Bonsai

Bonsai is one of the art of pruning plants (trees) in order to grow a dwarf, mini, or a dwarf. Therefore, to obtain a perfect bonsai requires a relatively long time. In addition, it also requires creativity, patience, perseverance and love for creation of plants as a major cornerstone in the creation and maintenance of bonsai. Bonsai term itself comes from the Mandarin "penzai". In Japanese, bonsai comes from the word bon, meaning the pot and sai which means the plant. Thus bonsai plants that can be interpreted as dikerdilkan and planted in pots. This means dwarf plants, both old pliers and others who have the rules of bonsai, but are not planted in pots, can not be called bonsai. On the contrary, if any plants or trees planted in pots but did not have the criteria of bonsai unbiased called bonsai. Keep in mind, dwarfed in the art of bonsai has a broad sense. Each species of dwarf plants have different limits. Plants that could be categorized as stunted height of 1 meter, and the height is only 0.5 meters not included in the category of dwarf. Thus, the dwarf in the art of bonsai is a plant that has the appearance of more petite than the original plant. Thus, herbaceous plants or shrubs although less than one meter tall unbiased categorized dwarf. Because in their natural habitat is only about one meter high.

Japanese Bonsai Art

It has been refined and developed Bonsai techniques and the evolution of art forms, such as this. To that end, the Japanese bonsai in the name of a strong belief in the integration of ancient Eastern philosophy of harmony in man, between the soul and nature.The main aspects of Japanese bonsai, has not significantly changed from time to time.Bonsai initially originated from Egypt thousands of years ago and moved to China. Bonsai moved from China to Japan. Where is the Japanese art of bonsai perfect.Japanese bonsai to create a spectacular rate in recent years the use of DU Juan pruning, wiring and attention. Bonsai Japanese art and precursors, which penjing Chinese art, rooted in Asian culture.Training is the art of bonsai potted dwarf trees in the indoor atmosphere so that the Japanese admiration for nature. Bonsai art, such as the development in the United States than in Japan, bonsai is free in its concept and style.Measured quality bonsai trees describe how well the micro-forms of nature. Bonsai have pointy sticks and all that good visual depth for bonsai tree branch nearby. Harmony in visual art and bonsai tree can bring intervention. "Bonsai" simply means "tree in a pot." However, many really beautiful specimens cut more than 100 years.Require a lot of genuine concern and care from the product, extending the beauty of bonsai and the expression of the meaning of life. Involved in creating and forming bonsai care are considered on their own form of meditation.Over time, bonsai began to take different styles, other changes from large to each other. Currently, a strong tropical indoor bonsai and trained in classic styles, including wind sweeping, crooked tree trunks and rocks close to the forest.Highly regarded as a symbol of Bonsai Japanese culture and ideals. Contrary to popular belief, bonsai are not tortured trees. Bonsai may have the impression to the age of the dead wood. There are several techniques available to increase the apparent age of the farmer bonsai.Oriental art form is no longer fully, practice today by thousands of people around the world of bonsai, on every continent. Bonsai art is to follow the artistic spirit realm. sufficient size of the bonsai industry exists in some parts of Japan.

Bonsai: Small Trees in Smaller Containers

As we begin our new exhibit, Zensai: The Horticulture of Japan, I am especially excited that we are showcasing some incredibly beautiful bonsai trees.  Some of them are courtesy of the Cleveland Bonsai Club.
The art of bonsai began in China more than 2,000 years ago and is now practiced throughout the world. Essentially, it is the miniaturization of trees and shrubs through specialized pruning and shaping methods.
Last summer, I was fortunate to visit the US National Arboretum’s collection of bonsai, which is one of the best in the world. Some specimens there are more than 200 years old and are passed down through many generations of the same family!
There is a great deal of symbolism behind the creation of bonsai trees and there are often fascinating stories that the trees themselves tell. The picture below shows a juniper shaped in the windswept style of bonsai – just one of the many styles that exist in this art form. Be sure to visit the Garden before June 29 to see several different styles and species of bonsai. Maybe they’ll inspire you to create your own living, miniature work of art.

