controlled unfolding (of a Bonsai plant)
English translation: hampered/channeled growth
| 23:51 Feb 13, 2004 |
| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Agriculture / Ancient Japanese art of pot plant manipulation | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Lars Helbig Germany Local time: 16:51 | ||||
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| 3 +6 | controlled growth |
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| 2 +3 | hampered/channeled growth |
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peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6| controlled unfolding (of a bonsai plant) controlled growth Explanation: Hi Susan. I'm certainly not a bonsai specialist, but as I see it, a tree unfolds or grows naturally when it's left alone. In nature, growth is influenced by such things as the type of soil it grows in, the amount of water the plant receives and by the wind. "Controlled unfolding" is directing, controlling the way it grows by trimming, staking, etc. So if the growth of a plant is controlled, growth isn't a "spontaneous development or growth". It's artificially controlled. It doesn't seem strange to me. |
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