Bonsai

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Bonsai

• Sean Hoy
• SRH34_at_Drexel.edu

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What is bonsai?

• Miniature tree that takes on the shape of a full
  grown tree.
• Size ranges from 2 inches to a little over 3
  feet.

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Basic styles
Classic (koten) - Trunk of the tree is wider at
the base and tapers off towards the top
Slanting
Semi-Cascade
Cascade
Informal or comic (bunjim) Is the opposite of
the Classic style
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Kinds
Small leafed varieties are most suitable but
essentially any plant can be used regardless of
the size it grows to in the wild
In Japan varieties of pine, azalea, camellia,
bamboo, and plum are most often used
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Where did bonsai roots first grow
First Appeared in China
Adopted by Japan during the Kamakura period
Bonsai was taken up by means of Zen Buddhism
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Who had bonsai trees

• Buddhist monks Monasteries
• Aristocracy
• Japanese elite

• Bonsai is no longer reserved for the
  upper-class, but is a joy shared by executive and
  factory worker alike

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What did they represent

• Fusion of Strong ancient beliefs
• Harmony between man the soul and nature
• Heaven and earth in one container
• Three basic virtues necessary to create a bonsai

Truth
Goodness
Beauty
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How to care for a bonsai tree

• Kept small and trained to grow certain ways by
  pruning branches and roots.
• Also by wiring the branches and trunks
• Water and maintain the soil

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Bonsai business
Open to the world in the mid-19th century

• Nurseries
• Many different growing techniques
• Export bonsai trees
• Bosnia teachers
• Bosnia Art

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• Thank you
• Now for Questions?