Bonsai Palm Tree Obtained "Gist award"

Tree branches were normal, but the coconut tree that branched extraordinary things. More remarkable when a coconut tree branches are made into bonsai (dikerdilkan) for ornamental plants at home.
In the eyes of laymen, it is impossible to make a coconut tree branched dikerdilkan. Because, the tree naturally growing generally perpendicular and rarely branching. Even if there are only one or two, and rare.
But for Marsudi Suyanto Moh (38), something quite impossible to think that just encouraged him to find things that are still rare. That makes bonsai palm branches. Above findings, the husband of Mrs Rudiyatin Saptosiwi (38) won the general category as Keynote award anniversary 41's monthly magazine, September 2003.
According to him, the findings may be regarded as accidental. In 2000, this father of two sons was trying to make a bonsai palm. When nursery, he watched the swarming ants bonsai palm branches seem to grow longer.
From his mind the question arises, there is a miracle what's behind thousands of ants which infest these dwarf plants that stimulate the growth of new stems. At the time he thinks only modest, probably due to the growth of new trunk water stimulated kecing / ant droppings are left there.
''There must be something in the dirt / piss ant that can spur the growth of new branches. But I did not until researching it that far, what substances are contained in the ant,''said Agriculture graduate of SMT, 1984 Sragen Kedawung it.
Father Abisa Candra (12) and Rashid Sidik (10) was then obtained an idea, namely to collect thousands of ants into the container. Once collected, the animals are crushed together and then mixed with a little water bottle included. Ant extract distillate substances (Sarmut) used dripping coconut bonsai buds to encourage new stem growth.
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Coconut Membonsai more difficult''than the banyan tree or another tree. Therefore, the coconut tree fiber is very thin and easily broken or dead if tersenggol hands, "said RT 1 RW 5 Village / Sub Klampok it.
Initially, the coconut fruit will be cut dibonsai third part (side), then wait until the growing shoots. After growing, the tips of shoots and then split using a cutter sarmut given 20 drops (1 drop-a cc).
The most difficult is caring. Palm bonsai must watered twice a day morning and afternoon. Coconut shoots begin to grow must be immediately split as basic treatment. When he began to grow leaves, combed (split) so look mblarak.
Fertilization''should also be routine once every 15 days so the soil remains loose. Do not forget to spray insecticide / herbicide to prevent pests / diseases,''he said.
Employee Training Subsie Special Agricultural Training Institute (BLKKP) Klampok, made the 500 potted bonsai palm in 2000. But now live 50 pots that are still alive and five of them forked palm bonsai.
Some have already bought a few officials or a friend worth Rp 150.000-Rp 200.000/pot, because they are attracted to decorate at home. Special bonsai palm branches, deliberately not sold due to personal collections.
Paid''whatever we will not escape, because the palm bonsai branches would we care to bear fruit. We estimate the fruiting bonsai, after five years.''
Drs Jasri Regent ST MM, he added, has recently interested in buying four of his palm bonsai pot. After haggling, the four palm bonsai was removed at Rp 200,000 (USD 50.000/pot), remember that buying the number one in the district.
According to him, all kinds of oil can dikerdilkan. He's only five different types that are considered membonsai have artistic value. Namely palm bonsai (bonkel) green (Jade), Slanting (gold / ivory), Semi Slanting (brown), and a full Slanting (ruby red).
Branched coconut bonsai artistic value, he explained, the new branches that grow in the other stem, not from the shoot. ''If the new branches grow from the stem, because no special treatment. But if these branches grow from the bud, it's natural,''he said. (Tjeffi Hidayat-20s)

