Porch - What is a Bonsai?
Any tree or shrub can be used as a bonsai subject. The discussion of what species can be a bonsai becomes broad thinking about natives, nursery stock, as well as foreign varieties. Ultimately, to call something a bonsai means its roots are constricted through cultivation in a shallow container, and its shape has been stylized to represent a larger tree in miniature. Thus, bonsai is an art form that combines science with aesthetics.
