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This Photographer Captures the Beauty of the Bonsai Tree

I've always been amazed by the devotion and care it takes to 'train' a bonsai tree, meaning growing it and caring for it through it's development, which can take many many years, often resulting in the trees having multiple growers.

12 Beautiful and Very Rare Bonsai Trees

If you liked our previous series of gorgeous bonsai trees , you're going to LOVE this one! 1. An 800 year-old bonsai tree at Shunkaen This tree is well known for how ancient it is. Reported to be over 800 years old, this is one of the world's most expensive bonsai trees.

These 20 Cute Bonsai Are a Cut Above the Average Tree

Bonsais can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species. A Bald Cypress Small trees grown in containers, like bonsai, require specialized care.

The Japanese Art of Bonsai Makes Miniature Gods of Us!

Bonsai are little wonders that showcase the very best of man and nature working together in sweet harmony to render something beautiful and enchanting. The amount of patience and skill required to grow such unique trees is well known, yet most of us don't get to see bonsai displayed very often.

Grow Your Own Bonsai Fruit Trees At Home With This Guide

The answer is the ancient Japanese art of bonsai , or growing a miniature tree in a pot. While bonsai trees produce smaller limbs and leaves, they will still produce full-sized fruits, making them a perfect solution for people who still want to enjoy the taste of fresh fruits in a confined space.

These Ancient Trees Stand Ageless and Beautiful

Japanese White Pine (400-year-old Bonsai Tree) Source What makes this Bonsai Tree unique is that it withstood the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. It might not be the oldest Bonsai Tree out there, but it is special.

Enchanting Miniature Treehouses By the Late Dave Creek

Creek was a man of many talents, and along with his animation career, he nurtured another creative passion: building miniature treehouses within living bonsai trees. To celebrate Creek’s work and honor his memory, we would like to share some of his creations with you.

Bring Nature Indoors with These Teeny Tiny Gardens

The tiny Bonsai habitat Source 3. Thumb pots Source 4. Growing down Source 5. Syrup pot and salt shaker gardens Source 6. A rock garden Source 7. The Cho-Mini Bonsai Source 8. The green-roofed birdhouse Source 9. Snail pot Source 10. Garden in a breathmint box Source 11. Grow bottles Source 12.

You’ll Never Guess the Price Tags on These Luxury Plants!

Old Bonsai Trees $50-1.3 million Yes, you read that price right. The most expensive Bonsai tree is a White Pine Bonsai that sold for $1.3 million. The tree is said to be centuries old, and it was sold at the 11th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention & Exhibition in Takamatsu, Japan.

16 Plants That Prove Nature is Full of Wonder

Or that Bonsai trees can survive for hundreds of years? The diversity of plant life around the world is as vast as it is fascinating, isn't it? Admire 16 outstanding plants from all over the world. These natural creations are exceptionally rare, special, and beautiful! 1.

14 Fascinating Museum Treasures That Stole the Show

A 1,000-year-old Ficus Retusa Linn, the oldest bonsai tree in the world, is on display at the Crespi Bonsai Museum in Italy Related: They Have Some Beautiful Items at the Metropolitan Museum... 11. 1,800-year-old Roman leather sandals on display at Vindolanda Fort in Northumberland, England 12. 

21 Fascinating Things You Never Gave Much Thought To

A 150-year-old Bonsai. A rainbow tree opal. A part of a woolly mammoth skull. One of the oldest rocks in existence, the Murchison Meteorite. It’s 4,600,000,000 years old.

14 Terrific Examples of Recycled Crafts

A bonsai tree made from copper wire 3. This electric guitar was made from used skateboards 4. Can you believe this duck was created using discarded plastic knives? 5. This fairy succulent garden was made from a broken pot Related: Get Inspired By These Imaginative DIY Designs 6.

What This Man Built for Himself Will Astound You...

The miniature city also has 400 bonsais. His model has now become a major tourist attraction in its own right, with around 150,000 visitors a year traveling from all over the world to see it.

These Artifacts Are All the First of Their Kind...

Oldest known living Bonsai tree: Nicknamed the “Third Shogun”, this white pine Bonsai tree is over 550 years old. Oldest known Emoticons: The first known use of the smiley faces on a telegraph, 1881.

Amazing Plants: 15 Natural Phenomena That’ll Astonish You

Whoever grew this bonsai tree is definitely an artist 13. A Hoya plant - also called a wax plant, as you can clearly see why 14. Palm tree which is literally a roller coaster 15.

21 Fascinating Things You May Have Never Seen

A 150-year-old Bonsai. A rainbow tree opal. A part of a woolly mammoth skull. One of the oldest rocks in existence, the Murchison Meteorite. It’s 4,600,000,000 years old.

Beautiful Flowers in All Shapes and Sizes - Incredible!

This Azalea bonsai looks like a mini Japanese cherry blossom tree 6. Daisies at Urashima Flower Park, Japan Related Article: 17 Strange and Unique Flowers 7. Pink Fuchsia ( Fuchsia hybrida ) [related_articles] 8.

These Adorable Baby Animals Will Make You Smile

The only trees this tiny monkey could swing through are bonsai trees! This adorable owl appears to be worried about the level of its own charm. What's cuter than a big, cuddly black and white panda? A tiny, white baby panda ; that's what.