What is a Jinn in bonsai?

What is a Jinn in bonsai?

Jin (神) is a bonsai deadwood technique used on branches or the top of the trunk (the “leader”). A jin is meant to show age, or show that the tree has had a struggle to survive. Jins are created in nature when wind, lightning, or other adversity kills the leader or a branch further down the tree.

Can any tree be a bonsai?

Can Bonsai Be Created From Any Plant? Almost any tree or shrub can be turned into a bonsai. The key is to prune the roots and the foliage so the plant remains (or is pruned) to be dwarfed.

What are Jin pliers?

Jin Pliers are awesome. They are used to carefully remove or peal back bark for the purpose of drying out the under-lying wood. The resulting “jin” is used to give the illusion of age. They’re also a great tool used to twist wire when anchoring bonsai trees into the pot.

What is Cascade bonsai?

The cascade style of bonsai represents a natural tree growing down the face of an embankment. In this bonsai style the trunk starts by growing upward from the soil, then turns downward abruptly, and reaches a point below the bottom edge of the container.

Are bonsai good luck?

The term Bonsai in Japanese literally means ‘planted in a container’, and the plant is believed to bring good luck and harmony. They say that if you receive bonsai trees as gifts rather than buying it yourself, fortune would doubly smile at you.

What is broom style bonsai?

Broom style Bonsai The broom style is suitable for deciduous trees with large numbers of fine and delicate branching. The trunk is straight and upright and does not continue to the top of the tree; it branches out in all directions at about 1/3 the height of the tree.

What is raft bonsai?

In raft style, the trunk along the ground is perfectly straight and illustrates a tree in nature that has been blown over by the wind, taken root and had its branches on the upward side continue growth as new trunks.