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Acer palmatum is deciduous, with the growth habit of a shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 m (52 ft), reaching a mature width of 4.5 to 10 m (15 to 33 ft), [8] often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground.
Similar practices exist in other Japanese art forms and in other cultures, including saikei (Japanese), penjing (Chinese), and hòn non bộ (Vietnamese). Trees are difficult to cultivate in containers, which restrict root growth, nutrition uptake, and resources for transpiration (primarily soil moisture).
Acer japonicum is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m (rarely 15 m) tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm in diameter. The bark is smooth on young trees, becoming rough and scaly on old trees. The shoots are slender, and thinly downy with whitish hairs.
Bonsai is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ , but this article describes the Japanese tradition.
Acer × martinii Jordan (A. monspessulanum × A. opalus) Acer × pseudo-heldreichii Fukarek & Celjo (A. pseudoplatanus × A. heldreichii) Acer × ramosum Jordan (A. monspessulanum × A. opalus) Acer × schwerinii Pax (uncertain, maybe A. crataegifolium × A. rufinerve) Acer × zoeschense Pax (A. campestre × either A. cappadocicum or A. lobelii ...
At first, the Japanese used miniaturized trees grown in containers to decorate their homes and gardens. [10] [11] [12] Criticism of the interest in curiously twisted specimens of potted plants shows up in one chapter of the 243-chapter compilation Tsurezuregusa (c. 1331). This work would become a sacred teaching handed down from master to ...
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the stalk of the corn provides a pole for the beans to grow on, which then gives nitrogen to the soil of the corn. Beans and corn are (with squash) traditional "Three Sisters" plants. As for Radishes, see the entry for "Legumes". Beans, fava: Vicia faba: Strawberries, Celery [21] See the entry for "Legumes" for more info Beets: Beta vulgaris