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Make it stand out John’s vision for his pomegranate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1628857563225-82SM9BBWJF7GIULK44SI/Screen+Shot+2021-08-13+at+8.24.32+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Vision Accomplished - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1628857607280-L1PCG4Z6G4MI35TO53ZU/Screen+Shot+2021-08-13+at+8.24.22+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Vision Accomplished - Make it stand out The repositioned lower left branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1628857637205-3TY1ZEFET9WEGQDJT74Y/Screen+Shot+2021-08-13+at+8.24.14+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Vision Accomplished - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1628857656430-8JCKUH2N15HRUGMTEOR1/Screen+Shot+2021-08-13+at+8.24.05+AM.png Bonsai Blog - 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WELCOME BACK: The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum is OPEN!  - Make it stand out Pitch pine donated by Muriel Leeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1622559814060-J4LH7S9VONNRUR2H8WPO/Screen+Shot+2021-06-01+at+11.02.18+AM.png Bonsai Blog - WELCOME BACK: The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum is OPEN!  - Make it stand out A Satsuki azalea ‘Nikko’ donated by Masayuki Nakamura (Left) Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii donated by Kenichi Oguchi (Right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1622559893856-VPLIB0QOKMPH1NLVAO7Y/Screen+Shot+2021-06-01+at+11.02.26+AM.png Bonsai Blog - WELCOME BACK: The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum is OPEN!  - Make it stand out Newly carved deadwood on the Ponderosa pine https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/5/21/the-future-of-bonsai-todd-schlafer monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1621607051584-4589N7QLGVB7PEPB6QW7/Screen+Shot+2021-05-21+at+10.22.05+AM.png Bonsai Blog - 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Bonsai Around the World: The Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Bonsai and Penjing Collection - Make it stand out Bonsai from the nursery space at Matthei-Nichols. Photo credit: Michigan Photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620785022119-PT9MVO93YBLQROK4VJ7P/Screen+Shot+2021-05-11+at+10.00.26+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Bonsai and Penjing Collection - Make it stand out Left: an American larch forest that frequently wins People’s Choice each year. Right: Leskoviansky works on a collected white cedar planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620785080813-IAUI2F9W72IV6I1RFMEE/Screen+Shot+2021-05-11+at+10.00.32+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Bonsai and Penjing Collection - Make it stand out Mel Goldstein’s root-over-rock satsuki azalea with a rabbit foot fern kusamono. Photo credit: Michigan Photography. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/5/6/board-member-ann-mcclellan-receives-spring-imperial-decoration-from-the-government-of-japan monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620315672595-ZV8C8UXCS2FM7R89GYER/A-McClellan-By-Kenji-2011_Cropped_large.jpg Bonsai Blog - Board Member Ann McClellan Receives Spring Imperial Decoration from the Government of Japan Ann McClellan (by Kenji) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620315621209-IIO0K08K2SVVZXCKC560/Screen+Shot+2021-05-06+at+11.38.38+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Board Member Ann McClellan Receives Spring Imperial Decoration from the Government of Japan Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/5/4/what-is-world-bonsai-day monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620165752708-GQERWSMWH0BAF5K2TG02/Screen+Shot+2021-05-04+at+6.01.26+PM.png Bonsai Blog - What is World Bonsai Day? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620165804039-97TKIWY4U3356YPZ8ULK/Screen+Shot+2021-05-04+at+6.01.33+PM.png Bonsai Blog - What is World Bonsai Day? The Museum renamed the pathway leading to the Japanese Pavilion as the Kato Family Stroll Garden in the early 2000s. Above, Kato walks through the garden at the rededication ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620165865630-D8HFOA4I5FTDUCMI44ZI/Screen+Shot+2021-05-04+at+6.01.40+PM.png Bonsai Blog - What is World Bonsai Day? Kato stands next to his Ezo spruce forest planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620165920834-2K2045DD9A6MMPE0TFQV/Screen+Shot+2021-05-04+at+6.01.48+PM.png Bonsai Blog - What is World Bonsai Day? Left: the WBFF World Bonsai Day logo. Right: A display from past celebrations at the Museum. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/wbd2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620066272048-YBKE5PAURCPGMQ3CEE3L/unnamed-8.png Bonsai Blog - Save the Date: World Bonsai Day - May 8, 2021 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/barbara-hall-marshall monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620065699614-7F2QJH3MIB39O7DHA9T1/Screen+Shot+2021-05-03+at+2.14.47+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Remembering Barbara Hall Marshall Photo courtesy of Hallmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620065771039-C2612IROS0NY59OHMN38/NBF+reception+2009+%2814%29.JPG Bonsai Blog - Remembering Barbara Hall Marshall Mrs. Marshall (L) attends a reception at the Museum in 2009. Also pictured: Marybel Balendonck (NBF Longstanding Board Member), Harry Hirao and Mr. Hirao’s daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620065742825-REDP38NZJFHVB0DZ5A10/BarbaraMarshall_2004-03-07.jpg Bonsai Blog - Remembering Barbara Hall Marshall Seated: John and Alice Naka. Standing (left to right): Marybel Balendonck, Kay Komai, Barbara Marshall, and Cheryl Manning. The group gathered at a luncheon organized by the Japanese government to honor Frank Goya (one of John's first students) in March of 2004. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/4/26/bonsai-board-cf-kwok monthly 0.5 2021-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1619472167771-F9MK6P1GTW4NV58GKRW8/CF+Kwok+3.jpg Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Board: C.F. Kwok Chin Fun Kwok in front of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum entrance sign, photo credit: Glen Kwok https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1619472274804-OPZQRU0E17D750FYRMN2/CF+Kwok+Thanksgiving2019.JPG Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Board: C.F. Kwok CF Kwok with his family at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in 2019, photo credit: Chih-Yi Chen https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/4/15/assistant-curators-blog-collecting-moss-and-creating-top-dressingnbsp monthly 0.5 2021-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618510556709-SA8IEKWNB3UANA08S104/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+2.15.05+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator’s Blog: Collecting Moss and Creating Top Dressing  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618510795006-GLJXY08GIRHESVB4JT2Z/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+2.19.10+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator’s Blog: Collecting Moss and Creating Top Dressing  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618510979320-9AV5CLZYQHXHD4ZT3DD4/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+2.19.54+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator’s Blog: Collecting Moss and Creating Top Dressing  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618511005790-0UFLAE4BC54LRGSRA3F2/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+2.20.32+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator’s Blog: Collecting Moss and Creating Top Dressing  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618511054506-I2ZT4TYDLZWKSIJO14PG/Screen+Shot+2021-04-15+at+2.20.38+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator’s Blog: Collecting Moss and Creating Top Dressing  https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/4/14/nbf-celebrates-national-volunteer-month monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618413536137-EA2B20V4YHJYKB8XRK9Y/2017+pic+from+MJ.jpeg Bonsai Blog - NBF Celebrates National Volunteer Month Museum volunteers enjoying the snow in 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618413629906-JHWV0D8B7ZJQAAS9UY8N/Club+activity.jpg Bonsai Blog - NBF Celebrates National Volunteer Month Volunteers Janet Lanman and Jim Rieden join Hughes, Museum specialist Kathleen Emerson-Dell and other bonsai club members in a discussion about bonsai. Photos courtesy of Jim Hughes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1618413661541-4VJLK1794EF1ULR1Q88T/Ponderosa+repotting+5.jpg Bonsai Blog - NBF Celebrates National Volunteer Month Volunteer Tom Inglesby helps Hughes repot the Ponderosa pine in the Museum’s grow out area. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/4/7/historical-tree-spotlight-quince-forest-planting monthly 0.5 2021-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617815194871-U7LJC9QL2IAN9U0HNE3R/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+1.05.19+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: Quince forest planting The quince forest planting, photo by Stephen Voss 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617815243356-K3QLP1S05V8MDHG8ZE7Q/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+1.05.27+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: Quince forest planting Warren Hill and the Chinese quince forest planting, photo credit to Walter Pall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617815194794-YR2W7300NZKIV6ZUFN00/Screen+Shot+2021-04-07+at+1.05.40+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: Quince forest planting Photo by Stephen Voss, 2021 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/3/30/museum-curators-warren-hill monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617127271938-TQTXRBR6MBJVYWL1HZBP/Screen+Shot+2021-03-30+at+2.00.15+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Warren Hill Warren Hill at his one-man show at East Tennessee State University in the late 1990s. Trees (from left to right): American Hornbeam, Bald Cypress and Ginkgo Biloba, also known as Chi Chi Ginkgo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617127297454-VRRMP7V10IIIXA7LN9VP/Screen+Shot+2021-03-30+at+2.00.22+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Warren Hill Left: One of Warren Hill’s Satsuki Azalea in Informal upright-bunjin, propagated by cutting Right: One of his trident maples in the yose-ue style, propagated by seed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617127405380-4EIML4F2NWA0WLKCNER4/Screen+Shot+2021-03-30+at+2.00.27+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Warren Hill Left: Hill critiquing a black pine of Jack Fried, a former president of the Midwest Bonsai Society. Right: Hill helping a student at a bonsai workshop work on their Shimpaku Juniper. Hill