Matti Hannus
Bonsai page

Bonsai resources on the web

Finland

The Finnish word for bonsai is ruukkupuu (pot tree) but bonsai is more commonly used.

Search bonsai sites in Finland (English)

Search bonsai and garden sites in Finland (Finnish)

Sami Poikonen's bonsai pages: Bonsai instructions Gallery of Scandinavian Bonsaists Bonsai mailing list in Finland Bonsai vocabulary English-Finnish

World

Brian's Bonsai Page in Australia

Virtual Japanese Garden

Chinese Bonsai - Gary Wong's page

Michael Persiano's Bonsai Page

Bonsai Web

Guia Verde bonsai page with lots of links; also other horticulture sites.

Granite State Bonsai Pictures, links, catalog, classifieds, reference, profile

Bonsai On The Web - A new site dedicated to Bonsai enthusiasts and businesses. Online databases: Bonsai Nurseries & Suppliers, Bonsai Sites, Bonsai Spiecies Information

Bonsai, Penjing, Japanese & Chinese Garden Links Bonsai clubs, organizations, collections, nurseries & suppliers, enthusiasts (like me), care, magazines, books & software, ...

The Online Bonsai Icon Collection

Bonsai WWW Resources

Garden Forum: Bonsai

Search for bonsai on: Infoseek, Yahoo, Excite

Newsgroups: rec.arts.bonsai, alt.bonsai

Bonsai organisations

• Swedish Bonsai Society,
• Belgian Bonsai Web
• Italia Bonsai
• ABS American Bonsai Society
• BCI - Bonsai Clubs International
• FOBBS The Federation of British Bonsai Societies
• IBC - Internet Bonsai Club

My bonsais

Natural outdoor plants
Acer ginnala - Amur maple Acer platanoides - European maple Alnus glutinosa - alder Betula pendula - birch Betula nana - dwarf birch Juniperus communis - juniper	Larix decidua - larch Picea abies - spruce Pinus silvestris - pine Populus tremula - aspen Querus robur - oak Sorbus aucuparia - mountain ash
Outdoor garden plants
Caragana arborescens Chaenomeles japoniac Cotoneaster Cretaegus grayana Elaeagnus communata Potentilla fruticosa	Syringa vulgaris Thuja occidentalis Indoor during winter: Acer palmatum - Japanese maple Cupressus Fuchsia
Indoor plants
Acacia dealbata - silver wattle Carocia Crassula argentea Ficus Bushy King Ficus microcarpa var. hillii - Green island fig Ficus Retusa Benjamina	Ficus Retusa Natascha Murraya paniculata - Murray Jasmine orange Myrtus communis - common myrtle Myrtus ??? - Japanese myrtle Serissa

Climatic challenges for Northern bonsai growers in the winter: low indoor air humidity, short daylight time and cold outdoor temperature. Image: My Acer Palmatum (Japanese Maple) scanned in Autumn colours on 13 Oct 1995; scale ~1/3

Bonsai places

Some of my favourite places:

• Chinese Garden, Sydney
• Chinese & Japanese Garden, Singapore
• Viherpaja Japanese Garden in Tikkurila (close to Helsinki Airport)

3 March 1998 © Matti Hannus