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You may have seen a dramatic demonstrations in which limbs are bent and twisted with wire, power tools are used to carve and shape wood and large amounts of growth are cut away. * This sometimes leads to the impression that the practice of bonsai is a cruel sport, something akin to torture when nothing could be further from the truth.

Bonsai are in fact pampered by their owners, fertilized frequently and watered dilligently to remain at the peak of health. *The practices of wiring is used not to bind the tree and restrict growth, as is sometimes imagined, but to redirect growth. *

Those who advance this myth respond to beauty of the illusion of a potted tree without the understanding that they are relating to a product of techniques that create the perception of age and beauty. * Many of these same folk would not flinch at mowing lawns, pruning hedges or trimming their rosebushes. *

The beauty of the bonsai illusion has the power to create a sympathetic, emotional response in anyone. *Bonsai helps us to understand our own place in the world.

4-Feb-2002	#6
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,737	BONSAI MYTH#3: Bonsai is cruel to trees You may have seen a dramatic demonstrations in which limbs are bent and twisted with wire, power tools are used to carve and shape wood and large amounts of growth are cut away. * This sometimes leads to the impression that the practice of bonsai is a cruel sport, something akin to torture when nothing could be further from the truth. Bonsai are in fact pampered by their owners, fertilized frequently and watered dilligently to remain at the peak of health. The practices of wiring is used not to bind the tree and restrict growth, as is sometimes imagined, but to redirect growth. Those who advance this myth respond to beauty of the illusion of a potted tree without the understanding that they are relating to a product of techniques that create the perception of age and beauty. * Many of these same folk would not flinch at mowing lawns, pruning hedges or trimming their rosebushes. * The beauty of the bonsai illusion has the power to create a sympathetic, emotional response in anyone. Bonsai helps us to understand our own place in the world. __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today!* bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!