The image above is taken by my good friend Mr. Alex Tan who like to be called. He likes to share his creation of Bonsai but not familiar with Steemit or blogging except sending message or photo in WhatsApp. Here it is one of the Bonsai on Rock was send to me via WhatsApp
History of Bonsai
It is unclear who or which country started the culture of Bonsai. As far as the name Bonsai is concerned, it is a Japanese name that represents the Japanese culture in cultivation techniques to mimic a plat into the shape and size of a full grown tree or plant. As for the Chinese culture, its name is call panzai (盆栽)
Bonsai (盆栽), sometimes it is referred to tray planting is a unique way to cultivate a plant from young or old into the shape a Bonsai enthusiast would imaging. It is a unique way to express your feeling into the shape and size of a plant. If you are kind to study the History of Bonsai
How to cultivate Bonsai (盆栽)
Generally, there are several ways to acquire a Bonsai tree list below:-
1 Buy ready made
This is perhaps the fastest and most effective way to win a Bonsai Plant. There are plenty of choices if you walk in a Nursery specialized in Bonsai plants.
2 Training a Mature plant or tree
This method is used for experience people which they have spotted a particular plant or tree with they can turn into their imaginative shape and size. As these are mature plant or tree, the trunk and branches already formed and required heavy trimming or pruning.
3 Training a young plant
This method is easier than the former method as the young plant has less rigid branches. That makes the trimming or pruning much easier and therefore form into shape also more practical.
4 Training from Seed
This method takes the most time as you have to wait for the seed shot, grow and grow. However, since the trunk, branch and root are fairly young, training them to the desired shape is the easiest.
Method of Training a Bonsai will be published in a later time
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