Bonsai, a horticultural art that hails from ancient China, endures as a popular hobby and art form. Bonsai refers to the craft of cultivating, shaping, and maintaining trees so they represent both ...

KANUMA, Tochigi Prefecture--A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an overseas boom that offers high profits from resale, according to experts. In many cases, ...

For bonsai lovers, little trees create a path to a big world of discovery. Their twisted branches connect people across oceans and continents, linking them with an ancient art. “You never finish a ...

For bonsai grower Randy Bennett, practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice does, however, keep the miniature trees alive to see another day. Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing ornamental, ...

Bonsai is an art form that has been practiced for thousands of years. “The unique aspect is that bonsai is alive and constantly changing, not like a sculpture or painting, which remains static,” says ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever wanted to grow a bonsai, you only need to visit a nursery that specializes in these twisting miniature trees. Bonsai, which came to Japan from China in the 12th century, is the art of ...

Monterey >> The key to bonsai is patience. But that shouldn’t be much of a surprise. This is an art form, after all, in which trees can be 500 years old, passed down from generation to generation.