Buddhist pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) is a coniferous plant in the genus Podocarpus in the Podocarpaceae family originating from Japan and China. Common names for this tree include Yew Plum Pine, Buddhist Pine, and Fern Pine. In Japan, the Buddhist pine tree is referred to as Kusamaki and Inumaki. In China, it is known as Luóhàn…
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List of Trees Often Used in Chinese Penjing
Unlike bonsai, penjing is more rugged and the art of dwarfing this tree is the ancestor of bonsai which originated in China around the 7th century, long before bonsai (13th century). Penjing is an ancient Chinese art where trees are planted in shallow containers. The trees are stunted with a shape resembling a real tree…