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vr.tr.bonsai · thing-q64365

Let an agent explain bonsai as an art and a plant, its styles, sizes and care, from horticultural sources.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Tree Species and size.

Species

Plant.

Species

Scientific name.

  1. Which species? provenance
  2. Indoor or outdoor? boundary

Size

Size class.

Size

Height and class.

  1. How tall? measurement
  2. Which size class? provenance
Style Shape.

Style

Classical style.

Style

Name.

  1. Which style? definition
  2. According to which classification? provenance

Container

Pot.

Pot

Shape and material.

  1. Which pot? definition
  2. Does it suit the tree? boundary
Care Maintenance.

Watering and light

Routine.

Routine

Watering, placement, free-draining substrate and fertilisation routine.

  1. How often is it watered? measurement
  2. Where is it placed? provenance

Repotting and pruning

Techniques.

Technique

Work and timing.

  1. When was it last repotted? provenance
  2. When is pruning or wiring done? provenance
Art and history Origins.

Origins

China and Japan.

Origin

Period and source.

  1. When did the practice arise? provenance
  2. From which source? provenance

Exhibitions

Shows and collections.

Collection

Institution.

  1. Which public collections exist? provenance
  2. Where? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
Indoor bonsai, shōhin bonsai, Mambonsai, saikei

What it is Filled

The Japanese art of growing miniature trees in containers, shaped by pruning, wiring and root restriction to suggest mature trees in nature; also the tree itself; derived from the Chinese practice of penjing.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain bonsai as an art and a plant, its styles, sizes and care, from horticultural sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Bonsai are trees and shrubs kept miniature by cultivation; ordinary species and dwarf cultivars can both be used.
  • Most temperate species need outdoor seasons, including winter dormancy; tropical species can be kept indoors.
  • Saikei (landscape planting) and penjing (Chinese) are related arts.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • advise importing plants in breach of plant health rules

May

  • explain styles and general care

Moral aspects Filled

  • collection of wild trees (yamadori) with permission

Who is affected

  • growers
  • ecosystems

Owners Filled

Steward

the owner of the tree

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q5164897 - registry parent class

related

  • penjing - Chinese art
  • container gardening - horticulture
  • saikei - landscape planting
  • tree - plant

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.bonsai
  • Wikidata: Q64365 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64365)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • height: a few cm to about 1 m or more - by size class, such as shohin and mame

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Miniature tree in a shallow pot with styled trunk and branches
  • A small tree in a shallow container, shaped to look like an old full-size tree.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe styles and size classes
  • explain general care (watering, light, repotting)
  • distinguish indoor and outdoor species
  • explain the history and related arts

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Plant death from drought or keeping temperate species indoors
  • Spread of pests with imported trees

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Plant health and import rules for live plants (such as EU plant health regulation)
  • CITES for listed species

Context of use required Filled

  • Ornamental horticulture and art.
  • formal upright (chokkan)
  • informal upright (moyogi)
  • slanting (shakan)
  • cascade (kengai)
  • literati (bunjingi)
  • forest (yose-ue)
  • size classes such as shohin and mame
  • saikei

Sources Filled

  1. Q64365 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Bonsai - general description of the subject
  3. National Bonsai & Penjing Museum - Bonsai and penjing as living horticultural arts, pruning, wiring and continuing care.
  4. The Art of Bonsai - Origins, styles, size range, cultivation and use of dwarf pomegranate 'Nana'.
  5. Bonsai - Outdoor and indoor cultivation, species differences, watering, feeding and plant pests.
  6. Plant health rules - EU plant health controls on imports and movement of live plants.
  7. CITES and Timber - Application of CITES listings and annotations to tree species, including bonsai.

Open questions

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Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q64365/spec.json