Bonsai Tree Lighting techniques


Providing the correct amount of light for your bonsai tree is a very important aspect for keeping it healthy.
However, there are no simple answers as to how much light bonsai trees in general “require”; generally, light requirements are specific to the type of tree and are dependent also upon specific variations in the location they are kept. It depends if the bonsai tree has light in the morning or in the afternoon, is he can shade or not; how much is the bonsai kept in sun, is it artificial light or not; what species of plants your bonsai is—etc.
Sunlight is by far the best type of light for bonsai trees (this observation match to most other living creatures on earth). Following this consideration, for indoor bonsai, best spot for your bonsai is the brightest window in your home. But is this window is located near the fireplace, or an intense source of heat this could be the worse place for your bonsai (so it is a must to find an alternative to this and to rich equilibrium for your bonsai tree).

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In some cases if the natural light isn’t enough for your bonsai, then you have to find an additional artificial light supply. A grow light and timer are a simple solution for providing additional artificial light.

Ex:
# The best-suited light for your Juniper bonsai tree is filtered or shaded. You must allow your Juniper bonsai to get low intensity morning sunlight when possible and avoid the direct afternoon sunlight.
# An artificial lighting system places the light source within 1 inch to several feet from the top of the tree; so the foliage on the lower branches receives (reflects and absorbs) much less light than the foliage at the top of the tree. The further the light source is from the top of the tree the lower the impact of the inverse square rule, but the whole tree is exposed less overall light.

Please have below some lighting related articles:

http://www.knowledgeofbonsai.org/misc/indoorlight.php
http://www.knowledgeofbonsai.org/misc/lights.php
http://www.bonsaiboy.com/catalog/allaboutbonsai.html
http://www.fukubonsai.com/2b2a2a.html

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