A True Bonsai Tree

Bolero

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A really true Bonsai tree should be at least 100 years old & Created-Grown-Trained by a Japanese or Chinese Master Gardener in Japan or China...Anything else should be considered a Bonsai Look A Like.

A really true Penjing would also have to follow these Guidlines..
 

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A really true Bonsai tree should be at least 100 years old & Created-Grown-Trained by a Japanese or Chinese Master Gardener in Japan or China...Anything else should be considered a Bonsai Look A Like.

A really true Penjing would also have to follow these Guidlines..
Well then screw bonsai. I'm going to go play with my little tortured trees.
 

just.wing.it

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A really true Bonsai tree should be at least 100 years old & Created-Grown-Trained by a Japanese or Chinese Master Gardener in Japan or China...Anything else should be considered a Bonsai Look A Like.

A really true Penjing would also have to follow these Guidlines..
Sounds kinda race based.....not my cup of Akadama.
Race don't mean shit.
 

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Correction:
A true bonsai is 1000 years old and has only ever been kept by the same Master of preferably Asiatic origins who has sculpted the tree only on the full moon while keeping his back to space and standing on one leg while pruning leaves and branches with his specially sharpened teeth.

Anything else is a foul, accursed and poor imitation.
 

Carol 83

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Correction:
A true bonsai is 1000 years old and has only ever been kept by the same Master of preferably Asiatic origins who has sculpted the tree only on the full moon while keeping his back to space and standing on one leg while pruning leaves and branches with his specially sharpened teeth.

Anything else is a foul, accursed and poor imitation.
Now, that makes more sense.😏
 

Palmer67

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A really true Bonsai tree should be at least 100 years old & Created-Grown-Trained by a Japanese or Chinese Master Gardener in Japan or China...Anything else should be considered a Bonsai Look A Like.

A really true Penjing would also have to follow these Guidlines..
Crap! Does this mean I MUST use Akadama in my soil? I'm losing sleep over this now. 🤪
 

AppleBonsai

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A really true Bonsai tree should be at least 100 years old & Created-Grown-Trained by a Japanese or Chinese Master Gardener in Japan or China...Anything else should be considered a Bonsai Look A Like.

A really true Penjing would also have to follow these Guidlines..
 
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