BONSAI ARE NOT STUNTED PLANTS! They must be healthy plants that are maintained in
the desired size and shape by pruning. Trees that are not growing vigorously are not
trainable. Your bonsai training results are dictated by the material that you start with.
If you start with young seedlings with no character, at the end of your
training session, you will still have a young seedling with little or no character!
WE OFFER ONLY THE HIGHEST QUALITY TRUE INDOOR BONSAI AVAILABLE FROM ANY SOURCE! They are
skillfully and efficiently grown by Fuku-Bonsai's hard-working staff for several years and
the plants have a lot of character! First, we train small size bonsai and these are then
trained to medium size bonsai which are then trained into large size bonsai. If you
purchase cheap untrained nursery plants and go straight to a large size bonsai, it will
lack the quality and character of trees that have developed through multiple complex
processes from the time they were seedlings! There's no shortcuts to producing the
highest quality plants.
LIVING LOVABLES ARE OFFERED IN THREE DIFFERENT STYLING CONCEPTS AND ARE PART OF THE
"MAHALO MIX AND MATCH III SPECIAL!" Start with a varied collection that
already has a lot of character!
Fuku-Bonsai's standard training utilized "SUMO" (S) styling and these are available
also in #8 size Living Sculpture (8LS8-S), #17 size Living Sculpture, or even the larger Custom
Collection. We've also been training with "ROOTS" (R) styling and these are
now available as #8LS8-R LIVING SCULPTURE. They should be available in the #17 LIVING
SCULPTURE size several years from now. "HAWAIIAN DRAGON" styling is currently
only available in the smallest Living Lovable styling. The
ROOT-OVER-ROCK #8LS8-RR LIVING SCULPTURE are the aged instructor
demonstration plants from the Keiki Bonsai Workshops given at the Fuku-Bonsai
Cultural Center in Kurtistown.
#8LS LIVING SCULPTURE in 8" diameter x 2" deep pots are ideal bonsai sizes that
fit under artificial light units. These are also ideal for potting up into a #17
Conversion Kit to create your own Custom Collection with you being the trainer!
The new #17LS LIVING SCULPTURE in 17" x 12" x 2" oval pots are an
attractive size for a larger room or office. These were formerly sold as the entry
level high-value Custom Collection and were almost always sold out. We increased
production and they should be available throughout the year.
Fuku-Bonsai's initial primary production
was mostly our popular Hawaiian Lava Plantings that are very easy-care and great gift
items. Since we began our website in 1999, there has been a steady shift as
customers began to enjoy the challenges of training bonsai and sales of 8LS and Custom
Collection greatly increased. Since the smaller Living Lovable was introduced,
there's been another surge of interest including workshops in educational institutions and
even by bonsai clubs that normally train only traditional outdoor bonsai!
When we introduced Living Lovables, initial trees were still young. They are a bit
older now with more character. We try to create extra branches to allow each new
owner-trainer to set the future shape. In the future, more of the website will be on
training ideas and techniques. I'm delighted to know that many more are excited
about training TRUE INDOOR BONSAI!
FUKU-BONSAI'S TRUE INDOOR BONSAI ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GIFT BONSAI FOR ANYONE WHO CAN
GROW HOUSEPLANTS! I look forward to more success! Regards, ~~~David
 
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- INTRODUCING
- LIVING LOVABLES!™
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Small, young potted plants with a lot of character! Ideal for those who want a
healthy, small starter bonsai with vigorous growth and great potential!
- Fukumoto grandson
Austin Young (4 years old in 2003) introducing "HAWAIIAN DRAGON!"
"SUMO!" and "ROOTS" Each of the three styling
concepts now has a logo design.
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 - See THREE
CONCEPTS
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- SUMO!
- Short
and stocky super healthy compact plants that have established branches and trunks down low
to create stout or multi-trunked banyan forms. "Sumo" styling has been
Fuku-Bonsai's basic technique that creates outstanding trees!
- #4LL8-S SUMO LIVING LOVABLE:
- $24.95
+ shipping
See the "MAHALO MIX AND MATCH III SPECIAL!"
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 - See THREE
CONCEPTS
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- ROOTS!
-
Exposed root forms are ideal for exciting exposed root bonsai designs. If you have a nice
rock, they are also ideal for root-over-rock-into-pot designs! Each has a well-established
root column with established roots to begin to expose and train!
- #4LL8-R ROOTS LIVING LOVABLE:
-
$24.95 + shipping
See the "MAHALO MIX AND MATCH III SPECIAL!"
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 - See THREE
CONCEPTS
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- HAWAIIAN
- DRAGON!™
- A
sharp bend was created when the tree was very small and it has the character of a
twisty-turny happy Hawaiian Dragon! This non-traditional fun bonsai quickly became a
favorite! Imagine, then create your own lively dragon!
- #4LL8-D HAWAIIAN DRAGON LIVING
LOVABLE:
-
$24.95 + shipping
See the "MAHALO MIX AND MATCH III SPECIAL!"
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- "MAHALO MIX-AND-MATCH
III
SPECIAL!"
