Origin of the word Bonsai: The word derived from a combination of two words Japanese word. I.e. BON/Shallow, PAN/plants.
What is Bonsai?
Bonsai is a fascinating art and culturing of miniature potted trees dwarfed by pruning and controlled nutrition.
Cultivation aspects of Bosai are as follows:
Soil or rooting medium: It should have enough nutrients to feed the Bonsai plant for a long duration of time without repotting. A right proportionate mixture of loam, sand and leaf mould. It should be fertile.
Repotting: Changing the content of the pot is known as the REPOTTING. It should be done periodically.
Training and Pruning :
Training: It refers to cutting the lateral branches to give a definite shape to the miniature plants using steel/copper wire. The wire is winded tightly after bending the plant to a definite shape.
Pruning: It is nothing but cutting the plant in a systematic way, so that it shouldn’t cause any damage to the plant.
Watering and manuring:
Watering: It should be done periodically in a very systematic way, so that the water should not stagnate with in the container or shouldn’t drain out completely. However the container should contain small pores to drain the excess water.
Manu ring: It should be applied in a small quantity of chemical or organic fertilizer.
Tips for a good Bonsai:
Selection of containers.
It should
· Be Attractive and harmony with the plant with in it.
· Non/corrosive.
· Have sufficient drainage holes.
Selection of good rooting medium.
Selection of plant for bonsai.
Plant should withstand savior pruning and training.
Highly adoptable to adverse environmental condition
It should be resistant to natural pest and diseases.
Methods of Bonsai:
1. Upright type:
2. Winding type:
3. Oblique / wind swept:
4. Cascade type:
Plants suitable for bonsai cultivation:
Butea monosperma [Flame of forest]
Callistemon lanaolatus [Bottle brush]
Ficus bengalensis [Bonsai tree]
Ficus religiosa [Pupil tree]
Jacaranda mimorifolia [Blue gulmohar]
Mangifera indica [Mango]
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