Bonsai cultivation and care
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Bonsai cultivation and care involves the long-term cultivation of small trees in containers, called bonsai in the Japanese tradition of this art form. Similar practices exist in other Japanese art for
Plant cuttings can be rooted and grown as potential bonsai.
This juniper makes extensive use of both jin (deadwood branches) and shari (trunk deadwood).
Extensive wiring can be seen on this bonsai specimen.
Sample of a Pomegranate trained as bonsai, and shown after a late spring partial defoliation. This specimen was collected in the wild in California, the tree is estimated to be 125 to 175 years old. Note the sections of trunk deadwood which give character and reflect the old age of the tree.
Saikei
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Saikei is the Japanese art of creating tray landscapes that combine miniature living trees with soil, rocks, water, and related vegetation in a single tray or similar container. A saikei landscape is
Trees, soil, and rocks form a miniature living landscape in this example of a saikei.
Multi-species saikei named Roan Mountain contains Shimpaku juniper and Zakura azalea.
Saikei featuring Seiju elm
Typical bonsai multiple planting, with simple topography and single vegetation mass