Japanese art of dwarfing plants (6)

I believe the answer is:

bonsai

(Other definitions for bonsai that I've seen before include "stunted growth" , "Art of dwarfing trees" , "Japanese method of growing miniature plants" , "Little plants" , "Dwarf tree cultivation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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