Bonsai art came in china about 1000 years back, but the Japanese modified it to the full extent. Now this style is very popular all over the globe. Bonsai is a Japanese word that means ‘tree on a pot ‘. In this process a tree is placed in a pot and dwarfed through pruning the roots and the branches, using wire around the trunk and branches. The tree is small but looks like a matured tree. It is indeed a wonderful piece of art.
It is the ritual to have the desired shape balancing above the ground growth and the root growth. When the tree is young the shaping is done. The process goes on with the maturity. A copper wire is used on the trunk and the branches to control the shape of the tree. The entire tree must have a proportionate size to have the leaves, flowers and fruits. Bonsai has different size, miniature, small, medium and average.
The miniature is just two inches in height. The small is two and six inches. The medium is six to twelve inches and the average grows up to two feet. Bonsai can be had from seeds or cuttings. Growing from seeds is the best process. It may be a magnificent piece of art. Cutting is of two types-hardwood and softwood. It is evident that the most of the bonsai trees are made from cutting. Growing bonsai is an important part as it takes a small containers and a small quantity of soil.
It must be taken into account that the roots are not over watered. Special bonsai soil yields good trees. The special soil dries easily in comparison to standard household soils. It must be remembered that as there is little soil water is needed in small quantity. Bonsai must be administered nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid. If chemical iron is added it may be much fruitful to thrive. Bonsai enjoys humidity. Hence it may be placed in a shallow tray with water. If it is done water easily evaporates and the humidity remains intact. Pebbles may be added to the soil for fine drainage.
Sunlight is a vital ingredient except at the time of pruning and repotting. It is not an easy task to grow a bonsai tree. It is an uphill task, a perfect challenge. The man who is creative and have enough patience may be rewarded at the last hour. The only thing that can be stressed on is that a tree is small, but there is big toil behind it. Not only a bonsai art, every object of art has tears and wears behind it. There are so many people who like gardening, but not all of them have the ability to grow a bonsai. It is the basic instinct of an artist that can grow a tree after his own fashion and choice. Again, to be very cautious is the prime factor of a perfect bonsai creator. It is not to grow but to take constant vigil as if it is his dear one.
I enjoyed reading your post. Bonsai Trees need great love and affection. Thanks for sharing.
la specie sulla home che ha nel vaso una pietra ,da che albero deriva?
hello.i have the same bonsai than the picture of this website ..a friend give me it for my birthday but he don’t know the name could you tell me the name (i am french and i don’t speak english very well.) thanks .i hope an answer.
I also have the same bonsai in the picture and i dont know the name. Please i need to know the name and how and when should i cut the new growing braches?? Thank you
I think its a Lagerstroemia indica
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/DKIMAGES/Discover/Home/Gardening/Indoor-Garden/Bonsai/Species/Crape-Myrtle/Crape-Myrtle-1.html
but I’m not sure, I’m not an expert, I’m searching myself wich specie of bonsai I got for my birthday…
My previous answer is wrong. On this page you can find a list of bonsai-species :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsa%C3%AF
Ficus Microcarpa Bonsai , I have the same Bonsai in the picture, and the name listed above is what is on the care instruction tag.
what is the name of that tree in the pic
i have the bonsai that is in the pic above and i dont know what it is the name of it and i am new at bonsia trianing can you tell what type(naame) of bonsia that it above?