September 2025
Canopies and Containers: Exploring Bonsai Physiology and Creating Nature in Miniature
Dr. Zach Adamz, Department of Modern Languages, University of Mississippi, Komorebi Bonsai.
The living art of bonsai is at the nexus of aesthetic form and horticultural practice. Bonsai provides unique insight into plant physiology and highlights the tenacity of trees through processes that enable their miniaturization, including pruning, defoliation, and the containerized environment. Bonsai techniques leverage plant physiology —such as hormone distribution, stress responses, and energy distribution— to create long-lived miniature trees that maintain scaled structural and aesthetic characteristics of their full-sized counterparts. Join us as we explore how bonsai transforms horticultural understanding while creating living art.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Heartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Blvd, Oxford
And via Zoom
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
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