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Bonsai Feed

Fail

Prices span $3.33–$13.38, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Bonsai Feed is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 4,712 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −10 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£46K/yr36K searches / yr
90-day growth
+17.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
83%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 44 sellers

Flapen Score

Bonsai Feed against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Bonsai Feed is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bonsai Feed market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bonsai Feed 36K times last year and spent an estimated £46K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

17.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 36K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +17.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £46K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
36K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+17.1%
Conversion, latest week
17.1%
Market size, estimated
£46Ka year
Peak month
April2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
bonsai food16K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.49.

Listings sell for £7.49 on average, from £3.33 to £13.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.49 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.49under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.33–£13.38
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£6K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #18 within Fertilisers & Plant Food. It carries 865 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#18in Fertilisers & Plant Food
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
865per listing
Listings tracked
10

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 78 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
78 months

Products

Top Bonsai Feed products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 83% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£9K£14K£18K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Baby Bio29%
  • Growth Technology29%
  • READY STEADY DEFEND22%
  • Westland8%
  • R&R SHOP5%
  • Grow Buddha5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand

Bonsai Feed search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

1K600Holiday '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Bonsai Feed search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • bonsai food16K/yr
  • bonsai fertiliser8K/yr
  • bonsai feed6K/yr
  • bonsai tree food5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bonsai Feed

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Durability19%−0.24

shortly after all the leaves fell off and it died :

This killed my 10 year old bonsai tree withing 2 weeks

Size-Overall19%+0.98

Large bottle

Smaller than it looks

Value For Money13%+0.77

Very expensive

Leak-Proof13%

-Item arrives gross to touch as has leaked

-Item cap does not appear appropriate for bottle. probably why it leaked

Smell13%+0.37

Smells like p**** Smells like pee

Love

Advertised Vs Actual Product19%+0.50

Seems to be doing the job

As described

Does what the bottle says

Quality-Overall19%+0.72

Excellent product

Good quality

Great item

Plant Growth14%+0.28

Great for bonsai

Plants love it

Saved my bonsai's life

Ease Of Use12%−0.01

Easy to use

Easy and ready to use spray

Easy to use seems to do its job

Spray/Flow7%−0.03

A great bonsai food spray, would recommend

The safety feature on the spray control is very good

Return

0.1% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof21%▁▂▁█▂▃

-Item arrives gross to touch as has leaked

-Item cap does not appear appropriate for bottle. probably why it leaked

Spray/Flow18%▁█▁▁▅▁

The trigger on the spray bottle is very weak and it broke

Defective Material/Parts14%▁▁▁▁██
Functionality-Overall14%█▁▁▁▃▁
Product Condition14%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Bonsai Feed questions

Answered from the same tracked data.