Friday, September 20, 2013

盆栽(ぼんさい, bonsai) --- 日本の文化 (nihon no bunka) Japanese Culture 4

Pine tree
盆栽(ぼんさい、bonsai)  Bonsai

Bonsai is a miniaturized potted plants and trees which have been dwarfed and shaped by such methods as pruning and wiring in order to create particularly aesthetic shapes.

Plum tree
Chrysanthemum