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CheckoutIt is known that the first samples of bonsai came to Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Exhibited at international exhibitions in Paris and London, they made a rather scandalous impression.
In dwarf trees, they saw an analogy with the "barbaric" Chinese custom of bandaging the feet of girls from noble families.
This prejudice is still alive today. Sometimes we hear that the bonsai is the result of sophisticated and cruel bullying. Such a view is naive and as far from the truth as Europe is from the country of Yamato.
Bonsai is a "favorite", "mama's son", a spoiled and demanding child, to whom its creator and owner devotes a lot of time and effort.
Fresh soil suitable for this particular type, feeding, frequent transplants, regular watering, spraying, bathing, pinching, stimulating growth, shaping pruning, pest control, hardening, air and sun procedures, shelter for the winter - this is not a complete list of concerns related to the content of bonsai. But for an amateur, all this is not so painful.
It is widely believed that in order to obtain a stunted plant, it must be suppressed as much as possible, and this is fundamentally wrong.
On the contrary, the better your pet is, the better the chance of success. To slow down the same growth in height, special techniques are used that accelerate growth in thickness.
The faster the plant develops, the sooner it can be given the appearance of an old, naturally developed tree. Therefore, it is better to choose fast-growing small-leaved tree species with a profusely branching crown.
It is useful for amateurs to study photos of various bonsai, follow the achievements in this area of other enthusiasts. Success will surely come if you make full use of observation, experiment and improvisation. Despite temporary setbacks and disappointments, dedication to the bonsai culture will sooner or later bear fruit.
These simple truths should be well understood and remembered. Practice shows that if you correctly learn the basics of growing bonsai from the very beginning, you will endure less difficulties later.
Used material from the book M. P. Zgurskaya "Bonsai"