What Are Artificial Bonsai Trees?
Channel: Bonne Bonsai
Date: 2020-10-09

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About this video: Artificial Bonsai Trees Attract Favorable Attention

Artificial bonsai trees are often mistaken for real bonsai trees because of the fine work that goes into making the imitations.  An artificial bonsai tree is usually carefully crafted to resemble the real thing.  The bonsai tree was originally created in China, but the Japanese are most closely associated with the bonsai tree.  The Japanese people have been more open to Westerners, so this is where the bonsai tree was most visible.  The real bonsai trees are carefully cultivated by experts who know the fine points of growing the delicate, gorgeous trees.  They know which trees can be cultivated as bonsai trees (almost any), and they know exactly how to care for the trees to grow bonsai trees.  

Although there are many different types of bonsai trees, they are simply miniature trees.  They are planted in small pots that will slow and stunt their growth.  During their life in these small containers, the growers know how to prune the roots and leaves to keep them healthy in spite of the small containers.  Most bonsai trees cannot be left dry for any period of time or they will die. This is not surprising as it is isolated and relies upon human care to survive for long at all.  These magnificent trees must be kept moist but not soaked (some exceptions.)  The artificial bonsai trees are created in the same type of small containers to capture the look of the real deal.  These artificial bonsai trees can last for years without any of the precise care required for their real counterparts.  

Artificial Bonsai Trees: Inexpensive Replicas 

Real bonsai trees are small, and they come in a wide variety of trees.  The same is true for the artificial bonsai trees.  There are artificial crabapple bonsai trees as well as flowering types including azalea and bougainvillea bonsai trees.  These artificial bonsai trees have beautiful, colorful flowers like the true bonsai trees.  There are fantastic models that resemble real ficus and elm plants.  Most of the artificial bonsai trees are eight to twelve inches high.  

Artificial bonsai trees have beauty and intrigue as well as a lower price tag. Genuine bonsai trees are beautiful, but they are delicate things which require constant attention.  They can cost $100s, and the smallest infection could destroy them.  The artificial trees have the beauty without the concerns of cultivating these beautiful trees.  Most authentic bonsai trees are carefully monitored by experts for several years before sale.  This incurs severe costs, and as such tends to decrease the supply.  The artificial bonsai trees are also popular gifts that do not need specialized care from the recipient.