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r/Bonsai↗

A sub dedicated to bonsai trees and associated plants and art styles. Focusing on bonsai techniques (growing, styling, wiring, repotting), sharing & critiquing member trees, bonsai care and general help. Get more trees!

372k subscribers592 posts / mo in Sep 2026367 authors / mosince 2008

r/Bonsai has 372k members (+7.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 592 posts a month from 367 people. Top topics: Bonsai Trees, Juniper Styling and Bonsai Trees & Tools.

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Size and growth

How r/Bonsai has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.4%in 12 months · +1.2% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026371k
Growing371k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−43%vs Sep 2025 · −28% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026592
QuieterPeaked at 2.3k in May 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Bonsai

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Bonsai Trees4.5%
  2. Juniper Styling3.9%
  3. Bonsai Trees & Tools3.2%
  4. Bonsai Advice & Tips3.1%
  5. Bonsai & Ancient Trees2.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Flickr
  2. Wolfram
  3. Craftsy
  4. etsy
  5. Dropbox

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research