Inner Pinch
Exploring Inner Depths With The Japanese Bonsai Tree
Japanese bonsai tree semantic: the word “Sai,” means “Plant” and “bon” translates as a “small basin” in Japanese. The word “Bonsai,” therefore literally means, a “plant in a small basin.” The Japanese bonsai tree is widely acclaimed the world over for its exceptional beauty. The art of Bonsai is not as easy as it appears to be. A perfect blend of philosophy, with horticulture and art in its true form, is what it is all about. It is truly a wondrous concept of these three disciplines coming together, in perfect harmony to create the art that is known as, “Bonsai.”
You need to be skilled in the art of gardening if you wish to cultivate this unique Japanese bonsai tree. Understanding the physiology of plants is important. Each portion of the tree, including the function of the leaves, branches, roots and skin of the plant should be understood. One should have a good knowledge of the different stages that a plant undergoes, such as respiration, transpiration and photosynthesis. To be able to produce a strong and healthy Japanese bonsai tree, one should have a good grounding of how the seasons affect the growth of plants. Without this fundamental knowledge, it is very difficult to perfect the art of cultivating a bonsai.
What one should achieve, when growing a bonsai, is to make it look identical to a natural fully grown tree. The similarity to a normal tree is very important, when trying to grow a miniature. For this, an inherit knowledge of how the plant works is necessary, so that one can produce an exact replica, in miniature form.
There are different styles of growing the trees. Each one has their own particular name. The formal style of growing a bonsai is called, “chokkan” and the informal style that is more upright is called “moyogi.” There are 2 styles “kengai,” which is cascade style and han-kengai, which refers to the semi-cascade style. Then there is the “fukinagashii,” or the “windswept style and the slanting style, “shakan.” The Japanese bonsai tree grows in different combinations to resemble any of the above styles and the effect is wrought, from using different methods of pruning, wiring, pinching, grafting and defoliating.
The more serious of the bonsai cultivators, liken the art of bonsai cultivation in its pure form, to spiritual dimensions, where the artistry and the botanical nature of the plant are interwoven to create these intrinsic beautiful shapes. They assert that all three aspects of the art need to be incorporated, for one to be able to master the art of bonsai cultivation, using the right balance of artistry and botanical know-how, when growing the Japanese bonsai tree.
People feel a deep stirring within, when they look at these beautiful masterpieces that are grown to such perfection, in miniature form. There is something extraordinary about Japanese bonsai tree in perceiving art on a smaller scale, when we are used to such magnitudes, in our daily lives, in the world we live in.
About the Author
To learn more about the beautiful art of bonsai trees growing, we invite you to visit Paul Smith’s website at http://www.BonsaiPlantsCenter.com and get his FREE online mini course to learn everything you need to know to get started. http://www.BonsaiPlantsCenter.com
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