G. Water your bonsai by immersion at least once a week more if it becomes dry between waterings. H. Mist your bonsai with water daily. Zelkova sinensis is an elm-like tree that bears its leaves all year round, or if exposed to cooler weather, will lose its leaves in the Fall and grow new ones in the Spring. In either case it can survive uneven treatment, such as a newcomer to bonsai may provide. Juniper procumbens NANA , the world's most popular bonsai tree, is recommended for bonsai by its compact needle growth, attractive trunk, branch configuration and slow growth.
Junipers like to be on the dry side, so let it dry out almost completely before watering it again.
Until it gets to about one gallon size, your Juniper will do O. K. with the limited amount of light it gets indoors. After about three years of growth, make sure it is getting its five hours of indirect or filtered light daily. For more complete plant descriptions see Care Guides on our home page . Your bonsai needs about five hours of indirect or filtered sunlight each day. In the warmer months it will benefit from being outside, but not in the direct noonday or afternoon sun.