OAKLAND, Calif. - In the East Bay, there was an unusual theft of priceless and cherished tiny trees. It happened at the Bonsai Garden near Lake Merritt in Oakland on Wednesday morning, around 4:15 a.m ...

Photographer Stephen Voss spends most of his days bouncing between rushed portrait sessions and heavily scrutinized PR-commissioned shoots in Washington, D.C. It’s unusual for him to have more than a ...

Bonsai is an art form that has been practiced for thousands of years. "The unique aspect is that bonsai is alive and constantly changing, not like a sculpture or painting, which remains static," says ...

There’s something about growing bonsai trees that makes big problems seem smaller. “That tree to me is not just a lone tree; it’s connected to all the other trees in the world,” said Wayne Atkinson, a ...

When eight miniature trees disappeared from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in mid-January, a sense of despair descended on the volunteer-run exhibit. The trees were living masterpieces, ...

OAKLAND — Tucked away in a corner of Lakeside Park is an oasis of living art, the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt. Volunteers tend and run the garden dedicated to the delicate craft of maintaining ...

Two bonsai trees worth thousands of dollars that require special care were stolen from a Washington state museum, the museum said. Two people wearing hooded sweatshirts were seen slinking into a ...

The ancient art of bonsai may look deceptively simple, but its practice requires care, contemplation, and consistency over long periods of time—especially if you’re growing an entire miniature forest, ...

Originating from the ancient art of “penjing” in China, bonsai was first introduced to Japan in the 6th century by a group of Japanese Zen Buddhism students returning from their overseas travels. They ...

Bonsai is an art form that requires years of training and centuries of dedication. At the 2012 international bonsai convention, a tree was on sale for 100 million yen, just under a million dollars.