Bonsai is an art form that has been practiced for thousands of years. “The unique aspect is that bonsai is alive and constantly changing, not like a sculpture or painting, which remains static,” says ...

Bonsai is an art form that requires years of training. Bonsai trees take centuries to grow and can be considered completely priceless.

Less than three days after they were stolen, two valuable bonsai trees were returned to a museum in Washington. The bonsai trees were “mysteriously” returned to the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal ...

Two bonsai trees worth thousands of dollars that require special care were stolen from a Washington state museum, the museum said. Two people wearing hooded sweatshirts were seen slinking into a ...

Kawaguchi City, located just north of Tokyo and easily accessible from the city center, is home to a 400-year tradition of bonsai and horticultural culture known as "Chitose Midori." This rare ...

Are you a small-time gardener with big dreams? Put your green thumb to work caring for a small plant with a household name — the bonsai tree. Don't be fooled or intimidated by this dazzling and ...

When eight miniature trees disappeared from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in mid-January, a sense of despair descended on the volunteer-run exhibit. The trees were living masterpieces, ...

When you hear the phrase “Bonsai tree” you probably think of those tiny, ornate trees that people often keep as a sort of desk ornament. But in fact, Bonsai is not a type of tree at all—the word ...

The plant material is often older than the gardener who tends it. The investment grade pots are made of the best clays. And there are rules about pot sizes — oval lengths should be no more than ...

KANUMA, Tochigi Prefecture--A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an overseas boom that offers high profits from resale, according to experts. In many cases, ...

Bonsai Trees Stolen from Japanese Friendship Garden There’s a waterfall in the center of the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. It flows into a pond where koi fish swim languidly, their bright ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Several valuable bonsai trees were stolen from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in a bizarre burglary. The location is a volunteer-run, free admission Japanese style ...