Five easy steps to make palm bonsai

Step One:
Coconuts are used for Bonsai:
Kelapa Gading Milk
Ivory white coconut milk this kind of hybrid coconut grown in many subtropical regions, but is usually used as a park as a substitute for coconut palm trees.
Kelapa Gading Red
Kelapa Gading is also a hybrid coconut red with the color red, yellowish oil is very unique and beautiful to be made but the process of processing coconut bonsai must use lots of fertilizer and other plant vitamins, because the red ivory palm vulnerable will lose (Kambium) leaf chlorophyll, so if lack of planting materials, hence the red ivory palm trunks will change color to green, and red substances will be lost, so the thing to do is change the media, soil, fertilizer, and other vitamin.
Albino Coconut (White Silver color)
This is the same type of coconut palm above two examples, but many of the palm bonsai hobys change in order to have white, silver rod to make it look unique or albino (to transform it into an albino would I explain in the next chapter).
Step Two
Looking for good seed
Find old coconut seedlings will be better if the coconuts plucked straight from the tree, because seedlings sprout grows older faster, but if the seeds have fallen to the ground will menghasilkan form less attractive and easy kentosnya fragile due this fall, would be perfect if palm bonsai has to be made kentos (shell) is very small and has a large root, because when viewed from a small kentos will make it easier to form the stem according to what we want.
Third Step
Palm Position
Coconut which does not yet have buds should be placed in moist soil and contain lots of water, about 1-2 weeks is usually the coconut is grown shoots. If you want a form which surrounded the root kentos should place the coconut in a standing position (vertical) but if you want a shape like a snail then place the sleeping position (horizontal), shape position based on imjinasi your palm.
Step Four
Planting Process
open a coconut fibers that have been sprouting (height 3-5 cm) using the tip of a spoon or small knife slowly and carefully so as not about the roots and do not get disconnected. Clean the small fibers are still attached to kentos using a thin knife (Cutter) make it look clean, if you want kentos looks slick, shiny brownish kentos using lighter fuel is slowly / lukewarm nails. (This process is a bit risky and should be done with caution). Sayat slowly (strands 2-3 buds) buds of the most under / which is old by using a thin knife (Cutter), after it was planted in a pot that has been provided. If you want to palm shoots grow faster cap shoot better with a bottle of mineral water that has been cut in the mouth of the bottle as high as 5 cm. This process is also to avoid the shoots of mealybug pests in the bud.
Step Five
Penyayatan process.
If the oil has been growing 15-20 cm tall, sprout sayat bottom to form a rod to do this is repeated at least three days, in the process panyayatan do with being careful not to graze the new shoots that will grow, if it happens then the bonsai will have decay (fail and die). This process is done forever to grow bonsai did not form a regular coconut. Siramlah plants once a day in the afternoon or evening, it helps flush water by using MSG or salt solution.Good luck,.!!

Lemon "Cui", Benefits and popularity

Although small, this fruit has a benefit that is not "tiny". Pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics, household until needed. Unfortunately, he rarely appeared on the market. In general, the lemon-juice - such as citron, rough lemon, lime or lemon madurese black - indeed a mini-sized. As for the usual kitchen activists cultivate fish dish, lemon Cui is not foreign goods. Because, besides functioning expel smells fishy, this tiny orange can also give flavor penggugah appetite.
Like most citrus, lemon Cui rich in vitamin C and calcium. Special, the lemon tree is very productive and able to bear fruit throughout the season. He was a small round shape, the size of a lemon with a very sour taste. When a young dark-green. After the older, more delicate skin of the fruit become soft and resembles a mini-sized field siam citrus, while the color is transformed to become yellowish. Succulent fruit flesh with the scent quite a lot of sharp and durable. Because the smell of this, the Madurese Cui so often cultivate lemon fragrances, traditional room.
This little orange juice can also be used to mix the water when washing hair. The result? More slippery hair shiny and not dull. The rest, like orange juice, if juice mixed with a tablespoon of soy sauce, able to quickly expel cough.
Cui branched stems of lemon and a lot of fluff. If allowed to grow out, branches and twigs will soar irregular. Therefore, pruning should be done. Dark-colored trunk was not spiked, while the leaves are likely to face up size 2-3 cm and 1-2 cm wide. Dark green color with a rounded shape.
Useful addition to grain processing which is made from fish, Cui lemon can also be processed so drink fresh orange or lemon tea. He is very fit to drive your thirst at the same time refreshing the weary body.
If so, why do not we try to grow it yourself? This plant is very sweet made tabulampot (fruit trees in pots). When fruiting heavily, his appearance really does not disappoint.
Preparation plant
Cui lemon seedlings can be obtained from breeder seeds of fruits. Seeds can be derived from vegetative propagation, whether grafting, graft, or a connection. Pot size should be adjusted to the size of the plant.
Growing media used is a fertile garden soil. Could also be a mixture of soil, sand, and manure (1:1:1). Before planting the seeds, cover your basic hole pot with a broken tile, then topped with another layer of gravel and sand sufficiently. Then enter this growing media with just one-third volume.
Then, pangkaslah some lemon seedling roots Cui. Do not get there too long taproot. Place the seeds in the middle of the pot, then fill in the planting media anymore. Siramlah with a little water to keep the ground solid.
Cui lemon tabulampot require sunlight. Penyinarannya needs approximately five hours each day. Therefore, tabulampot put in a position that is not too shady and do regular watering.
If tabulampot lemon 3-4 year-old Cui, repotting should be done. The trick, first cut as many as a third branch of the plant. Let the soil dry for 2-3 days, without watering. Lift the plant and dispose of some land. Do not forget, prepare a new pot that is larger and - of course - new planting media. Fill pots with soil replacement, and then buried again Cui lemon.
To be able to bear these tiny plants productive, do the fertilizing once every four months. In the first four months of age, spread as much as 25 grams of NPK per plant. Then, in accordance with the increasing age of the plant, fertilizer dose increased to 50 grams, 100 grams, 400 grams, and so on.
In addition to fertilizing, pruning is also done. In addition to increasing the productivity of fruits, pruning is also intended to enhance your appearance. Ideally, the proportion perbatangan tabulampot Cui is a lemon, 3, and 9 which will result in 27 tertiary branches or twigs. That is, one main stem 50-100 cm tall branches only have three balanced primary position (length of primary branches 30-50 cm) and nine secondary branches. Thus, other branches or twigs thrown away. Conception will occur on the tertiary branches.
Caterpillar pests
Cui rarely affected Lemons almost free of pests and diseases. Even if there is, the only nuisance is Papilio caterpillars. These soft animals to attack young leaves and shoots are leafless. Very annoying if left just like that, the level of the worm attacks could increase in intensity and leaves, leaving only a skeleton bone. Consequently, total plant so bald and eventually die.
When young, these caterpillars are brown. He changed the form of green and white stripes, while adults 50-60 mm in length. To control, growers need to observe the conditions of this tabulampot regularly. If you find a caterpillar Papilio 1-2, can directly kill. However, if the number of lots and classified as an acute attack, can be eradicated with insecticides. However, should remain vigilant when doing the spraying, do not be affected fruit.
People say, the popularity of these cute fruit was uphill, due to start rival lime. The researchers also began thinking about the development of seedless lemon Cui. Not surprisingly, many advantages can indeed tempting fruit market at the same time making it competitive commodities. Moreover, Indonesia has a climate suited him. So what are you waiting? (Rk. Utami).

