Hawthorn and Bonsai
@allknowing (153530)
India
January 29, 2018 11:40pm CST
Bonsai as many would know is the art of creating stunted trees in trays. To get this effect branches and roots are trimmed and wires are used to bend them to take the shape that the artist desires.
Most trees do not yield fruits and flowers as they are not allowed to and that includes hawthorn that has purple flowers that hang down that turn into beautiful orange fruits. I have this plant in my garden and I have kept it that way. Hawthorn is the choice of many bonsai artists.
I attended a course on bonsai and gave up midway as I just could not think of torturing the plant. If only trees could speak.
What is your view on bonsai?
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
30 Jan 18
But I am sure if you knew how one gets there you would not encourage bonsai - just saying. You must have heard of Chinese torture - this is Japanese (lol)
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
31 Jan 18
@JudyEv They trim the roots too to restrict their growth
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 18
@allknowing I know they twist the branches into shape with wire. 
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
30 Jan 18
You perhaps do not know how the plant is tortured.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 18
We called it "Botak" tree, Botak means "Bald head" in Malay. Don't see much leaves on it except for twigs that twist and turns- Bonsai
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