If you want your bonsai trees to grow healthy and looking great, you’ll need to choose wisely the best bonsai ceramic bowls. The goal of your bowl should be to complement the beauty of the tree and not stand out more than the composition. The bowl you choose will have an impact in the style you desire to give your tree; in competitions you can see how a bad bowl can ruin the style of a bonsai tree.

You should keep in mind some things when buying a bonsai pot. First you’ll need to determine what type of location does your desired bonsai tree requires, outdoors or indoors. Some bonsai ceramic pots will deteriorate when exposed to weather conditions outdoors, such as extreme cold. For these cases the best is to look and ask for a ceramic bowl which is resistant to these conditions.

The drainage holes are also important to ensure good watering to the tree. One of the common errors among beginner bonsai gardeners is that they buy ceramic pots without these drainage holes. Since the water stays on the bowl, the roots will start to rot and the composite will ruin. Check out that your pot has at least one drainage hole to prevent early tree death. You could have the opposite situation, in which water drains too quickly from the pot; if that is your case you can place the bonsai ceramic pot on a tray.

Another point to keep in mind is the expected final size of the bonsai tree. Many people buy expensive pots, only to find out later that the tree will need to be repotted in less than a year. It is better to go for a cheaper option when it comes to younger trees or if you do not have several bonsai trees already. A large ceramic bowl could also help the tree more than you want to, and well the goal of bonsai growing is to keep our trees small right?

Finally, you should consider buying a bonsai ceramic bowl which complements the color of your tree. In general, you should stay away from brought colors that will deviate attention from the tree. Bonsai is an art and choosing the right ceramic color is part of such art. I always advise to be very subtle when choosing a ceramic pot color.