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About Bonsai Trees
By Frank | April 19, 2008
The article below is from a series of Japanese gardening articles and videos about bonsai care …
The bonsai tree has a unique history. Growing bonsai trees has been done for centuries to cultivate ornamental gardens, and was generally seen as a pastime for the wealthy. Nowadays, if someone is going to try to learn how to take care of one of the trees, then they should definitely spend time learning more about bonsai’s diverse and rich history, as well as the specific skills needed to grow one.
Nearly 2000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty, the history of the Chinese bonsai tree began. At that time, the hobby was generally accepted as one for the wealthy. An early bonsai garden mainly focused on the images that could be created out of the tree barks. These images would consist of birds, dragons, and even animals. Today, both the bark work and the foliage are seen as being equally unique and important.
Over a number of years, Japan and China began to integrate some of their unique cultures together and the bonsai tree was one of the many things that was incorporated into the highly cultured country of Japan. Initially, only the Buddhist monks used this art form, yet eventually, the aristocracy adopted the bonsai art and it became a status symbol for a long time. After this time and for many, many years afterwards, the art of bonsai lay predominantly within the Japanese culture. As time passed and Japan began to open up its doors to other countries, bonsai art became highly sought after in western countries for its serenity and beauty.
The bonsai tree is a unique art form that has a rich history and garden hobbyists all over the world now enjoy cultivating bonsai trees. Bonsai art was seen for a long time as only being available to the rich or religious, but thanks to today’s technology, everyone from a lowly-paid worker to Warren Buffet can participate in growing bonsais. If a person wants to bring a part of the past into today’s world, then bonsai gardening provides a way for that to occur. Being a bonsai artist has never been easier or as much fun as it is today.
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