Kwimvelo kukho izityalo ezilwa nezinye, ezinye zihlala ngokudibeneyo nezinye, kodwa kukho eminye ebulala eminye imithi Ukususa ukukhanya kunye nokutya abakufumana emhlabeni.
Enye yazo yi umkhiwane okrwitshiweyo. Ngethuba lokuphila elingaphezulu kweminyaka engama-200, sesinye sezona zityalo zihlala ixesha elide eyakha yaziwa ngabantu.
Umkhiwane okrwitshiweyo, ogama lakhe lingokwenzululwazi UFicus benghalensisIvela emahlathini aseIndiya, eSri Lanka naseBangladesh, nangona ngoku ikhula kuyo yonke imimandla enesimo sezulu eshushu. Singathi sisidleleli sesityalo, kodwa ngokungafaniyo nezo siqhele ukuzibona (ezinjenge mistletoe), oluhlobo endaweni yokufunxa incindi, into eyenzayo ikhula ngokukhawuleza okukhulu ukuthintela umthi wayo ukuba ungondli. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, iyafa, kodwa umkhiwane awuwa kuba iingcambu zawo zikhule ngendlela yokuba zenze isakhiwo esomeleleyo, esikwaziyo ukuma ngaphandle kobunzima.
Ngumthi omkhulu, othi unokuhlala kwiihektare ezininzi. Inyaniso enomdla kukuba uqala ngobomi bakhe njenge-epiphyte, xa ebambelela esiqwini ukuze akhule. Amagqabi awo ahlala eluhlaza, ombala oluhlaza uluhlaza. Kwaye njengayo yonke i-Ficus, iziqhamo zayo ngamakhiwane, abomvu ngombala ngobude be sentimitha enye.
Ngenxa yomthunzi obanzi uyaphosa, Abantu abaninzi baseAsia benza ubomi boluntu obukhuselweyo elangeni ngenxa yomkhiwane okrwitshiweyo. Kakhulu kangangokuba babeka iimarike, bakha iitempile, okanye babhiyozela iintsuku zabo ezikhethekileyo phantsi kwamasebe alo mthi mkhulu.
El UFicus benghalensis Luhlobo olungcwele lweenkolo ezininzi, ezinje ngeBuddhist okanye ubuHindu. Kwaye ukuba ufuna ukuba nayo kwaye unemozulu efudumeleyo, ungayifumana ngaphandle kokuthenga umhlaba. Njani? Ukwenza i-bonsai. Ewe ufundile ngokuchanekileyo. Unokuba nomtsalane okhangayo umkhiwane bonsai, kuba iyakunyamezela ukuthena kakuhle.
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