traveled around the world to style trees at student workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617127349613-SCY6I7HO1VVNOX6WO4IV/Screen+Shot+2021-03-30+at+2.00.34+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Warren Hill California State Convention – Hill is holding a workshop for students in Anaheim, California. They are working with olive trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1617127314387-YLQ0HPU2F55EBA6FPFF0/Screen+Shot+2021-03-30+at+2.00.40+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Warren Hill https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/3/12/the-bonsai-board-dr-karen-harkawaynbsp monthly 0.5 2021-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1615583502305-YF0I12B8YBJQV11CUN2E/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+4.11.21+PM.png Bonsai Blog - The Bonsai Board: Dr. Karen Harkaway  Harkaway pruning a deciduous pre-bonsai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1615583588395-5ANT492VQTIZ9EM8B62L/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+4.12.37+PM.png Bonsai Blog - The Bonsai Board: Dr. Karen Harkaway  Harkawaway’s crape myrtle in full autumn display https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/3/12/bonsai-around-the-world-the-pacific-bonsai-museum monthly 0.5 2023-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1615583107623-2MRBRL5E1UN8ZQJVBG1S/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+4.04.44+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Pacific Bonsai Museum PBM’s exhibit, World War Bonsai: Remembrance and Resilience, on view through October 2021 Photos: Aarin Packard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1615583155291-59NDF86H665I419NW3E1/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+4.05.33+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Pacific Bonsai Museum Alcove depicting the scene when 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced to board trains and travel to live in barbed-wire detention camps displayed with a Bristlecone Pine bonsai originally created by Kelly Hiromo Nishitani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1615583203117-43AVZWQ3QGDVXKI1LWQ7/Screen+Shot+2021-03-12+at+4.06.16+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Pacific Bonsai Museum Left: Aarin pruning the domoto maple; Right: Domoto maple (in training since 1850) in colorful, leafy state https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/3/3/my-husband-the-bonsai-man-by-alice-naka monthly 0.5 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614790754487-XSG8TAGH4W5IVNR15HBY/Screen+Shot+2021-03-03+at+11.58.14+AM.png Bonsai Blog - My Husband, The Bonsai Man – By Alice Naka https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/2/26/8th-japan-suiseki-exhibition-features-former-usna-director-tom-elias-entry monthly 0.5 2021-02-26 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/natgeo monthly 0.5 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614275357860-0B2SMFPD2U5U4CCPOYJC/Nat+Geo.png Bonsai Blog - National Geographic: Repotting Bonsai https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/2/23/a-winters-quiet-bonsai-in-black-and-white monthly 0.5 2021-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107677296-BWF1H2H66XYKXJQJ0YXD/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.12.52+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107704082-UGQNT8GIM9I82AQZA75K/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.13.01+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107719265-SLZ7VEQYSW7Y3LRXRAWS/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.13.11+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107736317-DM6EAYEXTSP1OC5PT44C/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.13.20+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107756747-RKKV7U4U1BI0UO8Q144Q/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.13.29+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107777330-PG8PDS95M7QW4RHZ96G6/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.13.46+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107815396-9M5CPL33YS5GKRRSLIW3/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.13.56+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107837227-SV0T3IX3DQQTKDEAHTGG/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.14.04+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1614107861033-CU70T3FRP3OYGNP3ATB2/Screen+Shot+2021-02-23+at+2.14.18+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: A Winter’s Quiet - Bonsai in Black and White https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/2/18/influential-bonsai-master-harry-hirao monthly 0.5 2021-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1613681697262-D89XVVLF58AMVNOWCCE1/Screen+Shot+2021-02-18+at+3.54.12+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: Harry Hirao In 2009 Harry Hirao posed next to his 2004 gift to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, a California juniper that he collected in 1960. Photo from U.S. National Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1613681774860-2F3ZKSGN8ZD1SM9XGWPS/Screen+Shot+2021-02-18+at+3.55.53+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: Harry Hirao LEFT: Hirao and John Naka discussing Naka’s famous forest planting “Goshin,” or “protector of the spirit” RIGHT: In 2011, Hirao restyled the juniper he gave to the Museum for the new North American Bonsai Collection. Photos from USNA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1613681839879-CHO95OH3EI3USLVBDOEM/Screen+Shot+2021-02-18+at+3.56.57+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: Harry Hirao LEFT: At the 2009 Bonsai Festival, Harry directed a bonsai demonstration with assistance from Museum curator Jack Sustic and Museum volunteer LeAnn Duling. RIGHT: Harry Hirao collecting a California juniper from the wild in 2007. Photos from USNA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1613681903757-HIJW8TP6AYNF24B27PLQ/Screen+Shot+2021-02-18+at+3.57.55+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: Harry Hirao Hirao on a collecting trip – photo from Jack Sustic https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/2/8/historical-tree-spotlight-blue-atlas-cedar monthly 0.5 2021-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1612798980282-M5NZODV6XK3T6V2TNU3U/Screen+Shot+2021-02-08+at+10.42.41+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight – Blue Atlas Cedar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1612799038390-YBMMDUGUJKTR3Z5UVI57/Screen+Shot+2021-02-08+at+10.43.37+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight – Blue Atlas Cedar LEFT: John Naka produced this sketch when Fred Ballard hired him as a consultant for the tree. The sketch was featured in the Journal of the American Bonsai Society with an article Ballard wrote about how important it is for other people to critique your trees and what it was like to work with Naka. RIGHT: The Blue Atlas cedar in 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1612799116260-P7EK850W4O4NCUL3QA2B/Screen+Shot+2021-02-08+at+10.44.56+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight – Blue Atlas Cedar https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/2/2/first-curators-apprentice-blog-scratching-the-surface-of-bonsai monthly 0.5 2021-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1612285323034-80S26C7PB8X79NDOKUHZ/Screen+Shot+2021-02-02+at+12.01.36+PM.png Bonsai Blog - First Curator’s Apprentice Blog – Scratching the Surface of Bonsai Sophia Osorio cleaning leaves on a Chinese Elm Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1612285424299-OBLNWZDSV6H8EJE07UFI/Screen+Shot+2021-02-02+at+12.03.26+PM.png Bonsai Blog - First Curator’s Apprentice Blog – Scratching the Surface of Bonsai Sophia, left, and her fellow Central Park Conservancy interns gardening at Marine Park in Brooklyn, New York https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/1/28/bonsai-around-the-world-jardin-botanique-de-montral monthly 0.5 2021-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1611864556912-5RWM8JOR8CYF5RSJAMWW/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+3.08.20+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: Jardin Botanique de Montréal ”Garden of weedlessness” – the Penjing greenhouse at the Montreal Botanical Gardens, credit to Matthiew Quinn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1611864623582-SZVWHIYLPJGYRT182R8W/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+3.08.29+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: Jardin Botanique de Montréal Left: Juniperus chinensis var. Sargentii, Japanese collection, donated by Kenichi Oguchi (Japan); Right: Serissa japonica, penjing collection, donated by Lui Shu Ying (Hong Kong) – credit to Roger Aziz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1611864765198-VW5KC0T861B4L37CCJBE/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+3.08.35+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: Jardin Botanique de Montréal Curator Eric Auger working on a bonsai – credit to Roger Aziz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1611864808879-S0YJ74QFWXN8V55DGHIR/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+3.08.42+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: Jardin Botanique de Montréal The Montreal Botanical Garden North American Collection – credit to Eric Auger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1611864904318-ZY7CSOSCAOVCIKBCSF2C/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+3.08.49+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: Jardin Botanique de Montréal Curator Matthiew Quinn working on a penjing – credit to Roger Aziz https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/1/13/the-bonsai-board-ross-campbell monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1610554630513-WX34EFRKWF1Q9VG9I1CS/Screen+Shot+2021-01-13+at+11.16.53+AM.png Bonsai Blog - The Bonsai Board: Ross Campbell Ross Campbell, NBF secretary/treasurer elect, pictured with his yew bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1610554582153-HBEGDY262T3DWQAHL94V/Screen+Shot+2021-01-13+at+11.16.04+AM.png Bonsai Blog - The Bonsai Board: Ross Campbell Campbell and his son Ian in front of John Naka’s Goshin. Campbell’s family took annual pictures in front of the tree to show how his son and the tree had grown. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2021/1/4/museum-curators-michael-james monthly 0.5 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1609789257474-6Q8CLX9GF7JZVGPN4DT2/Screen+Shot+2021-01-04+at+2.40.49+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Michael James https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1609789206323-I361X5GTA4CQ2VWOWM16/Screen+Shot+2021-01-04+at+2.39.24+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Michael James James planting blueberries with his late mother around 1981 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1609789184428-381HIDC8NZN5B4K5JULL/Screen+Shot+2021-01-04+at+2.39.17+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Michael James James working on Goshin as a museum volunteer under the direction of John Naka, 2001 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/12/18/first-curators-blog-fall-at-the-national-bonsai-amp-penjing-museum monthly 0.5 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1608313627548-D4FCBD68AIJLTINF3TW0/Screen+Shot+2020-12-18+at+12.46.48+PM.png Bonsai Blog - ASSISTANT CURATOR'S BLOG: Fall at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Figure 1Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) donated by Ted C. Guyger in 1990, in training since 1975. