Plants and Animals

How old is bonsai?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/old-bonsai-82241.html" >How old is bonsai?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Bonsai, developed by the Japanese more than a thousand years ago, is derived from the Chinese practice of growing miniature plants.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about bonsai . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What is the origin of bonsai? Where does bonsai come from? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Bonsai museum draws 200,000 visitors yearly.(Agriculture)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin ...to create visual harmony. Bonsai come in all sizes: miniature...both of which are centuries old and 3 to 6 feet tall. But...Japanese white pine, the museums oldest tree, is nearly 400 years...understatement. This six-person bonsai survived in a nursery about...Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. This ...
The Bonsai Book.(Society)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin ...appreciated and loved the art of bonsai. Discipline, orderliness...art. The exact beginning of bonsai is now lost in time for no records were found. The oldest existing proof of its beginning...painting which is about 800 years old, showing a dwarf tree in a...trees became what we know as ...
Bonsai lovers branch out Local club to host workshop at COD.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) ...are successful with their tropical bonsai won't be able to stop with just...Erlenborns are any indication, the more bonsai, the better. "Bonsai trees are some of the most well...There is a member with a 200-year-old tree."
`Bonsai Bob' set to bow out.(Metropolitan Times)(Life Times)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ...the bonsai foundation. The oldest tree on hand is a 350-year-old Japanese white pine. Mr...Japanese, he says, treat bonsai trees reverentially - almost...statues to create scenic images. Bonsai trees were introduced to the...believes the Japanese fondness for bonsai trees results ...
Bonsai enthusiasts thrive in a small world; Arboretum hosts festival for the...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times ...fourth curator of the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the U...needles of a small, 200-year-old Ezo spruce. He holds pruning...emphatically. "This tree and other bonsai would grow to a normal size...natural habitat. Welcome to bonsai (pronounced bone-sigh...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.