Indoor bonsai are bonsai cultivated for the indoor environment. Traditionally, bonsai are temperate climate trees grown outdoors in containers.[1] Tropical and sub-tropical tree species can be cultivated to grow and thrive indoors, with some suited to bonsai aesthetics shaped as traditional outdoor or wild bonsai.[2][3]
Bonsai and related practices, like penjing, hòn non bộ, and saikei, involve the long-term cultivation of small trees and landscapes in containers.[1][2] The term bonsai is generally used in English as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots.[2]
- ^ a b "Indoor bonsai". Montreal Botanical Garden, City of Montreal. 2019.
- ^ a b c "The National Bonsai and Penjing Collection". National Arboretum of Australia, Canberra. 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "UK National Bonsai Collection: History". UK National Bonsai Collection, The Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.