June 16, 2011

Bonsai

'Bonsai' is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai (盆栽). A 'bon' is a tray-like pot typically used in bonsai culture. The word bonsai is often used in English as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots.

The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). By contrast with other plant cultivation practices, bonsai is not intended for production of food, for medicine, or for creating yard-size or park-size gardens or landscapes. Instead, bonsai practice focuses on long-term cultivation and shaping of one or more small trees growing in a container.
Bonsai trees in the Happo-en garden (left to right, 150, 500 and 60 years old)

Here at Prosper, we don`t supply bonsai but we care for our customer the bonsai-way. Long-term cultivation is our ideal, that is why we only supply good cars for a good long-term business relationship.