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Chapter 1 An Introduction To Bonsai
The word bonsai comes from the Chinese words pun sai, meaning quite
literally ‘tree in a pot’.
Originally a practice of containerising ancient wild trees in China, bonsai
was exported to Japan around 500 years ago where it has become an art form.
Regarded as a novelty in the West until the early 20th century, Bonsai has now
been embraced as a serious horticultural art form by the Gardening
Establishment here in Britain and the West as a whole.
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'/Fuji Cherry 'mame' bonsai by Harry
Harrington
