The living sculptures of bonsai (pronounced bone-sigh, Japanese for tree in a tray or pot) are potted plants that are intentionally dwarfed by pruning the branches and roots, then shaped to resemble ...

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 ...

Jade plants (Crassula ovata) are popular houseplants known for their thick, glossy leaves and small, tree-like appearance. They make great bonsai trees due to their slow growth and ability to tolerate ...

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 ...

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, ...

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. This ...

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.

Kathy Shaner, the first non-Japanese and first woman certified as a professional bonsai artist and instructor by the Nippon Bonsai Association of Japan, doesn’t have much time to talk. The tiny trees ...

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 ...