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The maple bonsai has always been a favorite among people who love bonsai. There are two main species that are adopted for this purpose and these are the Japanese Maple and the Trident Maple. The maple bonsai is a preferred species because they are hardy plants and can produce exceptional results.

What’s Special About the Maple Bonsai?

There are a lot of plants that are grown as bonsai. However, the maple bonsai is a favorite for many because they age quickly; they shape easily and overall help in creating masterpieces in no time.

The Trident Maple, the most common among the maple bonsai trees, is highly tolerant to pollution. It can resist great abuse in terms on impure air and even lack of water since its roots capture and collects water for long time usage. This is of great advantage in the summer, though in winter, it creates a lot of problems. Since the roots capture a lot of moisture, when it is very cold in winter the Trident Maple bonsai faces the danger of freezing at the roots. Hence, this plant requires special care against frost and excessive cold.

The Japanese maple bonsai on the other hand, is a more delicate species whose main advantage is that is grows a lot of branches and hence the tree becomes bushy and exceptionally showy. These trees too are resistant to pollution; but the best part is that they have leaves of different colors starting from the normal green to a deep red color which makes these plants a wonderful tool for creating exceptional bonsai plants. The only thing that the Japanese maple bonsai should be protected from is excess of sunrays.

The maple bonsai are hardy plants -- since they are easy to shape and fast to mature, these plants are also great for beginners to test their hands at making bonsai. These plants are tolerant enough to the mistakes that the beginners usually make, like forgetting to water the plant, leaving it out in the sun, etc. These plants are also very resistant to pest attack and hence beginners have very little to worry about.

Overall, the maple bonsai is an exceptional plant to grow because it is unusually beautiful, highly resistant to most abuse, and fast maturing. All these factors help in growing a healthy and stunning bonsai plant you can be proud of.

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