GLOSSARY A collection of bonsai-related technical terms. Search terms to find out their pronunciations and meanings.

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Binomial name: Malus sieboldii
Family: Rosaceae
Japanese name:...

Binomial name: Acer palmatum
Family: Aceraceae
Japanese name: ...

A tree shape. It refers to a bonsai tree whose trunks draw curves in patter...

Basically, it refers to a pot in a circular shape. The edge of the pot is petal-...

''Motoboso'' means that the knags of trunks and branches are slim. Notably, a sl...

A standard term to refer to the years of cultivation of a bonsai tree. It means ...

Degrading. It refers to a tree that grows too much, peaks out as bonsai, and bec...

Pinching out buds. It refers to the work of pinching out new buds in early sprin...