What Is Bonsai

Includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms ming tree a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container.

What is bonsai. The art originates in the chinese empire and was copied and adapted by the japanese to what we know now as bonsai trees. 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. Bonsai is a fascinating art form that combines horticultural techniques and asian aesthetics in a unique way. The literal translation of bon sai originates from the chinese term pen tsai or tree in a pot.

This art form is derived from an ancient chinese horticultural practice part of which was then redeveloped under the influence of japanese zen buddhism. The art of growing such a plant. Similar practices exist in other cultures including the chinese tradition of penzai or penjing from which the art originated and the miniature living landscapes of vietnamese hòn. The word bon sai often misspelled as bonzai or banzai is a japanese term which literally translated means planted in a container.

A potted plant such as a tree dwarfed as by pruning and trained to an artistic shape also.