With his exotic refinements and artistic ability, bonsai artisan Lam Ngoc Vinh in Hoc Mon District, HCMC has created numerous wonderful mini bonsais.

Mini bonsai trees are less than 15 centimeters tall. Their prices range from millions of Vietnam dong to thousands of dollars.

It takes four and a half to seven years for a mini bonsai to become an artwork. An exotic bonsai shall be selected from thousands of trees.

A bonsai artisan needs to take care of the trees not only by skills but also by his love, emotions, knowledge, experience, enthusiasm and patience.

A mini bonsai that Vinh imported from Japan. It can live in harsh environments 

A foreign customer poses with one of Vinh’s bonsais

The trunk, roots, branches and shape are factors for evaluating a mini bonsai

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