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most important thing in Penjing is style. The cultivation of penjing must
first be based on the natural qualities of the plant and artificial training
should be kept to a minimum. Nature endows each species with special qualities
and too much artificial shaping would ruin the tree. Before deciding upon
the style and arrangement of a plant, the grower must first study the species
and, in the process of dwarfing, retain its good points and remove the bad
ones. Although there are variations in style, two main styles of cultivation
can be identified, i.e. those with an ancient appearance and those with
a graceful appearance. >Continue
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