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ur passion for Bonsai usually comes
from our initial genuine interest toward
it. During years of caring and growing,
we are inspired by the meaning behind
Oeach bonsai. Dealing with a plant is like
dealing with any other life form: sustainable devel-
opment requires treating nature with honesty and
respect.
Some sources of bonsai trees with stunning natural
forms are from the wild. However, when transplanting
them into a bonsai environment, many of them do not
survive. Therefore, for better growing results, using
seedlings for bonsai is a superior choice. squamata survives the harsh environment and devel-
Bonsai artists must incorporate fine taste and in- ops its natural form according to the environment and Today, there are
spirations drawn from knowledge and life experience geographic condition: some tower into the sky (over approximately
into bonsai creations that have high aesthetic value. 35 meters) while others grow like brushes (no taller
They must be able to take care of the trees with sin- than 50 cm). Today, there are approximately 4500 ex- 4500 existing
cereness and communicate with trees with ease, and isting Juniperus squamata, some of which are several Juniperus squamata
eventually reach the harmony between art and nature hundred years old and some even over one thousand
through observing, learning and practicing. years old. Taiwan is pounded by typhoons more than in Taiwan, many of

The inspiration four times each year on average. Rooted in the poor which are several
Located in the west Pacific region at the east end rocky soil, each Juniperus squamata undergoes the hundred years old
of Asian continent, Taiwan has a subtropical climate brutal destructive power of weather and nature which and some even
in the north, a tropical climate in the south, an aver- scars and contorts them with the marks of time. Car-
age rainfall of 2500 mm per year and 268 mountains rying the sense and philosophy of history, Juniperus over one thousand
above 3000 meters. Juniperus squamata (Juniperus squamata is representative of wildness of life, solemn- years old.
squamata var. morrisonicola) is a species native to Tai- ness, survival and incredible forms, and meaning of
wan that grows in cold climate at high altitude over life that is way beyond our imagination.
3000 meters. Thanks to its strong character, Juniperus

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