The sign "LARGE BONSAI" made me think of JUMBO SHRIMP.
Are there suppose to be large bonsai? Just because a plant is in a shallow bowl with gravel, a small amount of turf and a rock with a saying on it, does that make it a bonsai?
These are just small plants in shallow bowls. Some of them may look like fake bonsai in that they are made to look like they have had their growth stunted, but that is the type of plant that it is (See the leafy plant in between the two palms.
According to Wikipedia, bonsai literally translates to plantings in tray. So if we take the definition of bonsai literally then these are bonsai, but there is none of the bonsai aesthetics in the growing of these plants.
Also, the sign says "easy care." Isn't the point of the bonsai to make an art form of cultivating and caring for the plant? In other words, the care and cultivation of a bonsai should take some effort and concern.
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