A bald cypress in the formal upright style.
Bonsai aesthetics aesthetic purposes and characteristics of Japanese tradition in the art of growing miniature trees in a container. Many characteristics of Japanese culture, especially the influence of Zen Buddhism and the expression of wabi or Sabi, [1] informs bonsai tradition in that culture. A number of other cultures around the world have adopted the Japanese approach to bonsai, and while some variations had begun to emerge, at least cut down tightly with the rules and traditions of Japanese design philosophy.
Aesthetics penjing, Chinese container grown tree form, which differ from those of bonsai and discussed elsewhere. Aesthetics saikei, the multi-Japanese views of the tree in a container
