The bonsai is no different from a regular tree, except for the fact that it’s a miniature version in a pot. They come in a great variety of sizes and shapes. Some are made to appear like a forest, with a few trees planted within a pot to resemble a grove of trees; some emphasise “landscape”, where artificial or natural rock and wood are arranged together with the plant to mimic vistas of birds, people, mountains and pavilions; some try to recreate the wind-swept look. The standard bonsai stands between 10cm and 1,200cm — any taller than that, and it goes under the landscape category. “Thousands of years ago, the Chinese were the first to create these miniature landscapes and trees. Later, the Japanese started practising the art, and the rest of the world picked it up from there,” explains Mak Hon Son, a bespectacled 70-year-old former contractor who has enjoyed the hobby for 30 years. Like Najmi, he was acquainted with bonsai through friends.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:36:28 +0000
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