Years ago, I used to climb the High Sierras to drink wine and hunt rare wild bonsai trees. In the high country, an extreme regimen of wind, snow, drought and impossibly thin soils create nature’s ...

Roger Snipes of the Inland Empire Bonsai Society prunes or defoliates leaves off a hedge maple he is training. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo For Roger Snipes, working with his ...

Why wiring matters: Wiring lets you shape bonsai with precision, creating balanced silhouettes that mimic mature trees. Choosing the right wire: Aluminum is gentle and ideal for beginners; copper ...

TOKYO >> Bonsai reward their owners for the meticulous, affectionate care they receive while growing over many years. If they wither, they can be reborn as “dry bonsai,” a new type of bonsai gaining ...

An 800-year-old bonsai during a bonsai exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, on November 24, 2023 ZHANG XIAOYU / XINHUA VIA AFP The Japanese art of bonsai is attracting growing interest.