Bonsai styles
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Bonsai is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the mi
Formal upright style Bald cypress
Informal upright style Juniper
Semi-cascade style Juniperus chinensis
Cascade style conifer
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.