Bonsai Dictionary
Bonsai specimens are ordinary trees and shrubs not hereditary dwarfs.
Bonsai dictionary. ˌbɑːnˈsaɪ also bonsai tree a very small tree that is grown in a small container and is stopped from growing bigger by repeated cutting will heap dorling kindersley courtesy of ian cuppleditch dorling kindersley gettyimages thesaurus. How to say bonsai. Bonsai is a japanese word made up of two characters or word phrases bon and sai. The bonsai money tree plant is one of the best sizes for feng shui application and reflects the chinese tradition of miniaturization that was once a status symbol for the upper elite society.
Double or twin stem. Name for a tree with a rough cracked bark. The art or hobby of developing and growing such a plant or plants. Feet of a bonsai pot.
The word bonsai can also refer to the art of training and growing these dwarf plants in containers. Bonsai a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot tree a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown. Freshly dug tree suitable for further design for bonsai ashi. Literati a bonsai form where the tree has a tall slender trunk with no lower branches and only sparse foliage confined to the upper reaches of the tree.
Mame name given to bonsai less than 15cm 6 inches in height. Note however that only two colors are available with this style a retro orange red brown combination and a bonsai blue margarita green finish. Used as a japanese patriotic cry or joyous shout used as a japanese battle cry. In the broadest sense it means the proximity of 2 trunks or 2 trees so it can be 1 or 2 trees see also soju sokan ara kawacho.
A clamp or jack used to bend branches or trunk into a different position. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. Bon is pronounced as the english word bone and means pot container or tray. They are dwarfed by a system of pruning roots and branches and training branches by tying them with wire.
Sai is pronounced as the english word sigh and means tree or plant in japanese. A tree or shrub that has been dwarfed as by pruning the roots and pinching and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect. Bonsai with bent trunk.