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1608313710602-HGCRDW5L8CVO8CL825YI/Screen+Shot+2020-12-18+at+12.47.57+PM.png Bonsai Blog - ASSISTANT CURATOR'S BLOG: Fall at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Ginkgo biloba – donated by Kiku Shinkai in 1976, in training since 1926 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1608313753434-CXZGX3V4UDH589TWECR6/Screen+Shot+2020-12-18+at+12.48.54+PM.png Bonsai Blog - ASSISTANT CURATOR'S BLOG: Fall at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) donated by Fred H. Mies in 2003, in training since 1979 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/12/18/historical-tree-spotlight-a-black-pine-from-dr-yee-sun-wu monthly 0.5 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1608313195981-MGJ7O1ZI1Y604OD8F80U/Screen+Shot+2020-12-18+at+12.38.57+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: A Black Pine from Dr. Yee-sun Wu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1608321396773-P81YCPEYMMA222T5067Q/Booklet+Wu+Donation.jpg Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: A Black Pine from Dr. Yee-sun Wu This pine inspired the logo used on the cover of a booklet listing the trees Wu gave to the Museum in 1986. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1608313311815-XP2OWZ4PBGDMWTL3P5Q0/Screen+Shot+2020-12-18+at+12.40.43+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: A Black Pine from Dr. Yee-sun Wu A shot of the pine in its original pot from Wu's second publishing of his book. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/12/9/museum-donors-amp-their-trees-dr-yee-sun-wu monthly 0.5 2020-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1607542507135-GQLV1SL8TMT0OP1TO37T/Screen+Shot+2020-12-09+at+2.34.55+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Donors & Their Trees: Dr. Yee-sun Wu https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/10/16/influential-bonsai-master-john-naka monthly 0.5 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602896366510-9F2WNOC2JHT59ZPZ34YK/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+8.59.02+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: John Naka Naka discussing a tree at a Nampu Kai meeting in 2003. Photo Credit: Cheryl Manning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602896408991-5NSN5QD8JLE109Q0L4WV/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+8.59.52+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: John Naka Naka was known for repeating proverbs, a collection of which bonsai artist Nina Ragle made into a book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602896456946-2AHOTRWVA1MUYVCOE5WH/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.00.34+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: John Naka LEFT: Jack Sustic receives instructions from Naka on how to care for Goshin, 2002 – credit: Jack Sustic RIGHT: Naka and Nampu Kai members gather around a tree during a 2003 meeting in – credit: Cheryl Manning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602896481107-6OJZG6WXAKZLQDI7Y8U2/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.01.10+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: John Naka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602896505749-5FUORTFL8OOFP0QNVEH9/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.01.32+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Master: John Naka https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/11/16/photographing-bonsai-with-stephen-voss-fall-foliage-at-the-national-bonsai-amp-penjing-museum monthly 0.5 2020-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548244195-1F4HBM66KUXE08B7LOH1/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.01+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum A trident maple in its full fall splendor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548310911-DZU7CGMQHZYJI4XPKTMP/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.10+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548310146-TDO4LNTGAX50E49JDWJ9/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.19+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548403830-LQ72NP88HZELAIYV7ING/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.26+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Photographing into the sunlight gives the opportunity to see the colors of fall backlit and illuminated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548560071-36NLQANDX3U9NQXEN92Z/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.33+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum At dusk, the light softens and we get these beautiful, subtle tones on a ginkgo tree that has just begun to turn yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548594476-E88O5NDXVNIE2AUVGT3I/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.42+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum I placed a beautiful maple tree to serve as a splash of color to balance the wonderful stark white wall that shows off the tree in the background. Fall color can be part of your photographic palette and a compositional tool, it doesn’t always have to be the center of attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548643312-06WAKPNJ0BHVA8663VTS/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.51+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum I was fascinated by these beech leaves, which showed the entirety of fall's transformation, from verdant green to the brown of winter with a pale yellow in between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605548691133-ZPC1JD0D2Z9R6BJRKWWQ/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+12.36.58+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss: Fall Foliage at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum A macro lens allows you to use depth of field as a visual tool to sort out what you want to emphasize and not emphasize. I loved the distant silhouette of the cedar elm’s trunks that subtlety frame its foreground leaves. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/11/10/our-recommended-holiday-gift-list-for-bonsai-enthusiasts monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605030273425-BB77IEBXZIOIZJ3M8K01/Screen+Shot+2020-11-10+at+12.44.22+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get the Bonsai Lover in Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605030286429-XHQ08187YPFSQV0Z8SQE/Screen+Shot+2020-11-10+at+12.44.15+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get the Bonsai Lover in Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605030292604-XPJ1FBQQD0TE9RDQYSJ3/Screen+Shot+2020-11-10+at+12.44.09+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get the Bonsai Lover in Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605640459679-6PNJ6AT1FZM62T9JE8H3/0570bb08-1942-4eeb-9462-04c36c292aff.jpeg Bonsai Blog - A Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get the Bonsai Lover in Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605030296984-WIWFPH1YJ2V3SX21P6IE/Screen+Shot+2020-11-10+at+12.44.01+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get the Bonsai Lover in Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605030304039-T980NLU2DZPGPL4MGSMB/Screen+Shot+2020-11-10+at+12.43.55+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get the Bonsai Lover in Your Life https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/10/23/bonsai-around-the-world-the-james-j-smith-bonsai-gallery-in-fort-pierce-florida monthly 0.5 2020-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1603478280038-BOW9XES3JCSDZOFSXV8A/image-asset.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida The entrance to the James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery at Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Florida. The architect-designed theme is “Asia meets Florida Cracker,” Kehoe said. Photo credit: @heathcotebg on Instagram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1603478297000-J24DZF36MB0MPYVCRV4S/image-asset.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida Tom Kehoe, the curator at the bonsai gallery. Photos courtesy of Tom Kehoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1603478314577-3ABGOETTLJNN784W3MWN/Screen+Shot+2020-10-23+at+2.37.19+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida A popular attraction at the gallery, a bougainvillea. Its pot is 4 feet long, and the tree can only be moved by forklift! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1603478320631-MKY0VLEJIKK3BV6MSGXS/Screen+Shot+2020-10-23+at+2.37.26+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida Heathcote hosts a “Garden of Lights” event each year, bringing in 10,000 people to the bonsai gallery in a matter of weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1603478420225-CT1NYCX0F8GXEUN2S7LT/image-asset.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida The late James Smith working on a 5-foot, formal upright Portulacaria Afra – the logo tree for the gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1603478455927-2YUBVRDPT1RF5IC07AZW/Screen+Shot+2020-10-23+at+2.37.39+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida This magnificent Ficus exotica is 4 feet wide, has been in training since 1972 and was displayed at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Show in 2019. