Bonsai is an art of growing and training a plant to a miniature form having a natural look of old age. It was originated from China, but it was called Japanese art. The word bonsai simply means planted in the pot. Bon means pot and sai means to plant. It involves extreme techniques of dwarfing. Bonsai is a minimum of 10 years old are period, even 200 years of age are available and have been highly valued as "Venerable" specimens.
How to select plants for bonsai culture?
Bonsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species that produce true branches and remain small through pot confinement with crown and root pruning. The selection of hardened woody plants that have been subjected to adverse conditions is a good starting point. Such kinds of planting materials can be collected from rock crevices from the walls of any buildings. Old seedlings can be kept in containers form in any nursery or cuttings, grafted plants or layers may also be utilized in bonsai culture.
Where bonsai succeeds?
* Under any open sunny conditions.
* Under air conditions.
* As indoor near windows only.
Principles of bonsai:
* Small leaves or needles.
* Shorter internodes.
. * Attractive roots or barks.
* Branching characteristics.
To enhance the age expose the one-third of the roots.
* Before potting the twisted and tangled roots are to be straightened.
* Upper branches should not overshadow the lower branches.
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