HAYWARD — After being burned by summer forest fires, the California juniper tree sits high in the Southern California mountains for four months under snow so heavy that its canopy breaks. The sun ...

As gardeners, so often our dream is to grow bigger plants faster. How many times have we stood over balky transplants and threatened, “Just grow, dammit!” The ancient art of bonsai is all about growth ...

Good things really do come in small packages. Think of an unexpected check inside a birthday envelope or a certain sparkly something in a little velvet box. For lovers of bonsai, a traditional ...

Meet some of the tiniest Christmas trees around. Even if there is a shortage of ceiling-scraping Christmas trees or maybe you’ve downsized to a smaller space, these trees from members of Lancaster ...

A bonsai is a small tree or shrub grown in a shallow pot. Pruning is what makes and keeps it small, but pruning is only a small part of the art of bonsai. The art -- pronounced BONE-sigh -- began in ...

There is something magnificent and satisfying about watching a tree develop over time, from seedling to spreading canopy or tall conifer. But we don’t all have the space in our gardens for multiple ...

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.