Bonsai trees offer qualities that attract the eye and imagination of people because of their size, beauty and similarity to any tree that can be found in nature. These wonderful trees are grown by special techniques that make them grow in size and miniature obtaining the desired shape.
Bonsai is a Japanese word meaning tray (bon) + cultivate (sai), which is the art of growing trees, by reducing its size, by special cultivation techniques and molded to create a similar nature style. Some of these techniques used to grow bonsai are pruning, transplanting, nipping and wiring.
Origin of bonsai
The art of bonsai originated in China about 2,000 years ago as an object of worship for Taoist monks, for whom represented a symbol of eternity. This tree represented a bridge between the divine and the human, between heaven and earth.
Over time the care and cultivation of bonsai was linked to high society. According to tradition, those who could grow a tree in a pot had insured eternity.
In southern China this art was to convey the characteristics of a tree nature a miniature tree grown in a pot. The bonsai was brought to Japan about 800 years ago.
Bonsai are trees as any that can be found in forests and mountains, makes small the form given by pruning the trunk, leaves and roots from time to time depending on the species. Bonsai transplant is done to prune the roots and allow the tree to remain in miniature.
Any species of tree can be grown as bonsai, but the most appreciated by the developers of this technique they are those with small leaves and are naturally resistant to growing in pots. Bonsai are usually exposed in a tokonoma accompanied by a poster and accent plant or a stone Japanese landscape which represents the different seasons.
