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Five Main Styles Of Bonsai Trees
from:Bonsai trees are a long standing art form that originated from China and was later revolutionized in Japan. The idea of such trees is to make miniature version of the larger ones. There is a certain meditative quality that goes with taking care of bonsai trees which many bonsai enthusiasts appreciate.
Formal Upright and Informal Upright Bonsai Trees
The formal upright bonsai trees are designed to have an even form which tapers from the base of the branches to a gradual point at the apex. This bonsai design has several requirements for its tree. Although the design looks quite easy, the tree trunk should have a straight quality which tapers from the bottom part of the plant going up. The more commonly used trees for this type of main bonsai design are spruces, junipers and pines. Other options are maples and larches. Trees that bear fruit are not good choices for this type of bonsai tree design.
The informal upright design follows the basic premise of the formal bonsai plant which is the taper from the bottom part of the plant up to the apex but the deviation in the design is in the way that the branches are trained. Trees made into bonsai of this nature should not have any branches pointing to the viewer when viewed from the front.
Slanting Bonsai Trees
Conifer trees are great for this design. The overall concept of the slanting bonsai trees is to create an effect trees which have been blown to one side by the strong wind as they were growing or trees which were forced to lean to one side as they were growing due to a certain lack of sunlight. Although the concept is basically simple, coaxing the bonsai to lean to one side needs a lot of training.
Cascading And Semi-Cascading Bonsai Trees
In this bonsai trees design, the trees are encouraged to grow downwards instead of growing upwards as those of the upright designs and the slanting designs. The difference between the two designs is in how far the cascade goes. In the cascading bonsai trees, the tip off the tree should cascade well below the base of the bonsai pot or container, whereas, the semi cascading bonsai should not go below the base of the container or pot it is in. The use of a deep pot is encouraged and preferred to be better able to showcase the design of the bonsai trees.
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Art of training miniature trees takes huge patience - Manawatu Standard
 Manawatu Standard | Art of training miniature trees takes huge patience Manawatu Standard Training bonsai is a hobby for the patient. Devotees plan decades of work, with each training step taken in logical order. Reporter Lee Matthews meets some little trees. Growing bonsai is similar to playing horticultural chess. |
Club News for May 16, 2012 - The Advocate
Club News for May 16, 2012 The Advocate Zach Smith, owner and operator of Bonsai South, led a demonstration in which he put a water elm bonsai onto a stone slab. It was a collected water elm that was run over by an ATV many years ago, then he cut it back to the desired size. The damaged tree ... |
Tree lovers appreciate a tradition - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Tree lovers appreciate a tradition Sarasota Herald-Tribune Hundreds of three-gallon native trees were available for $12 to $15 each. Among the choices were Florida sweetgum, elm, bald cypress, magnolia, pine and Southern red cedar. "For me, it's a tradition to come here every year for a new tree," Cynthia ... |
Bonsai gardener all set for Chelsea Flower show - Swindon Advertiser
Bonsai gardener all set for Chelsea Flower show Swindon Advertiser Reg, a keen Bonsai grower with 31 of his own trees, plans to display an elm which he started growing in 1969. Although it takes a day for the team to set up he is looking forward to the weekend. He said: “It's hard work, you think 'why am I doing this? |
Home & garden news, upcoming events around Sonoma - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Home & garden news, upcoming events around Sonoma Santa Rosa Press Democrat ... assisted by students, is holding another plant sale on May 26, featuring among other things, small Japanese maples, Trident maples, hornbeam, mission olives, fir trees, redwoods, cypress and a multitude of bonsai crab apples, ginkgoes and elms. |