{"product_id":"2940013597518","title":"Learning How to Grow BONSAI TREES: Trimming, Sculpting And Pruning","description":"INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\"Bonsai art is the display of a landscape - without the\u003cbr\u003elandscape.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Nobu Kajiwara\u003cbr\u003eThis quote couldn't be truer. Growing and sculpting\u003cbr\u003ebonsai trees can be quite a satisfying hobby. It is a hobby;\u003cbr\u003ehowever, that requires a tremendous amount of patience.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you take a simple sapling and mold it to your desire,\u003cbr\u003eyou'll be rewarded with a beautiful piece of art you can truly\u003cbr\u003ebe proud of!\u003cbr\u003eThe term bonsai literally means plant in a pot or tray\u003cbr\u003eplanting. Bonsai however is much more than simply a plant\u003cbr\u003ein a pot. The goal of bonsai is to create the appearance of\u003cbr\u003egreat size and age. This is accomplished by creating a\u003cbr\u003ebonsai with strong roots that extend in all directions,\u003cbr\u003ecreating a sense of stability, a large trunk which tapers as it\u003cbr\u003egoes upward, a clear apex, and well formed and well placed\u003cbr\u003ebranches. These features all combine to create a careful\u003cbr\u003eblend of symmetry, balance and proportion. It also must be\u003cbr\u003edisplayed in a pot which harmonizes well with the plant\u003cbr\u003ematerial.\u003cbr\u003eBonsai is the art of growing trees in a confined space to\u003cbr\u003esimulate certain environmental conditions such as great age,\u003cbr\u003eextreme weathering, twisted or contorted form, landscape,\u003cbr\u003eor other factors. Bonsai trees are modeled on and take\u003cbr\u003einspiration from nature. The idea of bonsai is to recreate\u003cbr\u003esome of nature's most stunning and beautiful effects on\u003cbr\u003etrees which are reduced in scale.","brand":"unique5stardeals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079588692208,"sku":"2940013597518","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013597518_p0.jpg?v=1763583378","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013597518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}