MarketFriday - Railroad Bonsai Market in Bangkok !!

in marketfriday •  5 years ago 

Hi everyone here we are back for another #marketfriday initiated by the lovely @dswigle and it's Friday again and today i decided to go and visit the famous Chatuchuk Bonsai Market in Bangkok City.


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Bonsai's are very much of Thailand's culture as in Japan you will see almost every Thai house has one or more Bonsai tree in there front yard they believe it will bring them good luck and fortune.


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I myself am a lover of Bonsai trees and i have meaning to go to this Bonsai market for some time now ,let me tell you this market you can not cover in one day it runs for blocks down both sides of the road endless nursery shops and not only do they sell Bonsai trees.


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There are several plant and flower markets around Bangkok but this one is one of the largest called Railroad Market which is on Kampaengphet Road and runs along the same road as Chatuchuk Market and here you will also find a huge range cactuses , flowers and also dry flowers.


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A lot of the Bonsai trees here have attended Bonsai shows and are prize winners you could pay from $500 us to $2000 US for some of these Bonsai Trees.


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They say it takes years of dedication, patience and horticultural skill to challenge nature and recreate trees in their most minute forms it is known as "The Living Art in Miniature". It is ideal to use copper wire as easy to twist around and doesn't rust which will kill the Bonsai Tree.


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Now if the Bonsai Trees were not breathtaking and mind blowing enough seeing all these cactus succulent plants in bloom was really fascinating and colorful to see so many in one place.


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And to be honest with you it's not very common to see so many cactus plants flowering at the same time this was like paradise for me to see all this never had i seen so many cactus plants in one place it was just to much all i was saying was wow...wow...wow ..and...wow...again..omg...did i say...wow...again.


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The good thing about cactuses they can adapt to dry environments so much easier to care for and not as expensive as Bonsai Trees and are quite pretty plants in color when they flower.


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I couldn't get over how many shapes and sizes of cactuses they are in this world they say there is about 1750 known species and i think they are all here...lol :)


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And i was saying if you like dry flowers which are maintenance free just require a bit of dusting now and then they will make them to your order of any flower , color or style very remarkable work and almost look real.


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The live flowers that are available at these markets is extraordinary just so many species many i have never seen before but i will leave that for Part 2 of this market post there are just to many to show in this one post.


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And i would like to end this post with the most elegant flower i do think in this world and my favorites and that is of course the stunning , superb Orchids that represent so many good things and have so many awesome meaning that we couldn't live without them the planet would be a boring place without them...yeah :)


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The Chatuchak Weekend Market, on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, is the largest market in Thailand. Also known as JJ Market, it has more than 15,000 stalls and 11,505 vendors, divided into 27 sections.

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Thank you @dswigle for giving us the opportunity to show of our countries markets on @marketfriday it is certainly a very knowledgeable subject to see what our neighboring countries can bring to us.

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Exceptional plants! These bonsais are incredible! Luckily you did not sit on any of the cactus!!

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If you love plants and i know you do this is one place you should go i haven't covered all the area yet so i will be going back again to see more...one amazing place :)

I have never been to the plants market there! I’ll find sometime to have a walk there one day!

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Do that you will love the place :)

  ·  5 years ago (edited)

Wow!!! I had no idea the bonsais can bloom. Now I want one of those... the pink flowers one. 🙂
And the cacti are equally amazing.
Thank you for using my tag. You do know what I like. 🙂

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Truly an amazing place and there is still lots more i want to see there you would need a week to cover all this area it's that big and they do look amazing with pink flowers i had no idea some many flowers could grow on such a small tree.

I do know what you like pink flowers a cat and a glass of red wine..lol :)

Have a great weekend my friend :)

Oh my... the bonsais are awesome! Really beautiful and amazing nature with human touch, specially this one! It is like a little cherry blossom tree. I had no idea that this flower can be dwarfed. 😃
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Thank you for dropping by @macoolette the things i saw at this market nothing surprises me what can be done with nature this was truly amazing to see :)

I couldn't agree more. 😊

Bonsai market! Dear me, this is something worth seeing. And all the cacti, mind blowing!

One really amazing place and still more to see i will be going back to enjoy some more mind blowing images...lol :)

bonsai trees are really amazing !!! I thought they were naturally, but you write that people form them. this is new to me! Cacti suit me because I often forget to water the flowers))))) although I am not a fan of orchids, your orchids are wonderful !!!!

Oh...yeah forming bonsai trees is a work of art and many years of experience needed i love them they are so amazing as you said :)

Aren't Bonsai trees the most amazing plants @hangin? You have given us such a treat with this spectacular blog. Your photos are amazing and I think the above ground root system on some of these trees is almost as interesting as the top part of the plants.

Loved the wonderful variety of floral images you shared with us too. Awesome! Simply Awesome!

Ohhh... @trudeehunter these nurseries were so amazing i was like a little kid in a candy store i so much want to go back and see more what i covered on that day was only a portion of these beautiful nurseries there is so much beauty in these nurseries i have never seen anything like this before.

Thank you for your awesome kind words and for dropping by :)

Beautiful bonsai and photography. Thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you so much @naltedtirt and thank you for dropping by :)

You are very welcome

Cheers :)