Bonsai On The Rock Penjing

In general the main visual difference between bonsai and penjing is shape.

Bonsai on the rock penjing.

This is exactly the kind of emotion a good rock bonsai should show. Penjing are usually miniature landscapes displaying a combination of rocks trees and figures though increasingly single plants are shown in china these days. A bonsai growing on or in a rock called seki joju and ishisuki in japanese is a highly dramatic depiction of nature. In contrast bonsai are more simplified in shape more refined in appearance with larger in proportion trunks and are planted in unobtrusive low sided containers with simple lines and muted colors.

Once all the shaping and cutting of the rock for our landscape bonsai are done we are ready to make a base for the rock. First cover the ground with some newspaper. Bonsai tends to have. Generally speaking tree penjing specimens differ from bonsai by allowing a wider range of tree shapes more wild looking and by planting them in bright colored and creatively shaped pots.

The main difference between bonsai and penjing is that bonsai is a more refined stylistic depiction of nature often in single tree displays whereas penjing is more natural and wild usually displayed in a landscape form. Then we hang the rock with a rope and have it stands with the tip barely touching the ground.