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Bonsai trees are awesome. Just ask Mr Miyagi. They look beautiful, they fit in your house, they encourage patience and dedication, they relieve stress, and they help to purify the air. What's not to like?
People have been caring for Bonsai trees for over a thousand years. The ancient horticultural practice originated in China, where it was known as "penzai", and was later redeveloped under the influence of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The plants are kept small due to growth-restricting techniques such as pinching buds, pruning and wiring branches and restricting the use of fertilizer. It's a delicate and time-consuming process, but as you can from this list compiled by Bored Panda, those who persevere are rewarded with something amazing.
Do you have a Bonsai tree? Then add your pictures to the list below and don't forget to vote for your favorite! It's what Mr. Miyagi would have wanted.
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#1
Bonsai Maple Forest In Autumn
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#2
This Bonsai Tree Is Over 800 Year Old
#3
Wisteria
#4
This 390 Year-old Bonsai Tree Survived Hiroshima
#5
Apple Tree
CynthiaRosser-Shay 8 years ago
I Grow Wisteria Trees! I LOVE Bonsai Tress! I Am BLESSED To Have Found This! You Made My Day! Well,My Life! Sincerely, With Love! Cynthia Rosser-Shay
#8
Japanese Red Maple
#9
Apple Tree
#10
Wisteria
AlbinoSquirrel 8 years ago
The branch almost looks like one of those fountains with the creatures on it spitting out the tree. Beautiful.
#11
Bonsai Hobbit Hole
AlbinoSquirrel 8 years ago
HOBBIT FANS 101!!!!!! Creative and wonderful, you're a genius! I love it!!
#12
Not An Average Bonsai
#13
Bonsai Chile Tree
#15
Apple Tree
#17
Azalea
#18
Pyracantha
#21
Bonsai Grove In Autumn
#22
Apple Tree
#23
Lilac
#24
150 Year Old Bonsai
#25
Bougainvillea
#26
Wisteria Bonsai
#27
Bonsai Coastal Redwood
#31
Pomegranate
NaomiPrior 8 years ago
I have one that isn't a dwarf,I've had it since it was a baby and trim and manage it. I get loads of beautiful flowers and pomegranates year
#32
Portland's Lan Su Yuan's Penjing
Final score:
61points
AlbinoSquirrel 8 years ago
ooooooh, I love the recreations all you guys do! This one is amazingly alike!!
#34
Japanese Maple
#36
Persimmon Bonsai, Purchased In Higashichaya Geisha District, Kanazawa
Final score:
24points
#38
I Forgot The Check The Name Of The Tree, It's At The Montreal Botanical Garden.
Final score:
9points
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Connie Knox 7 years ago
Very nice. Something I could play with at home, as long as I don't kill it in the process. Have a bit of a black thumb.
Drsaldray Saldr 7 years ago
valla çok ilginç acaip ilgimi çekti. Rabbim ne güzellikler yaratmış
Falguni Desai 8 years ago
The bonsai tree in the attractive pot could have grown eighty feet tall on the side of a mountain till split by lightning. But a gardener carefully pruned it. It is nine inches high. Every day as he whittles back the branches the gardener croons, It is your nature to be small and cozy, domestic and weak; how lucky, little tree, to have a pot to grow in. With living creatures one must begin very early to dwarf their growth: the bound feet, the crippled brain, the hair in curlers, the hands you love to touch. Marge Piercy
Joan Helbling 8 years ago
So much beauty! So much said about cultures who produce so much beauty! We should all give thanks for the sharing of these magnificent plants...and for the magnificent people who produce such art, enrich our environment, and share their expertise with the world...Patience, discipline and love, sweet love, is what we need to create a more perfect world. Positivity and caring RULE!
Virginia Su 8 years ago
Bonsai trees are adorable! But wait...are they actually real and living?? How is it possible to grow such a tiny version of trees?
AnnaSalerno 8 years ago
What a delight. I loved looking at these amazing trees. I especially loved the 800 year old one and the flowering ones.
Nico T 7 years ago
Right, Im sure you can just go ahead and buy the 300 yo tree. Lol.
Load More Replies... Connie Knox 7 years ago
Very nice. Something I could play with at home, as long as I don't kill it in the process. Have a bit of a black thumb.
Drsaldray Saldr 7 years ago
valla çok ilginç acaip ilgimi çekti. Rabbim ne güzellikler yaratmış
Falguni Desai 8 years ago
The bonsai tree in the attractive pot could have grown eighty feet tall on the side of a mountain till split by lightning. But a gardener carefully pruned it. It is nine inches high. Every day as he whittles back the branches the gardener croons, It is your nature to be small and cozy, domestic and weak; how lucky, little tree, to have a pot to grow in. With living creatures one must begin very early to dwarf their growth: the bound feet, the crippled brain, the hair in curlers, the hands you love to touch. Marge Piercy
Joan Helbling 8 years ago
So much beauty! So much said about cultures who produce so much beauty! We should all give thanks for the sharing of these magnificent plants...and for the magnificent people who produce such art, enrich our environment, and share their expertise with the world...Patience, discipline and love, sweet love, is what we need to create a more perfect world. Positivity and caring RULE!
Virginia Su 8 years ago
Bonsai trees are adorable! But wait...are they actually real and living?? How is it possible to grow such a tiny version of trees?
AnnaSalerno 8 years ago
What a delight. I loved looking at these amazing trees. I especially loved the 800 year old one and the flowering ones.
Nico T 7 years ago
Right, Im sure you can just go ahead and buy the 300 yo tree. Lol.
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