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/10/16/historical-tree-spotlight-the-logo-tree monthly 0.5 2020-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602900171692-VKVTCI82WM7C509T516B/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.58.05+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Logo Tree The Sargent juniper, photographed by Stephen Voss for the National Bonsai Foundation Annual Report in 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602900135316-SPE1LFEUNJAM9955O3MI/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.58.16+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Logo Tree Bob Drechsler, the Museum’s first curator, wiring the juniper with two of Kenichi Oguchi’s staff members in 1977 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602900099826-DRDLD3ZVJ02ZMVSOW9GM/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.58.23+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Logo Tree Left: The juniper in 1998 after losing its apex to the girdlers | Right: The juniper in 2019 with healthy foliage and branches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602900071921-HRTS9E1WP5D0QKDP7QCH/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.58.31+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Logo Tree The evolution of the NBF and Museum logo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1602900057569-OJQERR24VSZWUS79FXVH/Screen+Shot+2020-10-16+at+9.58.37+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Logo Tree The entrance gate to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum bearing the logo. Photo credit: USDA https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/10/5/national-bonsai-foundation-introduces-2020-21-board-of-directors monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1601921549911-BULCHY6LKSAD70MOK7DR/Screen+Shot+2020-10-05+at+2.11.22+PM.png Bonsai Blog - National Bonsai Foundation Introduces 2020-21 Board of Directors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1601921738421-O6A22ODG2QMY57QOAP3D/Screen+Shot+2020-10-05+at+2.14.37+PM.png Bonsai Blog - National Bonsai Foundation Introduces 2020-21 Board of Directors https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/9/30/special-gratitude-and-appreciation-for-retiring-board-members monthly 0.5 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1601498721468-YBVOZMWO5E3871VVM5IL/Screen+Shot+2020-09-30+at+4.43.04+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Special gratitude and appreciation for retiring board members https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1601498746940-H9CVCD2ZNV00X8CZ88QN/Screen+Shot+2020-09-30+at+4.43.40+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Special gratitude and appreciation for retiring board members https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1601498745775-ZPOD76901SYGY226BD9Z/Screen+Shot+2020-09-30+at+4.44.16+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Special gratitude and appreciation for retiring board members https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1601498757727-OU30P3YCNXN0770N4Z8C/Screen+Shot+2020-09-30+at+4.44.54+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Special gratitude and appreciation for retiring board members https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/9/11/museum-curators-jack-sustic monthly 0.5 2020-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1599850949329-MTFC2I1IQI0BW009WZV6/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+3.02.11+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jack Sustic Jack Sustic at NBF’s annual reception in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1599851057270-UD1SY9PZGMEU5N41BO7Z/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+3.03.43+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jack Sustic Sustic and volunteer Dr. Joe Gutierrez repotting the Yamaki pine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1599851109636-Z0EUZ7LBHMZPLR33PY2I/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+3.04.49+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jack Sustic From left to right: Former Curators Jim Hughes, Bob Drechsler, Jack Sustic and current Curator Michael James. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1599851209746-VVYE0J3PXH0YSG43Q62C/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+3.06.29+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jack Sustic Sustic adds the final touches on a trident maple prior to an official state visit by the Japanese Prime Minister in 2012. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/9/3/photographing-bonsai-with-stephen-voss-a-visit-to-the-national-bonsai-amp-penjing-museum-during-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1599142273333-GSXM0JBM5L5BKPHMSDXE/Screen+Shot+2020-09-03+at+10.10.14+AM.png Bonsai Blog - 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Museum Curators: Jim Hughes Jim Hughes working on a Japanese white pine at the Shanghai Botanical Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1599850779416-PC75A4252F6S72OT8K1F/Screen+Shot+2020-09-11+at+2.59.13+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jim Hughes Four of five Museum Curators, from left to right: Jim Hughes, Robert Drechsler, Michael James and Jack Sustic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598895510769-K6R08KHX23F903T3VOUV/image-asset.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jim Hughes Hughes with Aaron Packard – an assistant curator Hughes hired to train at the Museum – and Museum Specialist Kathleen Emerson-Dell working on a bonsai they brought to the White House’s Blue Room in 2006 for a visit from the Japanese Prime Minister. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598898621474-3C5GHGK9P3PPJ75Z9UXG/Screen+Shot+2020-08-31+at+2.29.59+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Jim Hughes Hughes repotting the Ponderosa pine, one of many repottings he was able to take part in. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/8/28/assistant-curator-blog-inside-the-museum-during-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598628911406-3PITTYCW6WXNUKCIYXW2/Screen+Shot+2020-08-28+at+11.34.55+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator Blog: “Inside the Museum During COVID-19” Japanese white pine donated by Masaru Yamaki, in training since 1625. This photo was taken on August 6, 2020 to commemorate its survival of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan 75 years ago. Photos courtesy of U.S. National Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598628953467-3ETMMFAFUJKT39VF7ID5/Screen+Shot+2020-08-28+at+11.35.31+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator Blog: “Inside the Museum During COVID-19” Bonsai in the Japanese Collection soaking up the summer sun after a morning watering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598628990402-5D2LNUSOI4ZLL5JS15PV/Screen+Shot+2020-08-28+at+11.36.18+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator Blog: “Inside the Museum During COVID-19” Bonsai in the Japanese Collection soaking up the summer sun after a morning watering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598629056500-IYRUGQR547N4QAOEMU3O/Screen+Shot+2020-08-28+at+11.37.11+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Assistant Curator Blog: “Inside the Museum During COVID-19” https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/8/21/nbf-welcomes-jim-hughes-as-incoming-chairnbsp monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598038983044-35OJQ0C3PC1AYPB0VB51/unnamed-3.jpg Bonsai Blog - NBF Welcomes Jim Hughes as Incoming Chair  Jim Hughes https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/8/21/nbf-co-presidents-to-step-down-after-two-years-of-joint-leadership monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598038834475-FWVKKDLHIIRR2OXYV6E8/unnamed.jpg Bonsai Blog - NBF Co-Presidents to Step Down After Two Years of Joint Leadership Jack Sustic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1598038817925-WYMGOOXVFMFU1LPZ1PAM/unnamed-2.jpg Bonsai Blog - NBF Co-Presidents to Step Down After Two Years of Joint Leadership Felix Laughlin https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/8/14/bonsai-around-the-world-the-north-carolina-arboretum-bonsai-exhibition-garden monthly 0.5 2020-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1597427671737-EVT9J836DM0MMB1C9KIK/Screenshot+2020-08-14+at+1.53.54+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The North Carolina Arboretum Bonsai Exhibition Garden A view of the Bonsai Exhibition Garden in the North Carolina Arboretum. 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Joura/NC Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1597427760248-8UEEI932VR2B5W5RCPBC/Screenshot+2020-08-14+at+1.55.32+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The North Carolina Arboretum Bonsai Exhibition Garden Arthur Joura, bonsai curator at the North Carolina Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1597427832045-96TSAI4JRIPDDY4VB62I/Screenshot+2020-08-14+at+1.56.45+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The North Carolina Arboretum Bonsai Exhibition Garden A display of eight bonsai at the Bonsai Exhibition Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1597427888463-XS18WMNOAHFKN65KWGXE/Screenshot+2020-08-14+at+1.57.51+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The North Carolina Arboretum Bonsai Exhibition Garden Two tray landscape displays – Left: “Aunt Martha’s Magic Garden” and right: “Mount Mitchell” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1597427946576-WRPQFK7EJQNRV01JLMAZ/Screenshot+2020-08-14+at+1.58.49+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The North Carolina Arboretum Bonsai Exhibition Garden Left: Eastern Redcedar, Right: Red Maple https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/8/5/museum-curators-robert-drechsler monthly 0.5 2020-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1596646690200-8XC56CSL4H9LS3QHJ2AP/Screenshot+2020-08-05+at+12.56.50+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Robert Drechsler Bob Drechsler, as curator of the bonsai collection, poses in 1987 for a picture in front of the juniper bonsai that inspired the design of the National Bonsai Foundation logo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1596646743275-EFMFSCF7CJHMWXL8MA2Z/Screenshot+2020-08-05+at+12.58.47+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Robert Drechsler Drechsler helps unpack the newly-arrived crates of Japanese bonsai at the quarantine station in Glenn Dale, MD in April 1975. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1596646792197-1QT682E1HR0QLG6WP4BW/Screenshot+2020-08-05+at+12.59.40+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Robert Drechsler Former Arboretum Director John Creech speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Japanese Bonsai collection on July 9, 1976. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, is seated in the middle/right spot. Drechsler said this was one of the most memorable and impressive moments in his curatorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1596646844749-14WN2IOW08OMHBBM34AK/Screenshot+2020-08-05+at+1.00.30+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Curators: Robert Drechsler LEFT: Drechsler hand-pollinates hibiscus in the Arboretum’s research greenhouse in 1964 when he worked as a research technician. RIGHT: Drechsler trimming a bald-cypress in the Yoshimura workroom in 2007 as a weekly volunteer. