Why Are Bonsai Leaves Small?
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where they make those critical decisions that govern their lives. You who garden certainly know that plants have a mind of their own. Given that humans, and the majority of animals, solve many of their stressful problems (say, hunger) with a change in behavior (foraging for food), where are these decisions made in plants? An intriguing, and visually pleasing, example of such decision-making can be seen in bonsai. These dwarfed trees, which have suffered severe pruning, bondage by wire, and permanent confinement in a small ceramic pot, respond by forming a canopy of miniature leaves that are essential to the aesthetic of this
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