Aklan Bonsai Society

"Bonsai" is a plant, a tree or shrub, grown in a container and takes the form and made to look like a mature tree. This is achieved by using various techniques. "Bonsai" normally do not exceed 1 meter in height. The art of Bonsai traces back its history 2000 years ago. The word bonsai is made up of 2 Japanese characters or word phrases, "bon" & "sai", " Bon" is the pot , tray or container, the "sai" is the tree or potted planting. The origin of the word Bonsai is from the Chinese word "P'en Tsai". The essence of classical Bonsai is to produce a healthy miniature representation of a tree.

The Art of Bonsai is indeed a Living Art - constantly evolving and ever changing - weaving a story of its own.