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/7/23/bonsai-donors-amp-their-trees-haruo-papa-kaneshiro monthly 0.5 2020-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1595521823607-T8KPB0FSA8CK5V7ZTX0O/Screenshot+2020-07-23+at+12.29.30+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Donors & Their Trees: Haruo “Papa” Kaneshiro Kaneshiro works on a juniper group planting on a volcanic slab in Seattle, July 1984. Photo: ABS Bonsai Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1595521887518-TWFN94ST3EE697LWGFD1/Screenshot+2020-07-23+at+12.31.08+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Donors & Their Trees: Haruo “Papa” Kaneshiro The six Kaneshiro siblings and their mother Masako at dinner to celebrate the dedication of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum’s Haruo Kaneshiro Tropical Conservatory in 1993. Photo from Jane Nakama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1595521948405-EFLHT0ACH98JWKHJWUOP/Screenshot+2020-07-23+at+12.32.07+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Donors & Their Trees: Haruo “Papa” Kaneshiro One of Papa’s trees at our Museum: a Chinese Banyan. Read more about the bonsai in our Historical Tree Spotlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1595522051050-3FC4UBBYT5W8Q0E7AAHG/Screenshot+2020-07-23+at+12.33.25+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Donors & Their Trees: Haruo “Papa” Kaneshiro The Kaneshiro family and bonsai community after the auction of Papa’s trees, the proceeds of which went to the U.S. National Arboretum. Photo from Jane Nakama. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/7/15/bonsai-around-the-world-the-national-bonsai-amp-penjing-collection-in-canberra-australia monthly 0.5 2020-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594844855764-V85QXGUULZVGURHDBCCB/Screenshot+2020-07-15+at+4.27.17+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The National Bonsai & Penjing Collection in Canberra, Australia The national collection on display in Canberra, Australia. Photos courtesy of Leigh Taafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594844921437-Z23LICMFRNTT1V4W5UNN/Screenshot+2020-07-15+at+4.28.22+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The National Bonsai & Penjing Collection in Canberra, Australia Taafe, right, working with Assistant Curator Sam Thompson, left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594844990366-FJ6IFM1DXYD15D1RAGTK/Screenshot+2020-07-15+at+4.29.30+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The National Bonsai & Penjing Collection in Canberra, Australia LEFT: A smooth-barked apple (gum tree) native to Australia and nearby islands that dates back to 1959. RIGHT: The box leaf privet, dating back to 1880. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594845050991-EPY88CY58MGEXUTGKR4T/Screenshot+2020-07-15+at+4.30.31+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The National Bonsai & Penjing Collection in Canberra, Australia Assistant Curator Sam Thompson extensively trained in Japan. Taafe said he performs great work on older trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594845132422-0W6MQFHAL9TCT2DY3U3O/Screenshot+2020-07-15+at+4.31.50+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The National Bonsai & Penjing Collection in Canberra, Australia LEFT: A penjing styled the Lingnan way starting in 1994, representing a mythical dragon. RIGHT: Petrified wood stump more than 165 million years old. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/7/14/influential-bonsai-masters-yuji-yoshimura monthly 0.5 2020-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594740961269-8AJXI23GGE1IX58MATIZ/Screen+Shot+2020-07-14+at+11.35.37+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Masters: Yuji Yoshimura All photo credit: Bill Valavanis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594741025521-I0ZXOH1GHN3SJCFE9E14/Screen+Shot+2020-07-14+at+11.36.46+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Masters: Yuji Yoshimura The first bonsai instructional class in 1952. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594741122172-KL7KUKIXBCPF7242MS86/Screen+Shot+2020-07-14+at+11.38.17+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Masters: Yuji Yoshimura Yoshimura’s daughters and granddaughter with the U.S. National Arboretum director. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594741225240-N52V46WWQMFGTQRMR2QP/Screen+Shot+2020-07-14+at+11.40.08+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Masters: Yuji Yoshimura Former U.S. National Arboretum director John Creech and Yoshimura in 1973. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1594741295128-030O91MKQSTBXE0GD71L/Screen+Shot+2020-07-14+at+11.41.15+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Influential Bonsai Masters: Yuji Yoshimura Yoshimura attending a bonsai convention. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/6/19/historical-tree-spotlight-the-mixed-forest monthly 0.5 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1592574513052-X7N0TAZX3L3FBEMINNN1/Screenshot+2020-06-19+at+9.48.06+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Mixed Forest The forest planting as it stands in the Museum today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1592574554043-JXGLTMFS5TBG0IVQYYLL/Screenshot+2020-06-19+at+9.48.55+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Mixed Forest The planting featured in a 1975 publication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1592574618511-IC6A8P6XA3C9TE6Z3OKU/Screenshot+2020-06-19+at+9.50.01+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Historical Tree Spotlight: The Mixed Forest A picture of the forest planting taken in 1977. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/6/11/bonsai-teaches-us-respect-for-all-life monthly 0.5 2020-07-01 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/6/1/bonsai-around-the-world-the-japanese-friendship-garden-in-san-diego-california monthly 0.5 2020-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1591024667751-ZE1N01IK0S4OEC2Q9WHN/Screenshot+2020-06-01+at+11.17.29+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego, California The Inamori Pavilion at The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego. Photo credit: Dominic Nepomuceno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1591024748301-OM655KYDWX270VP6G4YW/Screenshot+2020-06-01+at+11.18.38+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego, California A stream at The Japanese Friendship Garden. Photo credit: Dominic Nepomuceno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1591024818223-3264YW1BYEEM96QR1EM4/Screenshot+2020-06-01+at+11.19.46+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego, California A pomegranate in the collection at The Japanese Friendship Garden. Photo credit: Dominic Nepomuceno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1591024907046-4PWGMFMV3TK5VCYTYIWO/Screenshot+2020-06-01+at+11.21.21+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego, California Auwarter working on a California juniper donated by Sherwin Animoto at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1591024972761-XKGSSQT43WXUWEDTIHM4/Screenshot+2020-06-01+at+11.22.31+AM.png Bonsai Blog - Bonsai Around the World: The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego, California https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/5/28/a-special-message-from-our-partners-at-the-us-national-arboretum monthly 0.5 2020-05-28 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/5/28/thank-you-essential-workers monthly 0.5 2020-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1590698540165-9840T759W5Y6KWAF8PG3/Screen+Shot+2020-05-28+at+4.41.06+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Thank You Essential Workers! Scott Aker, Head of Horticulture and Education, USNA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1590698586012-OV46WCKNN4SSL9NKSPKR/Screen+Shot+2020-05-28+at+4.41.24+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Thank You Essential Workers! Michael James, Museum Curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1590698631217-NR381K5MGTGTIC2GJVEW/Screen+Shot+2020-05-28+at+4.41.33+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Thank You Essential Workers! Andy Bello, Garden Technician, Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1590698659372-W4C9DQDVZRJ7WNHY4LNT/Screen+Shot+2020-05-28+at+4.41.42+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Thank You Essential Workers! Patrick Lynch, Garden Technician, Asian Collections and Holly & Magnolia Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1590698702875-UP64CDKUTJ2L9R26IN5N/Screen+Shot+2020-05-28+at+4.41.49+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Thank You Essential Workers! Brad Evans, Horticulturist, Introduction Garden https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/5/18/museum-donors-amp-their-trees-the-buttonwood-queen monthly 0.5 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1589820804279-C3XTY7NJMWJJUSG4VCN6/Screenshot+2020-05-18+at+12.52.16+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Donors & Their Trees: The Buttonwood Queen Mary Madison tends to a bonsai, courtesy of Orlando Bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1589820882267-0OUFY9PWMZE8KLNP8HP0/Screenshot+2020-05-18+at+12.54.07+PM.png Bonsai Blog - Museum Donors & Their Trees: The Buttonwood Queen Madison’s buttonwood – donated in 1990 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/5/13/world-bonsai-day-felt-around-the-world monthly 0.5 2020-05-18 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/5/4/a-history-of-world-bonsai-day-around-the-globe-and-at-the-national-bonsai-amp-penjing-museum monthly 0.5 2020-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588616915635-7GOZ4XJ94X0X3KMA8KPE/Screenshot+2020-05-04+at+2.28.20+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A History of World Bonsai Day: Around the Globe and at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum This tokonoma display was featured in the 2017 World Bonsai Day celebration. Spot the World Bonsai Friendship Federation logo on the scroll in the background! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588617000359-5QB0YMH03U1AH2RN1JZF/Screenshot+2020-05-04+at+2.29.33+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A History of World Bonsai Day: Around the Globe and at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Then-assistant curator Aarin Packard and intern Danny Coffey lead a demonstration at the 2013 World Bonsai Day celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588617067980-VBBNGUWKSMYE1UWVWT5P/Screenshot+2020-05-04+at+2.30.43+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A History of World Bonsai Day: Around the Globe and at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Former curator and current NBF Co-President Jack Sustic leads a tour in the upper courtyard at the 2015 World Bonsai Day celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588617164682-BG3QXWBBNEUD84JPJFYL/Screenshot+2020-05-04+at+2.32.23+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A History of World Bonsai Day: Around the Globe and at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Saburo Kato stands next to one of his famous forest plantings at his nursery Mansei-en in Omiya, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588617216171-MD3BOI841OROGK1WNQ2O/Screenshot+2020-05-04+at+2.33.13+PM.png Bonsai Blog - A History of World Bonsai Day: Around the Globe and at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Last year’s World Bonsai Day attendees gathered to watch Bonsai Master Michael Hagedorn direct work on five Museum trees in the Arboretum’s auditorium. