Bonsáis
Bonsáis is a beautiful form of tree that is used like decoration. They are not simply plants, but an art that is from a work very elaborated.
The meticulous art of the Bonsai has experienced a very great growth in popularity and nowadays it is a fascinating pastime for million people around the world.
It is not necessary to have much knowledge on bonsáis to begin with its art and culture. If either you know as to take care of plants or trees in flowerpots, or will have knowledge on the basic techniques, as to give form them and to feed them, to prune branches and to cut roots.
The art of the Bonsai consists of making versions miniatures of the mature trees.
The tree is single a complement of the composition, the other is the flowerpot, which must be appropriate in size, color and forms to form the perfect creation, of the same panera that the frame complements a picture.
History of the Bonsai
First bonsáis of China and Japan does 1.500 years, were trees of the mountainous wild regions of these countries, which stood in flowerpots of ceramics and were exposed in some place outside the houses. These trees had been diminished in size of natural form by the hard conditions of their habitat in high mountains.
The first time which they are mentioned bonsáis in Japan, is in the period of Kamakura (1192-1333), are parchment images showing bonsáis of this one time. In these parchments also daily scenes imagine on the period Heian (794-1191), reason why it thinks that the Bonsai existed already in Japan 1 ago.200 years. It was not until principles of the century XX that the Bonsai saw outside Japan, when it appeared in a exhibition in London, in 1909, causing a great sensation.
In the last 40 years, bonsáis have become very popular anywhere in the world.
Flowerpots and jars for the Bonsai
The flowerpot of the Bonsai is not single a container that is used so that the Bonsai grows, is a very important part that it complements the tree, giving him therefore a final composition so that she is satisfactory aesthetically.
There are many types of flowerpots for bonsáis, are them of different forms, sizes and colors to satisfy each style.
The flowerpots of bonsáis must be resistant to the ice if they are used outside, reason why must be stone facts. Those that is made with another material like plastic and mica, they are too fine, but they are of good utility for nascent that they are learning. Most of people it will be using those of stone possibly, because they give to the Bonsai a very superior appearance.
It is necessary to make sure that the flowerpot that chooses has holes adapted for the drainage, normally great, so that the excess of water can leave easily.
Some flowerpots have several small holes throughout the perimeter of the base, which serves to tie the tree to the flowerpot. Also it is necessary to pay attention that the base is flat and that are not areas where the water is going to be catched.
All the flowerpots must have legs, these allow that the air runs freely and maintains to the tree in a healthy state.
The Earth for the Bonsai
The Earth function in the Bonsai is to retain sufficient water and nutrients to maintain a regular suplencia of these in the roots of the tree.
The Earth mixture must of being opened to assure a good drainage and must contain air spaces that allow the roots to breathe.
The Earth in the Bonsai also must strongly assure the tree in the flowerpot, reason why it must be the sufficiently dense and substantial thing to obtain this.
In general, a good earth mixture would have to be compound of:
1 part of substance humus, 1 part of plastic clay, 2 parts of gravilla fine.
All the Earth ingredients must be dry and mixed well and has to sift them so that the particles are between 2 and 5 mm. Smaller particles to this size, will be catched in the air spaces and will spoil the development of a good system in the roots.
Other land concerned mixtures of Japan are indicated for the experts, provide excellent conditions of growth to the trees and other plants.
Styles of bonsáis
• Formal vertical, in this style of Bonsai the trunk is straight in vertical position, with the branches in a horizontal position.
• Informal vertical, is one of the most common styles.
• Inclined, it is based on the style of natural trees that have been affected by a storm and struck in an angle
• Semi-cracking, is a style that reflects the effect of the difficulty to grow a tree. It is designed to give the appearance of a tree that grows outside its site.
• Cascade, like the semi-cracking style of, the principle of the trunk grows upwards vertical, before falling in cascade by the side of the flowerpot. It represents a tree growing in a difficult situation.
• Sweeping by the wind, is based on the form of the trees great that have been exposed constantly to winds of a direction. These trees have branches single to a side of the trunk, prote'ge'es of the wind.
• Literato, this style of Bonsai has a very high and fine trunk just by few branches in the high part. The inspiration for this style is the forest, where the old pines of are exhausted the branches that it has more down.
• Tirabuzón, has a Chinese style.
• Broom, this style has an appearance similar to a traditional broom that is used to sweep.
• Forest or Group, normally done with at least 5 trees.
• Jin, this word talks about a dead branch that is lost its crust.
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