When you hear the phrase “Bonsai tree” you probably think of those tiny, ornate trees that people often keep as a sort of desk ornament. But in fact, Bonsai is not a type of tree at all—the word ...

If you love trees but don’t have space for them, bonsai is for you. With bonsai, you can grow mature trees that stay small and live for generations. It's an art form that brings the grandeur of large ...

Bonsai is a Japanese tradition that involves the long-term nurturing of tiny trees in containers. This art form maintains and surrounds the focus of bonsai cultivation and maintenance. Similar customs ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Harold Sasaki wants to dispel some myths about bonsai: that they’re hard to grow, for example. “Most often, a ...

Bonsai depicts in the minds of most horticulturists exceedingly small trees of considerable age created through a strange secret process. Bonsai is not a strange process but a form of art using ...

There’s something about growing bonsai trees that makes big problems seem smaller. “That tree to me is not just a lone tree; it’s connected to all the other trees in the world,” said Wayne Atkinson, a ...

Norm Geisinger is 82 years old, and he owns an 85-year-old bonsai tree that’s less than two feet tall. He’s owned the Lace-bark Chinese elm for 25 years. He’s the third owner. Geisinger, a former ...

Bill Ward is not the guy you would pick to fall in love with bonsai trees, those inanimate avatars of contemplation, calm and completion. There's nothing left out but nothing left in, either, that ...