Today, as I was walking home from Roppongi Station, I went by a little display of various bonsai trees in front of a store. What is a bonsai tree? A bonsai tree is a miniature tree, usually under 30 cm tall. Although they are incredibly short, bonsai trees are not at all disproportionate. I have always been sort of intrigued by these tiny trees. How do they stay so small? How do they keep their perfect shape? Now, I am finally getting around to looking these questions up. According to Wikipedia's article on these plants, "bonsai is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai). Bonsai trees are apparently grown from cuttings taken from branches. The article goes on further to explain about how to care for a bonsai plant and about common types of bonsai trees.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
BANZAI! It's a BONSAI tree!
Today, as I was walking home from Roppongi Station, I went by a little display of various bonsai trees in front of a store. What is a bonsai tree? A bonsai tree is a miniature tree, usually under 30 cm tall. Although they are incredibly short, bonsai trees are not at all disproportionate. I have always been sort of intrigued by these tiny trees. How do they stay so small? How do they keep their perfect shape? Now, I am finally getting around to looking these questions up. According to Wikipedia's article on these plants, "bonsai is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai). Bonsai trees are apparently grown from cuttings taken from branches. The article goes on further to explain about how to care for a bonsai plant and about common types of bonsai trees.
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