- Go to "MAHALO MIX AND MATCH III SPECIAL!"
for more detail!
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- The cost to
ship a single small size or Living Lovable has a very high price per pound so we must
charge $9 for the first plant going to an address. The cost to ship a combination of
five units to a single address is modest so we combined this fact with a special quantity
discount! THIS IS THE BEST DEAL THAT WE CAN MAKE FOR A VARIETY COLLECTION AT A GREAT
PRICE for an average of $20 each including delivery! Also consider this for 5 great
gifts!
- Select any
combination of 5 Small Size Lava Plantings (with melamine dish or saucer and gravel) or
#4LL Living Lovables for $99.95 INCLUDING SHIPPING!
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 - See THREE
CONCEPTS
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- DWARF SCHEFFLERA
- #8 SIZE LIVING SCULPTURE
- (SUMO!)
- Plastic pot 8" diameter x 2"; about 10"
to 14" tall.
- Item #8LS8-S (SUMO):
$79.95 +
shipping
- A number of our customers consider "SUMO!" as our
best-value product and move them up to a larger size with a 17 Conversion Kit. They get to
enjoy training, then give them as gifts and start the cycle again!
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 - See THREE
CONCEPTS
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- DWARF SCHEFFLERA
- #8 SIZE LIVING SCULPTURE (ROOTS!)
- Plastic pot 8" diameter x 2"; about 10"
to 14" tall.
- Item #8LS8-R
(Roots!): $79.95 + shipping
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"ROOTS!" is an elegant fantasy styling concept and every one is
interesting. This is a very versatile styling concept. If you prune it hard
from time to time, it will be possible to keep it small to stay in the pot for many
years. But it is also possible to raise it up and make it into a larger bonsai! This is a
great item if you have a tall slender rock and want to create a dramatic rock planting!
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PHOTOS NOT YET AVAILABLE; NOW
TAKING ORDERS FOR THE LIMITED QUANTITIES OR FUTURE SHIPPING!
See THREE
CONCEPTS |
- DWARF SCHEFFLERA
- #8 SIZE LIVING SCULPTURE
- (HAWAIIAN DRAGONS!)
- Plastic pot 8" diameter x 2"; about 10"
to 14" tall.
- Item
#8LS8-D (Hawaiian Dragons):
- $79.95 + shipping
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"HAWAIIAN DRAGONS!" are swirling-twirling fun bonsai! These
are the most creative tropical houseplant bonsai! The sharp bend at the
base instantly proclaim that this is no ever going to be a boring tree!
This styling is the clear favorite of creative bonsai trainers!
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- DWARF SCHEFFLERA
- #8 SIZE LIVING SCULPTURE
- Plastic pot 8" diameter x 2"; about 10"
to 14" tall.
- Item #8LS8-rr (Root-over-rock):
$79.95 + shipping
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"ROOT-OVER-ROCK" is the product of our premium Keiki Bonsai Workshop that is the
most popular at the Fuku-Bonsai Cultural Center. A HS8 Small size Lava Planting is
grown in a small container to get a larger root system. As part of the class, the
trainer demonstrates. The demonstration plant then goes into the nursery where it is
further trained and comes back as another exciting new product! This is another high-value
product. Order a #17 conversion kit with it to create an exceptional larger bonsai!
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| THE TWO BASIC TRAINING
CONCEPTS FOR POTTED BONSAI: |
- There
are basically two major training options: 1) Over time, pot to a larger container
and create a larger bonsai (See Lesson
#1-Potting), or 2) Cut back hard from time to time to keep the plant small and in the
same container (See Lesson #3-Pruning)
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See GIFT LIST #3 for workshop items
including conversion kits that include container and pre-mixed, pre-measured potting
media.
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- INTRODUCING A
- NEW LARGER SIZE!
 - See THREE
CONCEPTS
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- #17LS8-R (ROOTS) and
- #17LS8-D (HAWAIIAN DRAGONS)
- will be available in the future.
Reservations now being taken.
- Email david@www.fukubonsai.com
for more information.
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- DWARF SCHEFFLERA
- #17 SIZE LIVING SCULPTURE (SUMO!)
- Plastic oval pot 17"X12" x 2"deep;
about 10" to 14" tall.
- Item #17LS8-S (SUMO): $225 +
shipping
- Item #17LS8-RR
(Root-over-rock): $225 + shipping
- The
popular advanced workshop at the Fuku-Bonsai Cultural Center teaches how to pot an 8LS8-S
(or Keiki Bonsai Prepared stock) into a #17
Conversion Kit. The trainer demonstrates and after the workshop is completed, the
participant's result is shipped. The demonstration plants go into the nursery,
are further trained, and came back as the most popular entry-level Custom Collection item
which was almost always sold out. We're now producing them as a "model
item" in larger quantities to be available throughout the year. Because these are
model items sold without having to create individual photographs and write-ups, they are
very attractively priced! From this level of training, development is very
rapid to move to larger mature bonsai! Ideal for those who have some outdoor bonsai
experience and want to create an exciting True Indoor Bonsai!
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