Japanese maples are ideal for bonsai beginners, happily settling into small pots and responding well to pruning and shaping, quickly developing a canopy full of attractive palm-shaped leaves.

Sydney-based Japanese bonsai master Megumi Bennett currently grows more than 300 bonsai pots, which she lovingly refers to as her "children". Roughly half of them are Australian fig trees.

Most people know of the Japanese plant art of bonsai, in which tiny trees are cultivated in stylish pots. Few people are aware, though, of a related Japanese pursuit named kusamono, where simple ...

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The tiny trees used in the Japanese art of bonsai may live for centuries, but the ancient traditions that produce them are being given a modern twist by female artist Kaori Yamada.

We build set #10348, LEGO Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree, a gorgeous autumnal decorative piece that would look good on any desk or shelf that could use some color.

Shallow pots dry out quickly, so your Japanese maple bonsai tree may need daily watering. The more sunlight they get, the more water they will need. Plants also will need to be fertilized.