Making Of A Bonsai

Every home has it's own and unique design or piece that they would love to flaunt and that they have a collection of these items. A friend of mine, loves to collect Bonsai plants, these are miniature plants grown in containers or pots which is shape a lot like an umbrella. The purposes of Bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower or the collector of plant. My friend explained to me why she loved to collect these plants, she said that having these plants do not need high maintenance in growing them, unlike any other plants that needs a lot of your attention and only grows in garden beds or pots and planters. A bonsai is created from a specimen of source material and can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species that produces true branches and can be cultivated to remain small through pot confinement and as well as with crown and root pruning. 

How would one know or recognize a plant that is a perfect candidate for bonsai cultivation? Some bonsai species are very popular because of some characteristics that they posses, such as small leaves or needles, that make them appropriate for the compact visual scope of bonsai. Bonsai is seldom confused with the dwarfing, but these two are totally different. Dwarfing usually refers to the research, discovery, or creation of plant cultivars that are permanent, genetic miniatures of existing species, on the other hand, Bonsai does not require genetically dwarfed trees, but rather it depends on growing small trees from a regular stocks and seeds. Using a different approach or technique for Bonsai cultivation, such as pruning, root reduction, potting, defoliation, and grafting that is to create a mimic of the shape and style of the mature and full-size trees. 

Collecting and cultivating these Bonsai trees are a lot fun especially when they have reached the planned final size, because it can now be planted in a display pot and can be styled or decorate as a zen reflections bonsai that can be complimented with a Japanese suiseki balance stones and a miniature fisherman.It would be perfect gift for any occasion or you could display it at home for relieving stress.