Its propensity to display a multitude of cinnamon, olive, and tan shades while its bark peels away has made Chinese or ...

Norm Geisinger is 82 years old, and he owns an 85-year-old bonsai tree that’s less than two feet tall. He’s owned the ...

Bonsai artists create areas on the tree that resemble deadwood, portions that lose their bark and are bleached by sunlight. Stripped branches are known as jin, while barkless trunks are called shari.

Its name comes from the half-inch (1.2-cm) spines that cover its bark. Incredibly versatile, this species has been used for everything from alternative medicine to cooking — and even bonsai tree ...