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What is bonsai? It is not ‘as is commonly believed’ a tree turned dwarf. Bonsai is an

art worked with plants in a hollow pot to capture the moods of nature in a

surprisingly limited space. It is designed to express the beauty of nature by all kinds

of phenomena imaginable. It may also suggest that struggle of a tree against the

vagaries of nature which is rarely to be found among trees growing naturally in the

fields.

In a sense, bonsai can be compared with the Japanese Haiku, miniature poem of

seventeen syllables. Haiku expresses with a minimum of words, a vast wealth of

poetic creation. In this sense, both bonsai and Haiku have something in common: a

common method of embracing much in little.

There are four important sections in a bonsai as in all plants. The trunk constitutes

the very basis of a tree. It is, therefore, the most important part of a bonsai. It should

taper gradually towards the top. Bonsai requires a careful pruning of the branches

from time to time so that the trees look beautiful from all sides. The colour of the

leaves indicates the health of a tree. It is therefore, important to expose them to

sunlight and open air. They are normally hardy plants, and as they are kept outdoors

round the year and occasionally brought indoors for decoration and appreciation. A

well-shaped root age lends a special charm to bonsai, suggesting stability and age.

It is an art that demands not only scientific observations but also much care and

affection. It is almost a miracle that miniature copy of a towering giant can be kept

alive literally for centuries in a small pot. the practice of bonsai is sometimes confused with dwarfing, but dwarfing generally

refers to research, discovery, or creation of plant cultivators that are permanent,

genetic miniatures of existing species. Bonsai does not require genetically dwarfed

trees, but rather depends on growing small tress from regular stock and seeds. Bonsai

uses cultivation techniques like pruning, root reduction, potting, defoliation, and

grafting to produce small trees that mimic the shape and style of mature, full-size

trees.


Complete the statements given below.


a) Bonsai is the art of dealing with …………….

b) Bonsai and Haiku are similar as both ………………..

c) To make Bonsai tree look beautiful, the branches must be …………..

d) Bonsai is generally kept outside as it ……………

e) Bonsai requires a careful …………… from time to time.

f) The practice of bonsai is sometimes confused with …………..

g) Bonsai depends on growing …………… from regular stocks and seeds.

h) The cultivation techniques used for Bonsai are ……………

i) The small trees mimic …………….

j) Find a word from paragraph no. 1 that means the same as ‘miniature’.

k) Find a word from paragraph no. 2that means ‘taking up or accepting’

l) Find a word from paragraph no. 3that is the opposite of ‘rapidly’

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