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/5/5/a-thank-you-from-our-co-presidents-on-givingtuesday monthly 0.5 2020-05-05 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog-archive/2020/4/24/creating-origami-in-the-us-national-arboretums-national-bonsai-amp-penjing-museum monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1587742022858-FG2U8RBBPMMHWTWEMJDI/Screenshot+2020-04-24+at+11.26.38+AM.png Bonsai Blog - 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Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kiyoshi Yanagisawa, 1975 It may look like chrysanthemum flowers have been preserved in this stone; however, the "petals" are really crystals that formed before the surrounding mud hardened into a rock. This stone is unpolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541164184853-2HC7PWZ2KL2OERSVDZN4/S.1.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chrysanthemum Stone Neodani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kiyoshi Yanagisawa, 1975 It may look like chrysanthemum flowers have been preserved in this stone; however, the "petals" are really crystals that formed before the surrounding mud hardened into a rock. This stone is unpolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1704399128798-AI5PJJXAV8RUSC0NSNGT/image-asset.jpeg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholars' Rocks from the Kemin Hu Collection, on view through March 17, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541164443623-LA6I0OWDO17SFZGYWBOZ/S.2a.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Waterpool Stone Sajigawa River, Tottori Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Teiichi Katayama, 1975 This stone recalls rocky coastlines with tidal pools. In Japan, important stones are given names by their owners. This one is called Jitsugetsutan, meaning "Pool of Eternity." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165060209-1TMD636PI5YXH3JT9IIV/S.3.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stone Ibigawa River, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Osanaga Kanroji, 1975 Can you imagine hiking on the slopes of this gentle mountain stone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165269371-IS14C1RSG6HE4LMSKQTA/S.4.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stream Stone Kifune Shrine area, north of Kyoto, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kunizo Motoki, 1975 The vein of white crystalline material that occurs naturally in this rock gives the impression of a cool stream. The stone's name is Enkakeiryu, meaning "Misty Mountain Stream." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165404389-VTBQ8Z3DC8JQR6AUUJ8Y/S.5a.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Range Stone Seigaku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Fukujiro Yamagishi, 1975 The treacherous peaks of a rugged mountain range suggested by this stone bring to mind a wilderness untouched by man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165674856-ZSR2X7T26ZQ9E9YX7OXE/S.6.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stone Hakkai Mountains, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Katsura Suzuki, 1975 This stone was named Hakkaizan (Mt. Hakkai) because its silhouette resembles the actual mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166004057-2UECQD54T5AD3XBB06IS/S.7+side+a.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chrysanthemum Stone Neodani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift from the Nippon Suiseki Association (donated by Tanekichi Isozaki), 1976 A gift to President Ford from the Japanese viewing stone society in honor of the U.S. Bicentennial, this stone is well-known in Japan by its poetic name Tsukiyo Kiku, "Mums in the Moonlight." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166115815-F7QM3IK4367KPH8RENDA/S.8.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Tiger-stripe Pattern Stone Setagawa River, Japan Gift of Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, 1998 Striped stones from the Setagawa River are much prized in Japan for their pattern rather than their shape. This stone was a gift for President Clinton when he visited Japan during the Year of the Tiger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166634915-FH87MJ8SZMK4RJG16KUB/S.9.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Waterfall Stone Abegawa River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 The natural white crystals in this rock give you the impression of water cascading down the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166723482-H1E5BN0JYPWKULH2ZFJ4/S.10.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Distant Mountain Stone Setagawa River, Shiba Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 Mountains seen in the hazy distance lose their sharp features and can appear to be gentle rolling hills as in this stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166907063-UQKRI3YCH1HE12IKKFLF/S.11.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Near-View Mountain Stone Naraigawa River, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 Viewing stones displayed in a shallow tray of sand recall islands rising from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541167349653-80NJXUERWC4C92NBNB6Y/S.19.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stone Unknown origin in Japan Gift of Jean and Ed Smith, 2010 This mountain stone once belonged to Mr. Masaru Yamaki, a Japanese bonsai master whose centuries-old bonsai was one of the trees donated in honor of our country’s bicentennial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541185804764-ILLXM3J88KUUG1J5CRF1/S.101.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholars' Rock- Taihu Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2001 Taihu stones are known for their bizarre shapes full of holes that were formed by the acidic water of Lake Tai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541185943207-3G1WQQ9XMIO37C75M0L8/S.102.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Lake Stone - Qixia Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu in memory of Hu Zhaokang (1918-1996), 2001 This stone is sometimes exhibited with water in the "lake" to enhance the realism of the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186096844-FHBPGVMCHJ2GPTWD5MQD/S.103.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholars' Rock- Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2001 Lingbi stones have been collected in China since ancient times. They conjure images of remote mountain grottoes where sages and immortals might dwell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186357095-B2L02UNS34Z1H90NLUWV/S.105a.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Jiulongbi Stone Fujian Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2005 This stone is from the riverbed of the Nine Dragons (Jiulong) River. Its fantastic mountain scenery was created by water erosion over many years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186585478-G0NDMKQPMLABD627KOVY/S.108.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Ying stone Guangdong Province, China Anonymous Gift, 2005 Ying stones are prized for their fantastic shapes and wrinkled texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541187661974-TH8WX0EP78P2PG3861ML/S.109.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Anonymous Gift, 2005 What does this stone remind you of? Do you think of choppy seas or craggy peaks? Viewing stones are just the starting point for your own imagination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188173914-WDHENVI449A1U1SWH2UE/S.301.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chrysanthemum Stone Hubei Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 The largest in North America (54” tall), this Chinese chrysanthemum stone shows how the surrounding matrix can be carved away to enhance the illusion of flowers emerging from the stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188533845-3NJSA461CJ0VE80W8SGW/S.302.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholar's Rock - Red Taihu Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 This taihu stone is unusual for its red coloring—most taihu stones are gray or white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188805098-VY9AEVGQDTICZ6Q65VYA/S.303.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Chinese Scholar's Rock - Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 Sometimes Chinese scholar's rocks are called spirit stones. They were believed to express the life-force of the earth. Does this stone remind you of movement? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189230972-O03X3ND91R6JCHA2XJGB/S.202.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Near-View Mountain Stone Wyoming Desert, USA Gift of Patrick Coen, 1991 This type of white stone with horizontal layering is unique to American viewing stones. It recalls the mesa rock formations of the American Southwest, carved by wind and water erosion over millions of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189513134-8IIRNUOSP3B24QANAOWZ/S.217.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Near Mountain Stone Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Gift of Jim Hayes, 1996 The red-brown color and craggy, pitted shape of this stone is typical of stones found in Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189674820-FSLSI9GFHJKJRGP2DQQJ/S.226.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Range Stone Eel River, California, USA Gift of Richard Manning, 1996 The smooth, dark green surface of this stone evokes cool sunny days in the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189888624-DCCL7VZW7KXXFV4HLUM3/S.233.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Abstract Stone Kern River, California, USA Gift of John Y. Naka, 1996 Some may see an image of a waterfall in this stone. Bonsai master John Naka saw the old man in the mountain! He jokingly named this stone 30,000-foot White Beard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190072347-1YAECD4E5YTFJQ8PVHOY/S.244.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Range Stone Mojave Desert, California, USA Gift of Melba Tucker, 1996 Desert stones often look like they have been polished or buffed. The action of high winds blasting tiny sand particles across the stone's surface creates a natural sheen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190285273-RW8T2WP9IFYFQ98GIUXY/S.245.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stone Death Valley, California, USA Gift of Elmer Uchida, 1996 This mountain stone from the desert is a “ventifact”—a stone polished by the sandy desert wind. It was found in the 1960s by one of the first viewing stone collectors in the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190462387-UVC95SA60L8ITAO9MXJJ/S.249.