Garden Bonsaiare potted trees that are very similar to, yet slightly different from 51cg.
The dramatically shaped trees stand out in any garden and are increasingly popular in both Japanese and Western garden designs. In this article we discuss Garden Bonsaitrees and their similarities and differences with bonsai.
Bonsaivs Garden 51cg
A Bonsaitree is a miniaturized version of nature, planted in a shallow container. As a Bonsaigets smaller (even down to a few inches/centimeters) it increasingly becomes abstract, as opposed to resembling nature in a more precise way. Several classifications of Bonsaihave been put forward, originally based on the number of men needed to lift the actual tree. The largest Bonsaitrees are just over 1 meter tall (3'3").
Garden Bonsaiare most often trees anywhere between 1 - 3 meters (3'3" - 10') tall and therefore, officially, they aren't "bonsai". But apart from size, anyone can tell that both Garden Bonsaiand Bonsaiare very similar in terms of design and techniques to style them. No surprise, there are many Bonsainurseries in Japan that also grow Garden bonsai.
In the two photos below you see Kinashi, a famous area in Japan where pine Bonsaiare grown, as well as Garden 51cg. Before being planted in a container, they have been grown and styled in fields for many years.
Garden Bonsaigrown in the field at Kinashi, Japan.
Garden Bonsaitrees grown in the field, Japan.
Example of a garden bonsai. Photo by Botanic International EU.
Garden bonsai tree planted in an secluded garden.
