If you are a beginner bonsai grower than you may be wondering what the best way is on how to grow bonsai. Some of the best starter bonsai tree’s are: Ficus, Japanese Red Maple and the Sea Grape. These are all tree’s that are easy to care for and maintain and need little pruning and trimming. Watering your bonsai tree is a necessity, but does not have to be done daily. Your tree can live very well with watering every few days. In order to keep your tree on the small side you will want to prune as needed. When you tree looks as though it has a good amount of growth you can trim back the limps with special pruning shears. If you take good care of your tree it will last for many many years to come.