask myself: How the heck has my Bonsai survived over a year. xD

[funkydozer]

I have been growing an informal Silver Birch from a 1 year old sapling I collected from a local wood for 16 years, it is now around 20" high, has many branches, exposed roots, with a width of around 1.5" at the base of the trunk, and it lives happily indoors in a South facing window bay. Any indigenous tree you collect from outside your home can be grown indoors if the room atmosphere is kept similar to the outside environment.

[TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Those are some really nice plants…. I’ve kept a Japanese juniper indoors for years indoors under fluorescent lights and sometimes windows, and about 1/3 of the summers outdoors…. 13 years and counting.

[Dayan]

I don´t have any windows with direct sun light, but I take my bonsai out every morning and then take it back inside the house in the evening, for it to get as much sunlight as needed. I don´t know if he dislikes being moved around, but so far no complaints xD Thank you for the video. I´ll make sure he never goes dry. My bonsai y named Bob The Bonsai.

[otacouraraka]

Thanks for this, I had been wanting a bonsai tree for ages and my local plant shop just started selling them but I didn’t have a clue of how to look after it

[alanseid]

I started growing Australian Willow Bonzai Trees (7) from cuttings and I am amazed how fast and well they are growing!

[mckennalynn]

Got a Bonsai for my birthday, and didn't know where to start. Thank you so much 💗

[bettyannvillasenor]

Great easy to follow instructions, thank you for posting this video I'm eager to purchase my first bonsai tree soon🙂

[KasieLeow-uz]

I have a type of ficus bonsai tree in my room here in bay city Michigan USA. I absolutely love her so much 🥰

[rdeyemusic]

This guy sounds Dutch... Thanks for the video :)

[trix]

I just got a bonsai tree and I'm excited to learn about it

[bloxanaterlegostopmotion]

Thanks so much for helping a begginer!

[FLOMALS]

The form is very juicy. Very beautiful bonsai and a picture in a circle. (does not really want shooting galleries in Russian)

[xxstancdonxxtwitch]

I have to japenese maple bonsai growing inside with 2 grow lights above one producing blue and red light and one pure 6500k light led units. With a mini humidifier pulsing and a fan on super low circulating fresh air which is powered by USB very low power consumption with the whole setup. Trees are thriving. Lighting is set to match local sun patterns of outdoors. The whole setup didnt cost much at all to put together. Indoor bonsai can be done with any tree or plant of your choice. Its just mimicking perfect conditions and research. If anybody needs any help or advice setting a system up drop me a message and I can guide you though the process.

[TemanBonsaiLampung]

Thanks sir.
I come from Indonesia.🇮🇩
greetings hobby bonsai

[jojel]

Where did you get those pots from? I’ve been searching but I can only find them online, not in person

[patricks]

Thank you, explaining the Bonsai care, it was very informativ 👍

[tgags]

Great vid. I would also add Brazilian Rain Tree to this list.