Bonsai Trees Aka Bonzai Trees (1961)

Hampstead, North London. Low angle M/S of an Bonsai tree. Melville Clark, a leading British authority on Bonsai trees, enters and starts primping the tree. M/S of Mr. C standing next to the 18 inch tree. Panning shot follows him over to table with more miniature trees on. He holds one up to admire it. The Bonsai originated in China many years ago when a monk found a tiny tree growing in a crevice on a mountain side and decided grow his own miniature tree by replicating the crevice conditions back at the monastery. C/U of Mr. C. placing the tree, a Robina, on the table. C/U of Mr. C. carefully pruning the little tree. M/S of Mr. C. looking over his half moon glasses and pruning the tree. M/S of Mr. C. picking up another bonsai, he tips the tree, a Ginkgo/ Gingko, upside down and removes its pot. C/U of Mr. C. trimming the roots of the upside down tree - “the successful cultivator needs to be more than a good gardener. Artistic skill together with care and patience are required since the Bonsai t