Bonsai

thumb|260px|Bonsai, named "Kenshin Tōge" (). Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) presented by [[Uesugi Kenshin to Nagao Masakage. The tree is estimated to be about 800 years old.]] thumb|Bonsai at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum thumb|Bonsai at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum

Penjing, also known as penzai, is the ancient Chinese art of depicting artistically formed trees, other plants, and landscapes in miniature.

Park in Jurong East, Singapore

thumb|John Naka's masterpiece, Goshin, is on display at the [[United States National Arboretum.]] thumb|This view of Goshin is of the "back" relative to its usual presentation. thumb|Historical Bonsai marker 201 Goshin (courtesy of US National Arboretum)

thumb|Dry akadama thumb|Wet akadama is a naturally occurring, granular clay-like mineral used as soil for bonsai trees and other container-grown plants. It is surface-mined, immediately sifted and bagged, and supplied in various grades; the deeper-mined grade are somewhat harder and more useful in horticulture than the softer, shallow-mined grades. Akadama may also act as one component of growing medium when combined with other elements such as sand, composted bark, peat, or crushed lava. The color darkens when moist which can help the grower determine when to water a tree.

nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum

Vietnamese art of making miniature landscapes, imitating the scenery of the islands, mountains and surrounding environment as found in nature

thumb|320 px|Trees, soil, and rocks form a miniature living landscape in this example of a saikei. is the Japanese art of creating tray landscapes that combine miniature living trees with soil, rocks, water, and related vegetation (like ground cover) in a single tray or similar container. A saikei landscape is meant to evoke a natural location through its overall topography, choice of ground materials, and the plant species used. Saikei is a descendant of the similar Japanese arts of bonsai, bonseki, and bonkei, and it is related less directly to similar miniature-landscape arts such as the C

long-term cultivation of small trees in containers, called bonsai in the Japanese tradition of this art form