How To Care Your Bonsai To Make It Live For Hundreds of Years
When it comes to the Japanese art and science of Bonsai, it uses masterful and careful pruning, training, and care techniques, creating a miniature version of a wild tree, yet naturally realistic and beautiful plant. As contrary to the most popular belief, a bonsai tree is not a specific species of a dwarf tree. The fact is any tree species can be cultivated, trained, and grown to become a beautiful bonsai. In Japan, the Sandai-Shogun-no-matsu in the famous Tokyo Palace refers to a white pine type of bonsai tree, which is believed to be more than 500 years old. It is considered the oldest known and existing specimen of bonsai worldwide. It takes a great amount of discipline and skill to attain the ideal form and shape of a bonsai tree. It is not enough to simply plant a tree in a small bonsai pot, water, fertilize, and occasionally prune because caring for a bonsai tree needs your time, patience, and utilization of resources regardless if it is indoor or outd...