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Growing Pine Bonsai
One of the most famous Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora) bonsai in the world. After restyling by Masahiko Kimura (aka the Magician). This photo is from the White pine gallery in our Masters’ Series Pine Book. Continuing with our growing Pine bonsai theme… If you would like to grow pine bonsai, a...
Would You Believe a Bonsai Just Sold for $100,000?
You'll have to scroll down to see the $100,000 bonsai, but this famous Hinoki planting by the even more famous Masahiko Kimura, just sold at the Taikan ten bonsai show for a mere 1,800,000 Japanese yen (approx $16,000) You think you blew your budget this season? How about some of...
The Magician’s Formal Bonsai Forest
Masahiko Kimura 'The Magician' styled this Ezo spruce (Picea Glehnii) planting with a high mountain stand of conifers in mind (this shot is three years after the initial planting and two years after the intermediate shot - both are below). Much of this post is from 2009 (our first year...
Running Wild in Japan
Recognize this trunk? It's a piece of a famous bonsai (see below). Bill Valavanis took this photo just a couple days ago. I cropped it just a bit for a closer look Bill and his camera are running wild in Japan. We left him at Kimura’s nursery yesterday, so we’ll continue...
Bonsai Perfection – Time to Dream
Just in case you think your monster bonsai is too big for a Green T Hydraulic Lift Turntable... The following is the caption for this photo (from G T's site)... "Matsuda san is the new entry in the Masahiko Kimura Bonsai family and her page Kimura’s home Bonsai has already gained...
Elevating a Root-on-Rock Bonsai
With bonsai, it's almost always the tree that dominates, even though the pot, (stone, slab or whatever) is considered a critical part of the whole. In this case however, it's the rock that elevates the planting to extraordinary. Or, you might say it's the rock and the way it's adorned...
A Bonsai Journey, Daring Cliff Collecting and Two Famous Bonsai Masters
One of the daring Japanese cliff climbers who risk their lives going after some of natures best and most inaccessible bonsai There's a long, fascinating story that comes with this tree. Unfortunately, the machine translation from the Chinese is quite sketchy so you have to be patient and a bit of a detective...
Root on Rock Bonsai
This is what can happen when you have a great rock and excellent plant material to work with (a little skill doesn’t hurt either). It’s by Norboru Kaneko, from our Masters’ Series Juniper book. Needle junipers and companions growing on a rock. Like the photo just above, this one is by...
Bonsai Boon in Spring and Autumn
Today's photos all came to us via Bonsai Boon Manakitivipart's FB timeline. They're from an event hosted by Shibuya Spring and Autumn and held at Tokyo's Ueno Green Club from April 22 to 24. No information on the tree is listed. A look at the venue. Looks like the vendor's...
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Bonsai perfection. Kumquat bonsai are often shohin, though this one appears a little larger (no dimensions are given). Luis Vallejo provides the following information with this tree: Fortunella hindsii Kumquat, By Nobuichi Urushibata, Taishoen. Luis Vallejo Bonsai Garden, Photo Miguel Krause. Taishoen is Nobuichi's bonsai nursery in Japan. Luis is...