Hey everyone, Wow how lucky am I? I have two new Boabab seeds germinate in the last few days. I plan to Bonsai all of these plants. For those of you that missed my last post featuring these amazing plants check that out here:
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To any avid "Dr Green-finger' like myself this is what it's all about, the new buds, budding. Here we have two more lovely Boabab Tree's freshly germinated which I will be making into Bonsai Tree's and transplanting in the clay pots in the next few weeks too!
I did a bit of research on Bonsai, their origins and more, quiet fascinating check that out here as per wikipedia: Bonsai (Japanese: 盆栽, lit. 'tray planting', About this soundpronunciation (help·info))[1] is a Japanese art form using cultivation techniques to produce, in containers, small trees that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. 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 Non Bộ. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years.
The Japanese loanword "bonsai" has become an umbrella term in English, attached to many forms of potted or other plants,[2] and also on occasion to other living and non-living things. According to Stephen Orr in The New York Times, "the term should be reserved for plants that are grown in shallow containers following the precise tenets of bonsai pruning and training, resulting in an artful miniature replica of a full-grown tree in nature."[3] In the most restrictive sense, "bonsai" refers to miniaturized, container-grown trees adhering to Japanese tradition and principles.
Purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer, and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower.[4] By contrast with other plant cultivation practices, bonsai is not intended for production of food or for medicine. Instead, bonsai practice focuses on long-term cultivation and shaping of one or more small trees growing in a container.
A bonsai is created beginning with a specimen of source material. This may be a cutting, seedling, or small tree of a species suitable for bonsai development. Bonsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species[5] that produces true branches and can be cultivated to remain small through pot confinement with crown and root pruning. Some species are popular as bonsai material because they have characteristics, such as small leaves or needles, that make them appropriate for the compact visual scope of bonsai.
The source specimen is shaped to be relatively small and to meet the aesthetic standards of bonsai. When the candidate bonsai nears its planned final size it is planted in a display pot, usually one designed for bonsai display in one of a few accepted shapes and proportions. From that point forward, its growth is restricted by the pot environment. Throughout the year, the bonsai is shaped to limit growth, redistribute foliar vigor to areas requiring further development, and meet the artist's detailed design.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai
I recently googled some stunning pics of other varieties of Bonsai Trees, very pretty indeed check that link out here: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01ubngzFxAcr-jDZIA9BOywLU62qA:1586278545866&q=bonsai+trees&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwic0_aJ5NboAhXJx4UKHeHHAs8QsAR6BAgGEAE&biw=1280&bih=633
We are going rather deep into Autumn, so every day I take the plants after a nice 'Suntan' from outdoors, indoors, I am just scared that if I do not they may get frost exposure, rather be safe than sorry as these Tree's really mean alot to me from a sentimental perspective!
The longer thinner plant is the older one, for some reason it has longer thinner leaves too, which is probably an indication of Sun or nutrient deficiency however young plants much like young animals and people all have minor teething issues which sort themselves out over time, nurturing them I certainly am.
Nature the incredible.
I trust you have an incredible Wednesday.
Love and Light, be blessed.
Cheer$;)