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BONSAI TYPES, PLANTS AND CONTAINERS

 Bonsai- styles ,plants and containers….






Introduction:- The word bonsai is derived from Chinese penjing and in Japanese "bon"means "shallow pot" and"sai"  means "plant"which is translated as "tray planting.

  • Bonsai is the art of growing  trees,proportionately in small containers, occasionally in combination with rocks of many forms,by treating them with certain techniques in order to reproduce in miniature appearance of large and aged trees or landscape as found in nature..

  • In recent days the demand for bonsai is growing rapidly in leaps and bounds..


Bonsai styles….

There are many styles in bonsai,which have been developing over the ages. The following are the principal classical bonsai styles.

  1. Formal upright style

  2. Winding/ curved trunk style

  3. Oblique/ leaning trunk style

  4. Wind swept style

  5. Broom style

  6. Cascade style

  7. Multipletrunk style or clump shaped

Characteristics of plants suitable for bonsai:-

1.the plants should be hardy so that it can be grown in a container.

2.The trunk should develop a natural appearance.

3.The branches should grow in natural but artristic forms.

4.The growth of the plant and apperance should be harmonious with the shape of the container.

5.The miniature plant showing seasonal variations in growth and flowering is a very interesting feature of bonsai.

6.plants of low weight and strong  trunk,thick at the base are good for bonsai ... Pots or containers for bonsai:-

  1. The pots and containers used for bonsai vary in material,shape and size.

  2. Small ceramic or terracota pots and containers of square,rectangular,oval or round shape are the best for bonsai.

  3. Sometimes small cement containers are also used for this purpose but these are not convenient  to handle because of heavy weight.

  4. The choice of the shape and colour of the container depends upon the style and the type of plant used for bonsai.

  5. Usually terracota and light colours are preferrable

  6. The round and square shape containers is suitable for growing a single plant in its center in other,plant is placed in one side of the container…


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ARTICLE BY - MADHURI 

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