Bonsai Ethics
Is it right to stunt the growth of a tree? Many people think that it is wrong to create a reduce the size of a tree by placing it in a pot. My answer to this is of course it’s not wrong to do this! Bonsai are one of the most loved plants you can get. Many of the trees that we own would not have even grown in nature as they were grown especially for this purpose from seeds. I even think of a bonsai owner as being someone who is doing something good for the environment by making it just a little bit greener.
Do you disagree? Please comment.
I agree – i think they are lovely! And besides we only chop them down in the forest, so they may be small but they are still alive.
This question comes up from time to time and is typical of the political correctness thinking popular in some circles. Let me ask a similar question; Is it correct to mow your lawn to keep it short? Is it correct to harvest corn, soy beans, rice, potatoes and fruit? Shouldn’t all of these things be able to live their lives unmolested by human activity? The real issue is not so much as to what is being done, nature dwarfs trees all of the time. The trees are adapted to deal with the issues of environment. The real issue is the condemnation of human activity.