Article: The Art of Bonsai: Little Big Trees Marry Science and Aesthetics.

Christian Toto is a staff writer for The Washington Times.

Bruce Lee movies inspired Terrance Adkins to take up the martial arts in the early 1970s. The iconic films also persuaded Adkins to consider Asian culture in general, and bonsai trees in particular. Adkins, 52, quickly discovered what others have known for centuries: Delicate but beautiful bonsai trees are worth all the hard work and dedication they demand.

Bonsai, which means "potted tree" in Japanese, is the ancient art of growing miniature trees. The creations date back to about 200 A.D. in China, but the practice later spread to Japan.

They can be as diminutive as 2 inches tall or ...

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