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A necessary first step is growing bonsai (or undertaking any endeavor) is research. A couple of links are provided to get the ball rolling. Here's a tip for success. When setting out to do a thing, locate and hook up with any individual, group or organization that can help. You need connections. Is there a nursery nearby? You know, plants and stuff? Ask there to see if anyone in your community is growing bonsai. Go to the local library and see what books are available. Is there a local bookstore (new or used)? A local gardening club? Is there a local college, and does it have a horticultural gardening course? Call. You have questions. There are answers all over the place. Oh, and you need to start scouring the web and reading all you can. Google a few arguments and see what pops up. What you doin' here? Get goin' and make things happen! And good luck.
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What name is given to the art of growing miniature trees and shrubs?
Bonsai.
What has the author Colin Lewis written?
Colin Lewis has written: 'Latin America in the World Economy' 'Bonsai (Hamlyn Care Manual)' 'Beautiful Bonsai' 'A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing and Displaying Bonsai (Step-By-Step Garden Books)' 'Growing and displaying bonsai' -- subject(s): Bonsai 'The Bonsai Handbook'
Is bonsai a Japanese war cry or the art of growing miniature treasure?
Bonsai is the art of growing miniature trees. Bonzai is the Japanese war cry from WWII.
In which country did the art of bonsai start?
Bonsai art was started in China. It is called 'penzai' there.
What has the author Christine Stewart written?
Christine Stewart has written: 'Bonsai' -- subject(s): Bonsai 'Six horses and a caravan' 'Mosaic' 'Bead Chain Boxes, Mirrors & Displays' 'Growing Bonsai'
What is Japanese art of miniature plant growing called?
BONSAI The art itself, or a miniature plant grown and cared for in this way, is called bonsai.
What is the Japanese dwarf tree?
A Japanese dwarf tree is otherwise known as a bonsai. The definition of bonsai is the art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots.
How can one create bonsai plants?
One can create bonsai plants by purchasing the correct seeds and growing the plant in either a container or outdoor garden. To create the desired bonsai effect one needs to prune the leaves and branches and water the tree regularly.
How do you grow bonzais?
Bonsai is the practice of growing trees in small pots; whereas the trees would grow tall in the wild, they remain small when grown in the pot. Techniques for growing bonsai involve trimming leaves, pruning branches, and wiring and clamping roots and branches.
Where are bonsai trees native?
In China, but it was the Japanese who perfected the art. Bonsai is an art which people have to get a tree and plant it the best they can possibly do. It is the art of describing the environment miniaturized by using a variety of techniques to form, shape and care for the tree. The direct translation of "Bonsai" The art of growing a tree in a pot. Bonsai utilizes different training techniques to achieve desired styles. Typically bonsai trees are small compared to the tree it would represent in the wild, they usually rang from 6″-24″. The art of Bonsai dates back 2000 yrs to the Ming dynasty. Origins probably date back even further as the Japanese word Bonsai comes from the Chinese word "P'en Tsai" which sounds similar to bonsai and has basically the same definition. To restrict our interpretation of the word to a potted tree does not do it justice. This is an ancient art that dates back thousands of years. One could study bonsai his whole life and develop his style and art and it would be ever evolving and there would always be new facets to improve upon. The real essence of Bonsai is found in the Japaneses word's for art, there are three types of art in the Japanese language.
What is the word 'bonsai' when translated from Japanese to English?
盆栽 【ぼんさい】 bonsai, the Japanese art of growing ornamental, miniature trees, derives from 盆 bon, "basin" and 栽 sai, "planting."
What is the difference in sago palms and bonsai palms?
well for one, the sago "palm" is not even realy a palm. its a cycade. but i know what you mean. but it seems like you are a little confused, a bonsai is not a type of tree, it is a way of growing a tree. so those "bonsai palms" you see at the store are just sago palms grown to be a bonsai. but still the same type of plant as the other sago palms you see.
