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[Dom Nizza]

Had this in my "old" file of Bonsai Photos. I understand Bonsais are replicas of "old" trees in a beautiful form. Here is one over 100 years old in a Mall.

[img]https://www.mycommunity.com/uploads/17031_2_Bonsai1Oive.jpg[/img] I understand it's an "Olive". No I didn't start it.

Edited Title of thread .. thanks.

[ynot]

I understand Bonsais are replicas of "old" trees in a beautiful form.

Hey Dom,

Thanks for stopping by the Bonsai forum.

I hate to burst your bubble here as that is an amazing tree , And Olives do make striking bonsai.

However, This is not a bonsai.

A bonsai is a tree in a pot, Which this is not.

A mall does not count as a pot I am afraid.

In fact, "Pot" is half of the word "Bonsai"

Bonsai = Two Japanese words "Bon" 盆 + "Sai" 栽 which means literally "Potted Plant", "Container Planting", Or "Potted Tree" [The translations vary]

It is based on the the older Chinese art on Penjing: "Pen" 盆 + "Jing" 景 which translates as "Tray Scenery".

Kimura would love to work that Olive though I bet.

ynot

[Dom Nizza]

Thanks Ynot... nice to find another gardener with a sense of humor. Rare these days. I think what I what was trying to suggest was that "Bonsai plants in a pot" were Minature replicas of the larger plant. For example this one.

[img]https://www.mycommunity.com/uploads/17031_3_Bonsai2Pine.jpg[/img] This a Pine and difficult to tell how big it is. Is it in a pot or out doors? ... ...If it is Outdoors big and majestic then .. reduce your screen size and fit the plant in a pot size of your choice.

Not too much copper wire needed just some careful pruning and care. Thanks good friend. ... ...

[ynot]

Thanks Ynot... nice to find another gardener with a sense of humor. Rare these days. I think what I what was trying to suggest was that "Bonsai plants in a pot" were Minature replicas of the larger plant.

lol,
Thanks Dom,

True enough that a successful bonsai is representative of a idealized tree in nature .

It is all about the illusion you know.

Making a small tree appear ancient and massive, Ravaged by nature and barely surviving. [Or spreading luxuriously in a meadow.]

To all appearances untouched by the hand of man, Yet it is all by design.

Smoke and Mirrors man, Smoke and Mirrors .

John Naka said wrt styling 'Do not try to make your tree look like a bonsai, Make your bonsai look like a tree'.

Some of them are not small at all though. As they get bigger they are referred to by how many men it takes to carry them: 4 man, 6 man, etc...There are some B - I - G bonsai out there...


Lets not forget the group plantings, For example this one:


[img]https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/novusordo1/Inspiring%20Bonsai/foret2.jpg[/img]

The slab this is on is 6 meters long.... A Big bonsai indeed!

This a Pine and difficult to tell how big it is. Is it in a pot or out doors? ... ...If it is Outdoors big and majestic then .. reduce your screen size and fit the plant in a pot size of your choice.

I agree that a when seeing a photo of a well executed bonsai it is often difficult to determine the size without a reference for scale.

A lot of root work to be done on that one you posted :lol:.

Later on,

ynot