Japan's bonsai market is worth tens of billions, with most of it flowing to China
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"Rock-clinging bonsai" can be said to have a uniquely original style among all bonsai, yet it still belongs to the bonsai category. As long as it is well matched, whether letting plants hug rocks, or planting trees, flowers and grasses between rock and rock, it can fully express the beauty of nature, and is rich in poetic charm.
I only know how to appreciate bonsai, not how to make them, so every time I see this kind of bonsai, I feel that person is really impressive. Because you first have to imagine what posture the tree will take after it grows, and you also need creativity, knowledge of trees, knowledge of stone... and so on and so on.
The most important thing is to have patience. A single bonsai easily takes 10 years, 20 years, 30 years of careful tending, and ordinary people just can't do it!
Suddenly I realized that the bonsai masters in the horticultural world all seem to be men, and I have never seen a woman. At least up to now, I have never heard of a woman becoming famous in the bonsai world of horticulture. Although there are quite a few women in horticulture too, women seem to prefer or be better at Western gardening, flowers and plants, and the like.
According to an NHK report, domestic demand for Japanese bonsai is about 500 million yen, but external demand is actually as much as over 10 billion yen, with the main export countries being China, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and others.
The English word "bonsai" is exactly the Japanese pronunciation "BONSAI"
The images in this post are all taken from Tumblr "Rock-clinging bonsai bonsai on the rock", and just looking at the photos makes one feel that the mood is truly beautiful. Especially the maple leaves and the Chinese persimmon and large-fruited persimmon, so beautiful!
When I was young, I always thought bonsai was a noble hobby of wealthy old people, and that young people without money and poor old people couldn't afford to enjoy it. Now, although I have not yet entered the age of "old person", I have a little knowledge of the horticultural world, and I no longer think that people without money can't afford to enjoy it.
People without money can start from scratch, choosing trees around 5 years old to begin with. It's just that you have to calculate how many "10 years", "20 years" or "30 years" you actually have left. If you want to buy ready-made ones, then it really takes someone with a full wallet to afford the hobby.
People who are not interested in horticulture or trees definitely can't get into it. Because you will think that the time spent on bonsai or gardening is wasted, and that it would be better to play video games or check LINE messages on your phone. I personally love gardening, so spending half a day or a whole day in the yard playing with flowers and plants doesn't feel like wasting time to me; instead, I think people in my profession are very suited to gardening. (Treating gardening as a kind of exercise)
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