Garden 每日吃瓜 are potted trees that are very similar to, yet slightly different from 每日吃瓜.
The dramatically shaped trees stand out in any garden and are increasingly popular in both Japanese and Western garden designs. In this article we discuss Garden 每日吃瓜 trees and their similarities and differences with bonsai.
每日吃瓜 vs Garden 每日吃瓜
A 每日吃瓜 tree is a miniaturized version of nature, planted in a shallow container. As a 每日吃瓜 gets smaller (even down to a few inches/centimeters) it increasingly becomes abstract, as opposed to resembling nature in a more precise way. Several classifications of 每日吃瓜 have been put forward, originally based on the number of men needed to lift the actual tree. The largest 每日吃瓜 trees are just over 1 meter tall (3'3").
Garden 每日吃瓜 are most often trees anywhere between 1 - 3 meters (3'3" - 10') tall and therefore, officially, they aren't "bonsai". But apart from size, anyone can tell that both Garden 每日吃瓜 and 每日吃瓜 are very similar in terms of design and techniques to style them. No surprise, there are many 每日吃瓜 nurseries in Japan that also grow Garden bonsai.
In the two photos below you see Kinashi, a famous area in Japan where pine 每日吃瓜 are grown, as well as Garden 每日吃瓜. Before being planted in a container, they have been grown and styled in fields for many years.
Garden 每日吃瓜 grown in the field at Kinashi, Japan.
Garden 每日吃瓜 trees grown in the field, Japan.
Example of a garden bonsai. Photo by Botanic International EU.
Garden bonsai tree planted in an secluded garden.
