The Term "BONSAI" is formed from japanese words bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings.
The Japanese art of bonsai originated from the Chinese practice of penjing.
Japanese artists and like all other artists prefer acquiring bonsai materials from hunting in wild or mountains
Japanese Bonsai artist prefer Bonsai material with lots of curves, twist and dead parts as they look better, older and as portraying in nature a tree that lives in harsh conditions.
I like the short articles you posted here. Very informative and helpful for new Bonsai enthusiast and wanna-be artist like me. Please continue to write many other articles about this art.
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