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Image Stone Mojave Desert, California, USA Gift of Mariana Haug, in honor of her mother Melba Tucker, 1997 What do you see pictured in this stone? Melba Tucker saw a woman in a kimono with an elaborate hairstyle, thus she named the stone Geisha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190828875-VKMONVTP4N824Q2DG2MT/S.252.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Shelter Stone Indio, California, USA Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 This stone recalls natural land forms in the American southwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190932283-MFYYBLPVVOQFZO8OSQ0B/S.277.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stone Thomes Creek, California, USA Gift of Bob Carlson, 2009 Natural white minerals appear to cling like snow to the top of this mountain stone making it a favorite of winter displays in the Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191215872-TS6K04O25R7UHRS6SJF0/S.707.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Object Stone Pelindaba, Gauteng Province, South Africa Gift of John Y. Naka, 1996 When he saw this stone, bonsai master John Naka was reminded of a Japanese castle sitting atop a high, curved wall. Some people see a lighthouse. What do you see? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191415866-RDR1ALXR0YM6TTX01JAA/S.709.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain View Stone Lukuni Mine, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2004 Malachite in its natural state evokes lush green hills in early summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191723545-SQTECOL5KFYTIYVF6Y37/S.708.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Mountain Stone Giacopiane's Lake, Ligurian Alps, D'Aveto, Italy Gift of Luciana Queirolo Garbini, 2001 This majestic mountain is typical of the type of gray stone found in the Ligurian Alps of Italy. However, this particular stone became so celebrated in Europe, it came to be called La Bella (The Beauty.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191627250-120YOISIIFGUEZEFM0S2/S.702.jpg Viewing Stone Collection - Dwelling Stone Ciniru River Valley, Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia Gift of Ismail Saleh, The Indonesian Suiseki Association, 1994 Can you imagine climbing up to find shelter within one of the caves in this dwelling stone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035883091-80H3TMA3RWNMLS7ZBF3W/Stone003-1.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035890546-LA1W4ZB3G5DZC66E5J6G/Stone003-3.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035910801-6G1CNLMWLV4Z50RZG5TF/Stone017.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035944907-M4IVUV1K5QFEXVB4PTJC/Stone032-01-rev2.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035976469-67GGBUL4NIJENDCBJW27/Stone032-02.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036013151-IKJIPV0NL6TY0ZICFYKE/Stone032-11.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036003388-GXH42XLLQHU5BZX8K3YA/Stone041.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036049850-42BQNAIF32NXEQZOMM6Y/Stone043-1.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036053172-LBA0D3WZV49IJRM9ZX6H/Stone043-3.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036077481-9J1WI00T2TK31T4ADWIX/Stone044.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036075819-SDR1NV4MUWUYKHPX4JVV/Stone047-01.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036090899-9NW1FGHDVYRB0YRVG3LS/Stone049-1.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036101240-GZO05EJ49IFYSFI5E9Y5/Stone049-2.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036113869-TYNZQ8VW99KPFLRPH4GI/Stone058-1.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036123526-LJMDPVRTPF17D4CKMGAH/Stone058-2.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036141634-AIDJ4DEGGYAHAX8PAKE6/Stone059-1.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036144759-OP7PW0FVSBH5U7EIKECF/Stone064.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036164080-9GLJ5UWLWY86NBF3FMIA/Stone080.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036163873-PWYWILEAEGP2MYRYX3FH/Stone111.jpg Viewing Stone Collection https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/events-at-the-museum daily 0.75 2018-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370183563-24TIAHB15C1TIGOP898B/IMG_4251.jpg Events at the Museum - Yoga Among the Bonsai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370183563-24TIAHB15C1TIGOP898B/IMG_4251.jpg Events at the Museum - Yoga Among the Bonsai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370225403-YNO4ZIKCLKANTEY9JSAU/repot+%2828%29.JPG Events at the Museum - Bonsai Workshops with Masters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370159607-2R0RUCSHURNLLEVOJ6N6/Aarin+with+kids.jpg Events at the Museum - Field Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370310968-JMQZE6C680C4N84W2YHW/Ron+Lang+in+the+vendor+tent.jpg Events at the Museum - Vendor Festivals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370156945-3S4T90FY2GSWLC23SZ63/DSCN0016.JPG Events at the Museum - Drawing Classes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370309719-Y70JO7RQBNTYJYWCKE50/Shinichi+Nakajima+styles+juniper.jpg Events at the Museum - Bonsai Demonstrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370195401-JSQAKHRIN9ZOG25YLXKX/BYOT+workshop+%281%29.JPG Events at the Museum - Bonsai Classes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532370159485-2AMXYC9QQ2TPMKPAACTV/Kids+at+Bonsai+Festival+5-2011+%282%29.jpg Events at the Museum - Children's Workshops https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/japanese-collection daily 0.75 2018-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG Japanese Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG Japanese Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186815220-1IZKLSBUWP0VV3HQX0V4/2+200304_002.JPG Japanese Collection - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195997320-J212JGO7BRA6SMM0GTEG/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+178.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 1976 One of the most important elements of a bonsai is the quality of its surface roots. This pine has especially dramatic ones that seem to grab the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186269543-F4YBPISQV2XLCREE11PQ/5+Picea+glehnii.JPG Japanese Collection - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1925 Gift of Tokuei Tanaka, 1976 When this tree was collected in Japan, it was probably about 120 years old. It is difficult to know the exact age of a bonsai that first grew in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174728334-HLHE8BOINFDZO3L82NYZ/7+-+Japanese+Cypress+2.jpg Japanese Collection - Hinoki-cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa In training since 1875 Gift of Shuhei Nagai, 1976 The way the bonsai artist thinned and shaped the foliage on this tree helps create the appearance of an ancient tree, which is a primary goal in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272429165-F113JDS60EFTSM4Z5P3N/2+200304_002.JPG Japanese Collection - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539183896759-WDIIYUU755TWWUZVGKSM/11+2015.jpg Japanese Collection - Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica In training since 1905 Gift of Eisaku Sato, 1976 This bonsai suggests a peaceful garden forest near a place of worship. In Japan, one often finds a temple or shrine nestled within a shady cryptomeria grove in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539193324369-AGN6LUFVHCRY71RLQEH3/12+-+Thorny+Elaeagnus-2.jpg Japanese Collection - Thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1825 Gift of Teisuke Takahashi, 1976 Look for berries in the springtime on this flowering and fruiting shrub. Started from a cutting in 1825, this plant has been cultivated as a bonsai through its entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539187799955-JY1ITPM6KB6XFVB9E342/14+201008+Colella+Master_2183.jpg Japanese Collection - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii In training since 1905 Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 1976 The design of the museum logo was inspired by this bonsai with its rhythmic lines of dead wood contrasting with green foliage pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539188764682-WG1SCPTC4CXV1323BGQ5/15+2010+Wisteria.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda In training since 1925 Gift of Kihei Tamura, 1976 Wisteria does not produce fine twigs, so it takes an especially skilled bonsai artist to create dense foliage when shaping it into a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539175371079-OOL1CQCUEZD4APGMO8OK/16+zelcova.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1895 Gift of Yoshibumi Itoigawa, 1976 This bonsai is only 4 feet tall, yet it gives the appearance of a giant tree with a thick trunk, powerful surface roots, and tapered branching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174195859-XK8QW4CCF6RS77L2KH9Q/20+2009+cropped.jpg Japanese Collection - Toringo crabapple Malus toringo In training since 1905 Gift of Shu’ichi Ueda, 1976 This crabapple has four season interest: white blossoms in spring; bright green leaves in summer; yellow fruits in autumn; and when its leaves fall in winter, the bent and craggy silhouette of an aged tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194165192-9PGS4OKB2VA9N55966XX/23+200611.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese beech Fagus crenata In training since 1946 Gift of Kiyoshi Kawamata, 1976 This is an example of the classical forest style where you feel as if you are inside the forest looking out—the trees nearest you appear un-obstructed and large; the ones in back are smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539178325307-4CBFPGEH0C2YT7NZ7JNH/25+201011+NBF10-27-86.jpg Japanese Collection - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1926 Gift of Kiku Shinkai, 1976 Ginkgo bonsai make their best show in autumn when their bright green leaves gradually turn a brilliant golden yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532293966556-05CC8EHQTZW6661WEIP8/26+200711_006.jpg Japanese Collection - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1896 Gift of Masayuki Fujio, 1976 Bulbous growths, known as chi chi, typically appear on older ginkgo trees like this bonsai. From these, ariel roots may develop to help the tree survive in times of environmental stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177104016-FKLL6O6P211DEUAN2ZXA/31.jpg Japanese Collection - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1875 Gift of Etsusaburo Shiina, 1976 The techniques of bonsai can, in some species, reduce the size of the leaves, but fruit and flowers remain the same size as those on trees growing naturally. This quince produces 5-inch fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177645419-9DHS90NSTPMT2PGCPIPJ/32+200803_001.jpg Japanese Collection - Higo camellia Camellia japonica (Higo Group) 'Yamato-nishiki' In training since 1876 Gift of Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumiai, Kyushu Branch (Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative), 1976 The flowers of the Higo camellia are distinctive for the bold sunburst pattern of yellow stamens at the center of the petals. In Japan, these winter blossoms are associated with the bravery of samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539196207082-YRUNJ92PJ55ZNR31X0V5/36+200703.jpg Japanese Collection - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1856 Gift of Tanekichi Isozaki, 1976 This masterpiece bonsai shows the artist’s expertise in training a seedling to become a majestic tree with flaring surface roots, a powerful trunk tapering gracefully to the apex, and horizontal branches with finely articulated twigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194563788-FWS3HRHR9C9AV0I7LK2J/37+root+over+rock.jpg Japanese Collection - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1916 Gift of Takeo Fukuda, 1976 In this “root-over-rock” style, the artist grew a young plant on top of a rock, gradually removing soil as the roots matured. In nature, maple roots sometimes grasp a rock just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539176069486-A1HVXAXDYJGBJY3TJB5X/40+202011.