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AWESOME---ARTIFICIAL BONSAI--LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE-- FREE SHIPPING TOO!

AWESOME---ARTIFICIAL BONSAI--LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE-- FREE SHIPPING TOO!

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Add some greenery and harmonize your space- without any of the maintenance! We love alternating between the different variations in our store to evoke the feeling of lush spring or autumn foliage any time of the year. These trees come with a base and measure about 9 in high.

Bonsai Tree Symbolism

Simplicity

They may be magnificent to look at, but there’s nothing showy about a bonsai tree. On the contrary, a true masterpiece can stop you in your tracks with its simplicity. Through careful cultivation, a bonsai grower can achieve jaw-dropping beauty through natural elements alone—no bells, no whistles, just life. 

The modest beauty of a well-designed bonsai is more and more a contrast to our busy, complicated world. Caring for and admiring these tiny trees invites you to slow down and declutter your mind. It pushes you to consider how care and intention—not frills and excess—create a life worth bearing witness to. 

Harmony

The natural world relies on perfect equilibrium; flora and fauna of different ecosystems don’t simply co-exist, they’re often dependent on each other to survive. What may seem small (like a declining bee population, or the introduction of an invasive species) can wreak havoc across an entire, delicately balanced network. The same can be said of harmony in our own lives: small imbalances can cause ripple effects that last a lifetime. 

Bonsai is a masterful balancing act: between masculine and feminine features, strong trunks trained to grow at impossible angles, and containers that perfectly complement a tree’s unique traits. Each element acts as a mirror to the importance of cultivating harmony in our inner and outer worlds. 

Patience

Like it or not, there’s no rushing bonsai. In fact, trying to speed things up will only cause your tree (and you!) to suffer. Defoliating too early, over-fertilizing, or performing structural pruning before your tree is ready can set you back months—or even years. Bonsai doesn’t care if that’s disappointing; it demands you let time play its role in the process.

When a grower masters patience, the frustration of slow progress becomes a relaxing meditation—the practice of providing loving care today for upward (and inward) growth tomorrow.

Cycles of Life

Of all the changes we fear the most, death may top the list. That we will live and die is one of life’s only certainties, but what happens next may be its greatest mystery. This is one of the reasons we fear growing old and prefer to look away from reminders of loss and death. Bonsai allows us to explore the elements of aging and grow to appreciate the beauty at every stage of life. 

By carefully manipulating limbs, leaves, and branches, you can grow a tree that is a testament to life at any cycle. In the bonsai pot, the grower can celebrate the vitality of youth with slender trunks and reaching limbs—or meditate on the enduring beauty of old age with exposed roots and gnarled branches.

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