Foot Pot Plants beautify the appearances

POT ornamental plants and flowers will look beautiful appearance when given a leg. Potted flowers and ornamental plants which will add a decorative footed a guest room or terrace houses.
TO put a pot feet, required its own ability to choose to align to the foot potted ornamental plants and potted roses or orchids that will be given a leg. Legged pot will look more beautiful appearance.
This, for instance, made Mrs Marlina (50). Residents who live in a residence in The Village Cipaku, South Bogor, Bogor City, was arranging her living room by placing potted plants decorated with pot feet tall (80 cm) at the corner of an empty space.
Pots of ornamental plants add to the tall-legged around the corner into unsightly. Furthermore, a small pot containing a decorative plant pots placed on the foot-shaped bike small size on the table. Pot-shaped legs support a bicycle with a small pot containing ornamental plants has become table decorations.
Then, potted plants and other plants suplir also given a leg pots, placed on the front porch under a window. Besides beautify the appearance of a pot, pot foot binding also serves to make it more sturdy pot. Installation of the foot on this pot is also meant to prevent water seeping from under the pot after watering does not wet the floor. Because, at the bottom of the foot where the pot was made place mats concave to accommodate the water seepage.
"Also, do not require energy to move the potted plants need not be appointed because, simply shifted course, if you want to clean up," said Mrs Marlina.
Mrs Marlina buy pot feet from her friend, Mrs Sianiwati, crafters foot beginner area pot with relatively cheap price. From the small size for Rp 10,000 per fruit, medium to Rp 25,000 per piece, up to USD 50,000 per piece for the foot size of 100 cm tall pots.
Artificial potted FEET Sianiwati Ny, who also lived in the area Cipaku, made with materials of steel wire up to 10 millimeters in size. Various forms of pots are made according to the foot of consumer tastes. Foot plastic pot is coated with black powder that is rust resistant. Legs are a lot of black pots are produced in accordance with the wishes of consumers.
Various types of foot potted ornamental plants sold many vendors in Jakarta, Bogor, and other areas. The price depends on the size and quality products.
Legged pot can be placed anywhere, any time you like, to beautify the room or terrace houses.
Nevertheless, the necessary foresight to arrange the room-legged pot plants. Choose the type of ornamental plants and choose the appropriate pot feet. For ornamental plants, buy a limited ability to decorate your room or terrace garden. No need to buy expensive ornamental plants. Therefore, the cheap price of ornamental plants remain riveting. He is no less attractive and charming with an expensive if arranged with the slick. Still, do not put feet long pots. Because, if carelessly put a pot feet, comfort and beauty can not be enjoyed. (ANY)