What's the difference between camellia bonsai and potted camellia?

Camellia bonsai is a unique potted plastic arts in China, which is the product of the ingenious combination of potted camellia technology and plastic arts after it has gradually developed to a certain stage.

Camellia bonsai and potted Camellia have different meanings. Potted Camellia refers to the form of planting Camellia directly in a flowerpot without artistic modeling. Camellia bonsai is a living camellia bonsai artwork with high ornamental value, which is planted in a suitable bonsai pot through grafting or direct artistic modeling, reasonable layout and high ornamental value. Camellia bonsai, like other flowers and trees bonsai, is an organic combination of natural beauty and artistic beauty and a harmonious whole.

Camellia from wild to artificial cultivation is a turning point in the development of Camellia culture, while Camellia from artificial cultivation to pot cultivation is another turning point in the development of Camellia culture. In order to fully enjoy the ecological and natural beauty of Camellia, people transplant Camellia into pots to form potted plants with insufficient height, which are used to decorate halls and corridors, or displayed on transparent doors and windows. This is the origin of potted camellia. With the improvement of people's aesthetic requirements for potted camellia, potted technology has also developed, and camellia bonsai has finally been born. As far as I know, in recent decades, camellia bonsai has developed rapidly in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Lingnan and Shanghai. Hu and Zhou Shoujuan are famous bonsai masters in modern times, and they have made great contributions to the development and creation of the unique style of Suzhou bonsai. Among them, it also includes camellia stump bonsai. In 1930s, Shen Yuanru, a famous orchid artist in Wuxi, China, carved potted plants with natural clusters of camellia, and made potted camellia with unique charm. Sichuan camellia pile head bonsai has distinct local characteristics, and the ancient pile has not only the trunk shape, but also the changes of branches and plates. The camellia bonsai in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province is even more eye-catching, and is praised as a world-class potted camellia art by Ms. MacDonald, former president of the International Camellia Association.

The emergence and development of camellia bonsai and potted camellia are not accidental, but gradually formed with the continuous development of productive forces and under the influence of various comprehensive factors such as certain social conditions and cultural and historical traditions.