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Background: The art of bonsai, or styling and dwarfing trees and plants, traces its roots to Asia. The Chinese created the miniature landscapes known as bonsai (pronounced "bone-sigh") many centuries ago.
Dozens of plant or tree species - including red maple, cedar elms and spruce trees that would tower overhead if allowed to grow unfettered - can be pruned from saplings and used to create bonsai works.
Bonsai plants can live to be hundreds of years old and are passed from generation to generation within families.
Well-crafted and aged bonsai trees can sell for thousands of dollars; beginners can buy young trees for as little as $20.