Poted dwarf tree :Bonsai are miniaturized poted plants a Dottd evashetie apreciation and are an art form unique Japan. The pine tre is cited as typical, but al sorts of other planus

and trees are nurtured. When the roots have grown too long, the plant is taken out of the pot, cut, planted in fresh dirt, the branches are diligently pruned. and wire is sometimes wrapped around the trunk and branches to shape them to the desired configuration. To keep this up as the trees and plants grow, they are handed down across several generations. To complete the ideal shape requires aconsiderable amount of knowledge and labor, even for an expert, but it has an intimate appeal as a hobby. In Japan, it is chiefly taken up as ahobby by those in middle and old age, while in the United States it is also popular among young people.