bonsai

Also known as bonsai tree

thumb|260px|Bonsai, named "Kenshin Tōge" (). Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) presented by [[Uesugi Kenshin to Nagao Masakage. The tree is estimated to be about 800 years old.]] thumb|Bonsai at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum thumb|Bonsai at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum

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Bonsai is the art of cultivating and shaping miniature trees, a practice with roots in Japanese tradition that has been preserved in institutions like the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum and the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. These carefully maintained trees can live for centuries—some specimens, like a Japanese yew presented by a historical figure, are estimated to be around 800 years old—making bonsai both an artistic practice and a form of living cultural heritage.

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History
Early versions
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Classical period
Modern bonsai
Cultivation and care
Material sources
Techniques
Bonsai styles
Other styles
Aesthetics
Display
Containers
Bonsai artists
Bonsai exhibitions
Size classifications
Indoor bonsai
See also
References
External links

Bonsai (; , ) is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers, with a long documented history of influences and native Japanese development over a thousand years, and with unique aesthetics, cultural history, and terminology derived from its evolution in Japan. Similar arts exist in other cultures, including Korea's bunjae, the Chinese art of penjing, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese .