Bonsai

November 20, 2018

The Japanese art of bonsai comes originally from the Chinese practice of penjing. It is a practice and technique of producing small trees in containers that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower. Bonsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species that produces true branches and can be cultivated to remain small through pot confinement and pruning. The bonsai is shaped to limit growth, redistribute foliar vigor to areas requiring further development, and meet the artist's detailed design. The oldest known bonsai is a five-needle pine (Pinus pentaphylla) known as Sandai-Shogun-No Matsu and is documented having been trained as a bonsai since at least 1610. We currently carry two species of bonsai with more being worked on daily. #bonsai#oddities#ashlandoregon#plants#pottedplants#sou#curiosities