What is a Bonsai Pot?
A bonsai pot is a planting container which is specifically designed for use with bonsai, plants which are carefully miniaturized and shaped in accordance with a very old Japanese aesthetic tradition. Bonsai pots can also be used in penjing, the Chinese equivalent of bonsai. Selecting the right pot is critical to a bonsai presentation, as the bonsai pot must blend harmoniously with the plant, complementing it and completing the piece in an elegant way. There isn’t anything particularly special about a bonsai pot, and people could potentially use many ordinary planting containers for bonsai, as long as the containers are small and they have good drainage. Depending on the aesthetic of the bonsai, the pot may be shallow or deep, square or oval, and any number of other shapes. Some gardeners like to purchase bonsai pots from Chinese and Japanese potteries which have been making pots for bonsai for centuries, because many of these firms use traditional glazes and construction methods. Good
A bonsai pot is a planting container which is specifically designed for use with bonsai, plants which are carefully miniaturized and shaped in accordance with a very old Japanese aesthetic tradition. Bonsai pots can also be used in penjing, the Chinese equivalent of bonsai. Selecting the right pot is critical to a bonsai presentation, as the bonsai pot must blend harmoniously with the plant, complementing it and completing the piece in an elegant way.
