This document provides important guidelines for caring for bonsai plants, including avoiding choosing plants with large leaves, flowers, or fruits; using styles unsuitable for the species; using blunt cutting tools; unnatural decorations; being impatient for flowers or fruits before shaping; mixing chemicals and fertilizers; keeping bonsai on the ground; tying wire too tightly; retaining wires too long; hard pruning of conifers; heavy fertilization; and unnatural appearances.

1. Important Don’ts
• Avoid choosing plants with large leaves, flowers and fruits.
• Do not choose a style unsuitable for the species.
• Avoid use of blunt cutting implements.
• Avoid unnatural objects for decoration.
• Do not be in hurry for getting flowers or fruits before getting
desired shape.
• Do not mix chemicals and fertilizers in the same solution.• Do not mix chemicals and fertilizers in the same solution.
• Do not keep bonsai on the ground.
• Do not tie wire very tightly as it remains its dents after removal.
• Do not retain wires for a long duration.
• Avoid hard pruning in conifers.
• Do not give heavy fertilizers.
• Avoid freakish appearance of bonsai.