Some people grow bonsai trees as a hobby while for others bonsai tree care is a full time job.
The tree is meant to be an illusion of a grander thing.
  It is meant to look like a fully mature tree that is hundreds of years old.
Everything has to work perfect when having a successful tree grow.
Patience, love, art and some good tools are the necessary requirements when it comes to building a perfect tree.
Anyone can plant an apple tree in their back yard.
  Then they can add a little fertilizer, water it a couple times a week and then at the end of the season pick the apples.
Bonsai tree care is a little different because to build a great and beautiful tree you really need to have some artistic ability.
For many it is a hobby but for others growing these trees are an obsession.
  It is something they start and just cant stop.
  For people of Japan bonsai tree care is almost a religion and really is a good form of meditation.
A few hundred years ago when the bonsai tree was introduced to North America it quickly took off and never looked back.
When you start in the bonsai world you are building a world of inspiration.
  You are building a tree that will last for hundreds of years and aged trees are often handed down from generation to generation.
  Once a bonsai is mature it only requires maintenance that most people can handle with out any real experience.
The bonsai world can be very involved and you can find several forums and chat rooms dedicated to bonsai tree care.
  Defiantly one of the most popular hobbies in the world.