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[2] Goshin first took shape as a forest planting around 1964. Inspired by a forest of Cryptomeria japonica near a shrine in Japan, Naka first combined the four trees he had already developed into a single, 4-foot-tall (1.2 m) composition. [2] [3] He soon added three more, to create a seven-tree forest bonsai. Naka also had to modify the pot to ...
A Tanuki-style tree at a bonsai show. In tanuki bonsai, a living tree is joined to an interesting piece of deadwood to create a composite in the driftwood style. The deadwood usually has the form of a weathered tree trunk, or at least its lower portion. To add living material to the deadwood, a groove or channel is first carved into it.
The trees used in bonsai are constrained by the need to grow in a relatively small pot. This state greatly reduces the volume of roots and soil normally available to a freely grown tree, and brings the roots much closer to the surface of the soil than would occur in the wild. Trees in bonsai pots have much less access to water and to nutrients ...
The most prestigious bonsai competition for amateur-owned trees, although most trees are prepared for display by professionals, is the Kokufu-ten, held every year in the month of February in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. The Kokufu-ten is the oldest competition in Japan, celebrating in 2023 its 97th edition.
Chrysanthemum bonsai forest style at the Nagoya Castle Chrysanthemum Competition 2017. Chrysanthemum bonsai (Japanese: 菊の盆栽, romanized: Kiku no bonsai, lit. 'Chrysanthemum tray planting', pronunciation ⓘ) is a Japanese art form using cultivation techniques to produce, in containers, chrysanthemum flowers that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees, called bonsai.
[1]: 38–41 Acer pseudoplatanus: Sycamore maple Acer rubrum: Red maple Adenium, especially Adenium obesum: Desert rose Alnus: Alder Amelanchier canadensis: Amelanchier Ampelopsis, including Ampelopsis glandulosa: Ampelopsis [1]: 44–45 Aralia (see also the following, all previously classified as Aralia:
Daisugi (台杉) is a Japanese technique related to pollarding, used on Cryptomeria (sugi) trees. [1] [2] [3] The term roughly translates to "platform cedar". [4] When applied in a silviculture context, the daisugi method requires trunks to be pruned every 2–4 years in order to maintain the straight, clear grain that they are coveted for. [5] [6]
Bonsai (盆栽, "tray planting" pronunciation ⓘ) [1] is a Japanese art form using 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 .