Striking a good balance will take effort for the beginner, but once you have learned how to care for your bonsai plant, it will become easy and automatic. If you live in a region that is not conducive for the growth of a bonsai plant, there are some varieties of trees that can be grown indoors. These trees tend to be tropical, liking a static temperature and constant amount of sunlight year round. When you first buy a bonsai, there are a few tools that you will want to keep on hand to ensure it is properly cared for. These include shears, a rake, tweezers and a small broom. While the shears and rake are obvious in their gardening uses, many people do not realize the importance of both the tweezers and the broom. As bonsais do not typically grow in the fashion that is desired by those making bonsai designs, bonsai wire is used to train the branches of the young tree how to grow. However, there are some things that you should consider before you begin to use bonsai wire to shape the branches and trunk of your tree. For advanced users, it is recommended that high quality bonsai tools are exclusively used. For those who have worked with bonsai for many years, their tool set will be far more extensive, ranging from eight to twenty or more different tools for working with the various types of bonsai. Bonsai tools can be purchased online, imported from Japan, or found at local garden and hardware stores. Taking Care of your Bonsai Good bonsai care is vital if you want to maintain the look and health of your tree. As bonsai trees are more work than a standard tree left to grow on its own, there are a lot of things that you need to know about bonsai care. First, because you are designing the tree to look a specific way, you need to take the time and effort to learn about the specific tree you are working with. This style of bonsai is highly popular in traditional bonsai designs, as the aerial root system of this family of fig is highly conducive towards design and styling. Suitable for the standard bonsai design, as well as root over rock styles, the ficus bonsai is a versatile, hardy tree that is relatively easy to care for.