Small Is Beautiful

Bonsai

Bon- shallow containerBon- shallow containerSai – a plantSai – a plant

It is a process of keeping a trees or It is a process of keeping a trees or

shrubs ideally in miniature form giving an shrubs ideally in miniature form giving an

indication of actual age in smaller indication of actual age in smaller

container for indefinite period of time container for indefinite period of time

History History During second century Ayurvedic practitioners of During second century Ayurvedic practitioners of

India grows medicinal plants with dwarfing India grows medicinal plants with dwarfing

technique.technique.

Then transferred to chinaThen transferred to china

First referred in China from a painting in a tomb First referred in China from a painting in a tomb

of prince of prince Zhang HuaiZhang Huai form the form the Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasty

(618-907)(618-907)

Bonseki Bonseki - In China- In ChinaShin-zen-bi Shin-zen-bi - - In JapanIn Japan

Initiated in China and the Japanese Initiated in China and the Japanese

worked for several years to make the worked for several years to make the

plants dwarf by following advanced plants dwarf by following advanced

techniques techniques

Miniature

Landscape In

China Is Called

As

Penjing

A. Shape of the trunk

B. Style of growing

C. Size of Bonsai

Styles of Bonsai

• Formal upright

• Slanting

• Cascade

• Semi cascade

• Broom

• Pyramidal

• Columnar

Single trunk style

Multiple trunk style

• Single tree

• Double tree

• Multiple trunked

Root over rock style

Suitable plant speciesSuitable plant species

FloweringFloweringAcacia arabicaAcacia arabicaAdenium obesumAdenium obesumAllamanda catharticaAllamanda catharticaBauhinia tomentosaBauhinia tomentosaBougainvillea Bougainvillea Hemilia patensHemilia patens Ixora strictaIxora strictaMichelia champacaMichelia champaca

•Murraya exoticaMurraya exotica• Millingtonia hortensisMillingtonia hortensis• Plumbago capensisPlumbago capensis• Plumeria spPlumeria sp• Tabebuia roseaTabebuia rosea• Thevetia nerifoliaThevetia nerifolia• Thespisia populneaThespisia populnea• Saraca indicaSaraca indica

Foliage Foliage

• Araucaria excelsaAraucaria excelsa• Bambusa multiplexBambusa multiplex• Casuarina equisetifoliaCasuarina equisetifolia• Ficus benghalensisFicus benghalensis• Ficus benjaminaFicus benjamina• Ficus religiosaFicus religiosa• Ficus retusaFicus retusa• Ficus nitidaFicus nitida

• JuniperusJuniperus horizontalishorizontalis

• J.chiinensisJ.chiinensis

• Murraya koenigiMurraya koenigi

• Polyalthia sppPolyalthia spp

• Thuja orientalisThuja orientalis

• Pinus roxburghiiPinus roxburghii

• Lawsonia albaLawsonia alba

Fruits Fruits • Anacardium occidentaleAnacardium occidentale• Anona squamosaAnona squamosa• Citrus aurantifoliaCitrus aurantifolia• Citrus mitisCitrus mitis• Manilkara sapotaManilkara sapota• Phyllanthus acidusPhyllanthus acidus• Psidium guajavaPsidium guajava• Tamarindus indicaTamarindus indica• Terminalia catappaTerminalia catappa

Broom

Multiple trunk fashion

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benjamina

Christmas tree - Araucaria exelsa

Juniper - Juniperus sp Ficus religiosa

Ficus benjamina

Miniature oranges

Ornamental Ixora sp

Miniature oranges

Maintenance of Bonsai

•Pruning-shoot and root•Watering•Nutrition•Repotting •Wiring

Mame BonsaiMame BonsaiMiniature Bonsai in which the height Miniature Bonsai in which the height

of the plant is kept below 15 cms and is of the plant is kept below 15 cms and is maintained in small containersmaintained in small containers

Saikei

Miniature landscape on trays