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    Bonsai is the art of growing miniature trees and shrubs in shallow containers. The practice originated in China and developed further in Japan, where various advanced techniques were used to dwarf plants over many years. There are different styles of bonsai based on trunk shape, growth pattern, and size. Common styles include formal upright, slanting, cascade, and multiple trunk. Proper maintenance such as pruning, watering, nutrition, repotting, and wiring is required to keep bonsai healthy. Some specialized forms are mame bonsai which are under 15cm, and saikei which create miniature landscapes in trays.

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    Bonsai is the art of growing miniature trees and shrubs in shallow containers. The practice originated in China and developed further in Japan, where various advanced techniques were used to dwarf plants over many years. There are different styles of bonsai based on trunk shape, growth pattern, and size. Common styles include formal upright, slanting, cascade, and multiple trunk. Proper maintenance such as pruning, watering, nutrition, repotting, and wiring is required to keep bonsai healthy. Some specialized forms are mame bonsai which are under 15cm, and saikei which create miniature landscapes in trays.

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    Bonsai

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    Bonsai is the art of growing miniature trees and shrubs in shallow containers. The practice originated in China and developed further in Japan, where various advanced techniques were used to dwarf plants over many years. There are different styles of bonsai based on trunk shape, growth pattern, and size. Common styles include formal upright, slanting, cascade, and multiple trunk. Proper maintenance such as pruning, watering, nutrition, repotting, and wiring is required to keep bonsai healthy. Some specialized forms are mame bonsai which are under 15cm, and saikei which create miniature landscapes in trays.

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    Small Is Beautiful

    Bonsai

     Bon- shallow container


     Sai – a plant

    It is a process of keeping a trees or


    shrubs ideally in miniature form giving an
    indication of actual age in smaller
    container for indefinite period of time
    History
     During second century Ayurvedic practitioners of
    India grows medicinal plants with dwarfing
    technique.
     Then transferred to china
     First referred in China from a painting in a tomb
    of prince Zhang Huai form the Tang Dynasty
    (618-907)
     Bonseki - In China
     Shin-zen-bi - In Japan

    Initiated in China and the Japanese


    worked for several years to make the
    plants dwarf by following advanced
    techniques
    Miniature
    Landscape In
    China Is Called
    As

    Penjing
    Styles of Bonsai

    A. Shape of the trunk


    B. Style of growing
    C. Size of Bonsai
    Single trunk style
    • Formal upright
    • Slanting
    • Cascade
    • Semi cascade
    • Broom
    • Pyramidal
    • Columnar
    Multiple trunk style

    • Single tree

    • Double tree

    • Multiple trunked
    Root over rock style
    Suitable plant species
    Flowering
     Acacia arabica •Murraya exotica
     Adenium obesum • Millingtonia hortensis
     Allamanda cathartica • Plumbago capensis
     Bauhinia tomentosa • Plumeria sp
     Bougainvillea • Tabebuia rosea
     Hemilia patens • Thevetia nerifolia
     Ixora stricta • Thespisia populnea
     Michelia champaca • Saraca indica
    Foliage
    • Araucaria excelsa • Juniperus horizontalis
    • Bambusa multiplex • J.chiinensis
    • Casuarina equisetifolia • Murraya koenigi
    • Ficus benghalensis
    • Polyalthia spp
    • Ficus benjamina
    • Thuja orientalis
    • Ficus religiosa
    • Ficus retusa • Pinus roxburghii
    • Ficus nitida • Lawsonia alba
    Fruits
    • Anacardium occidentale
    • Anona squamosa
    • Citrus aurantifolia
    • Citrus mitis
    • Manilkara sapota
    • Phyllanthus acidus
    • Psidium guajava
    • Tamarindus indica
    • Terminalia catappa
    Broom
    Multiple trunk fashion
    Ficus religiosa
    Ficus benjamina
    Christmas tree - Araucaria exelsa
    Juniper - Juniperus sp Ficus religiosa
    Ficus benjamina
    Miniature oranges
    Ornamental Ixora sp
    Miniature oranges
    Maintenance of Bonsai
    •Pruning-shoot and root
    •Watering
    •Nutrition
    •Repotting
    •Wiring
    Mame Bonsai
    Miniature Bonsai in which the height of
    the plant is kept below 15 cms and is
    maintained in small containers

    Saikei
    Miniature landscape on trays

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