Mini bonsai trees show artisan’s creativeness

Artisan Lam Ngoc Vinh in Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City, creates mini bonsai trees which are truly works of art showing the artisan’s ingenuity, meticulousness and passion.

Mini bonsai trees are grown in small pots with a maximum height of 15cm from roots to top but in the shape of old trees (Source: VNA)

Mini bonsai trees are grown in small pots with a maximum height of 15cm from roots to top but in the shape of old trees (Source: VNA)

The trees are of many species, including Shimpaku Juniper, Wrightia religiosa, Antidesma acidum and Casuarina (Source: VNA)

The trees are of many species, including Shimpaku Juniper, Wrightia religiosa, Antidesma acidum and Casuarina (Source: VNA)

It takes from three to seven years to tender and shape a bonsai (Source: VNA)

It takes from three to seven years to tender and shape a bonsai (Source: VNA)

Making the setting for the trees also takes much time (Source: VNA)

The art of mini bonsai requires the patience and meticulousness of every artisan (Source: VNA)

It takes from three to seven years for a mini bonsai to become a work of art (Source: VNA)

Growers have to use their creative eye to create bonsai art (Source: VNA)

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