Bonsai is not just the art of making trees tiny but a celebration of the power of nature. Dominique Browning meditates on these living artifacts of centuries past—and where to see them to their ...

The Asian art of Bonsai offers an alternative to the scarcity of winter. Dwarf Yaupon Holly in the Chinese penjing style, which seeks to shape trees of unusual character to aesthetic principles ...

Years ago, I used to climb the High Sierras to drink wine and hunt rare wild bonsai trees. In the high country, an extreme regimen of wind, snow, drought and impossibly thin soils create nature&#82… ...

Native to South Africa, dwarf jade plants, also known as Portulacaria afra, have become a popular choice for bonsai ...

Different schools, ages and backgrounds were represented. Each carried a tiny tree and a ceramic pot. As they listened. Nine students gathered in the Farm and Home Center in May.

Bonsai is an art form that requires years of training and centuries of dedication. At the 2012 international bonsai convention, a tree was on sale for 100 million yen, just under a million dollars.

Bonsai is a centuries-old art of growing trees or plants in shallow containers. Shaped and pruned over decades, these miniatures take on the appearance of ancient trees. This is a simplified ...

Having a horticultural background can give you an edge, he says, but the art of bonsai is a little mysterious, too. "The trees respond to your character," he says.

His main goal: to make bonsai approachable, not intimidating. Bonsai (say: bone-sai) is the ancient Japanese art of growing tiny trees in pots; the term bonsai literally means planted in a container.

Growing a young bonsai into a form that resembles a mature tree requires regular pruning to encourage even growth and to remove dead limbs, foliage and errant branches. Take your time.