Is it possible to bonsai chilli bushes? I’m in Australia and have seen them over 25 years old
Some chilies are perennial and can be trained as bonsai. They are vigorous growers but I haven’t had a ton of success keeping them alive for more than a few years.
Chiles make great cheap simple Bonsai to grow from seed. domestic varieties are not the best option however, using the wild type Chiltepins are the best option (find seeds on Native Seeds search"), they are smaller leaf, small fruit, and have a natural longer lived shrub habit. chiltepins are great for training a newbie towards prune to shape methods, the woody branches are fragile and cannot be wired, so simply growing the plant out in the summer and going in a shaping to form mid-season and then doing that again and again over the course of the warm season. Indoors for cold climates during winter of course, but if someone lives in the southwest, have fun all year round with year round “berries”.