Analysis of Osmanthus Bonsai Sculpture Art
This article provides a detailed explanation of the contents related to the creation of osmanthus bonsai, an analysis of osmanthus bonsai sculpture art, followed by the sharing of detailed content.
Osmanthus is one of China's traditional top ten famous flowers, a special ornamental tree and aromatic species of our country, with excellent shape, color, fragrance, and charm. It is admired by scholars and literary figures throughout the ages for its qualities such as “the beauty of the cassia tree in winter” and “not giving up despite its small flowers, with a faint fragrance that drifts far and wide.” It is also closely associated with numerous folk legends like “Chang'e Flying to the Moon”, making it one of the most beloved tree species in the Chinese nation, widely used in garden landscaping art.
Independent Landscaping with Osmanthus
Under natural conditions, osmanthus trees have a low branching point, with slender branches drooping to the ground, dense foliage, and a graceful posture. The tree shape changes with age, presenting shapes like oval, round, and flat-round, with the color of the leaves changing with the seasons, from new red-brown leaves to light green, emerald green, and dark green, and the flowers have a rich fragrance, offering very high ornamental value.
1. Solitary Planting
Solitary planting mainly displays the beauty of the individual tree, usually treated as a visual center. With its graceful shape, osmanthus can be planted alone to create a scene. In the large lawn of Linggu Temple in Nanjing, there is a solitary osmanthus king, shaped like a giant umbrella, which stands out among the surrounding osmanthus forest, creating an “outstanding in a crowd” effect; there is also a solitary osmanthus in the Osmanthus Square of Jiaoshan Scenic Area in Zhenjiang. The square-shaped square has a large circle made of cobblestones in the center, with the characteristic of four-petal osmanthus flowers, forming a flower bed in a cross-petal shape. A graceful osmanthus tree is planted in the center of the flower bed, with a view from above showing a square with a circle and flowers within, not only reflecting the meaning of “blossoming moon, complete happiness” but also highlighting the theme of the square.
2. Linear Planting
Linear planting mainly reflects the beauty of uniformity and lines. Trees of similar age generally have similar shapes, planted at equal distances in straight or curved lines, easily achieving a uniform artistic effect. In gardens, osmanthus is usually planted as an avenue tree, forest belt, or waterside greenery, or as a tree wall or hedge. The sides of the road in Linggu Temple in Nanjing are planted with osmanthus and other species as avenue trees, creating a layered plant landscape on both sides of the road, which is very unique. Outside the wall of Dinghui Temple in Jiaoshan, several osmanthus trees are planted in a row, with yellow walls, blue tiles, and green trees providing rich colors and a beautiful composition.
3. Clump Planting, Group Planting
Clump planting and group planting mainly reflect the group beauty and harmony of trees. Planting different-aged osmanthus trees according to certain rules can present an exquisite osmanthus forest landscape. places like Guangfu in Suzhou and Manjuelong in Hangzhou have become famous places for enjoying osmanthus because of the mass planting of osmanthus by local farmers, creating an osmanthus forest landscape where the group beauty of osmanthus is fully displayed.
The above is a detailed explanation of the analysis of osmanthus bonsai sculpture art, for everyone's reference and suggestion!