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1906 Gift of Ryutaro Azuma, 1976 Japanese maple is one of the finest materials for bonsai because when cultivated as a bonsai it produces smaller leaves than if growing in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195775087-QVSQHFXVXFJD5UVUN672/41+kiyohime.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' In training since 1946 Gift of Akiko Matsudaira, 1976 Trees with fine twigs, small leaves, and spreading roots are good matches for smaller bonsai. Certain cultivars with these characteristics, like this one, are favorites for creating miniature scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539173045802-TO9NZYYQNYF8UT4MMBMD/IMG_0498.JPG Japanese Collection - Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Gift of Goro Ito, 1976 The slant-style in bonsai represents the forces of nature on mature trees: strong winds, heavy snows, rock slides, or the need to grow towards the light are all reasons for a tree to lean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197386291-CG1KCM1OBWIT6M1L953T/50.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese maple Acer palmatum Yatsubusa Group In training since 1946 Gift of Shintaro Abe, 1976 The small leaves, tiny twigs and strong roots of dwarf maple varieties make them perfect material for the bonsai artist whose goal is to create the illusion of a large, mature tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197266096-JJUM0UAT2PXE664ECRSE/51+-+Japanese+Hemlock-2.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese hemlock Tsuga diversifolia In training since 1926 Gift of Royal Household of Princess Chichibu, Japan, 1976 Japan’s Princess Chichibu (1909-1995) was a well-known patron of the art of bonsai. She donated this hemlock from her royal collection as a part of Japan's Bicentennial gift to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197846416-O26ALTSX9IG8QCAVN1C7/52+201007.jpg Japanese Collection - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1895 Gift of Royal Household of Prince Takamatsu, Japan, 1976 One of three trees from the Imperial Family included in Japan’s 1976 Bicentennial gift, this majestic maple is from the collection of Prince Takamatsu (1905-1987) and was trained as a bonsai from a seedling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198208659-ZUBEKRW130N8NSDRKCED/53+201008+Colella+Master_2212.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora In training since 1795 Gift of the Imperial Household, Japan, 1976 It was an unprecedented honor for the Emperor of Japan to include a tree from the Imperial Collection as part of his country’s gift to the United States in 1976—none had ever before left Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198667622-RN50H81T6H1FGTY2CY1Y/57+2008.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata In training since 1966 Gift of Reiji Takagi, 1998 This tree was originally collected on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bonsai artist has carved the dead portions to resemble naturally weathered dieback on an old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539199368705-JZBYLC4T5A2HUETGJLF4/60+2015+black.jpg Japanese Collection - Needle juniper Juniperus rigida In training since 1966 Gift of Governor Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, 1998 Before it became a bonsai, this tree was about 250 years old. It was collected from a rugged coastal area on the Sea of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539257961772-MS3ES124KHLFQ87L1UND/62+201505.jpg Japanese Collection - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1939 Gift of Saburo Kato, 1998 This tree, collected and styled by renowned Japanese bonsai master Saburo Kato, was an official gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi to President Clinton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539258313872-5SINZ05GAK7ZQF9OSQ50/63+200610+maple+tree.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1939 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 A gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi's personal collection, this bonsai has the graceful shape of a maple growing in an open field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295122823-PF9U9YCGY2BPU52PE2VD/68+200611_001.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1984 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295153246-EPDDZGUPDSKLGZL6FFQ0/69+201011+NBF10-27-81.jpg Japanese Collection - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1919 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 This shohin bonsai has been trained from a seedling to grow over a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259652597-BT487ETKNGUZFEXTJTJI/70+200905.jpg Japanese Collection - Satsuki azalea 'Korin' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Korin' Training age unknown Gift of Hirozumi Ichihara, 2000 Korin is a type of Satsuki azalea cultivated by bonsai aritsts for its small leaves and flowers. In June, the leaves will not be visible when it is covered in pink blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259799324-PAIMA7BH0Y5C1JFVO6QJ/71+200905.jpg Japanese Collection - Satsuki azalea 'Gyoten' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Gyoten' Training age unknown Gift of Shogo Watanabe, 2000 Satsuki azaleas bloom later than most other azaleas and often produce flowers of different colors on the same plant—a prized feature in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539180274104-Q9U2T06F3RJV2QH6PC3N/55+Camellia.jpg Japanese Collection Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' In training since 1950 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 The small leaves and flowers of this dwarf camellia make it excellent material for bonsai. Its semi-double pink blossoms usually appear in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260224019-AX395RQZANTD4DZN2M7P/79+200710.jpg Japanese Collection - Eurya Eurya emarginata In training since 1970 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 A member of the tea family, this evergreen shrub grows in thickets on mountain slopes, in rock crevices, and along seacoasts in China, Japan, and Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260340555-9H80HGW504TTEVQ73CHH/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+186.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora 'Koko-no-e' Train age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 The branches of this pine were grafted onto the trunk at 90-degree angles to create a style of bonsai known as formal upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260712124-N7OMA02T42CG4ZFS2VOY/81+200910.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Training age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 Note that in the slant style of bonsai, though the trunk of the tree is leaning, the design of the branches and foliage provides a feeling of balance and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295496600-4XJOK97OEPZH20BNCB63/82+201207_001.JPG Japanese Collection - Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539261965235-9TB6X9QPA8EWZ7Q681LZ/86+201207.jpg Japanese Collection - Chinese Emperor-plum Osteomeles boninensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539263488626-WIZ68D2U9035G88QVK8B/87+2004.jpg Japanese Collection - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora In training since 1832 Gift of Hassan II, King of Morocco, 1983 This tree was a gift from the King of Morocco, His Majesty Hassan II, to President Ronald Reagan in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539264400343-2IGYG1CRRKPL9OCQEB73/88+201110.jpg Japanese Collection - Stewartia, beech, boxwood Stewartia monadelpha, Fagus crenata, Buxus microphylla In training since 2001 Gift of Toshio Kawamoto, 2001 Notice that 3 different types of trees grow together in this type of bonsai called saikei. It is a "living landscape" designed by Japanese artist Kawamoto, who introduced this style after the WWII. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539265194872-L8E0GCA8OYXCK338IS06/89+from+bonsai+bark.jpg Japanese Collection - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Doug Paul, 2015 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/chinese-collection daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540990262970-SF4MMQZ1UTUZ2XPKT6F7/102+200309.jpg Chinese Collection - Japanese Boxthorn Serissa japonica In training since 1951 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 Coming from temperate regions in Asia, this species blooms practically all year round. There are usually so many tiny white flowers that it is also known as the "tree of a thousand stars." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540991087252-XG5J3OXUXMHKGXVKU1KU/103+200712.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The trunk of this tree exhibits a flaking bark of grey, pink and tan "camouflage" pattern that explains its other common name--lacebark elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540992804938-2YPFA3G21ZCXFUII08UY/104+200608.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1906 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540994642647-WXHVPZVORXTD62CWUVN4/106+200803.jpg Chinese Collection - Fukien-tea Ehretia microphylla In training since 1956 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540995135071-TNR84F22ZB9GOPS2MABB/107+200910.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Golden-larch Pseudolarix amabilis In training since 1971 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The golden-larch is a rare and unusual conifer from China that turns bright golden yellow in the fall before dropping its needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000190279-JPXP9MMN7E9QTCYMSNJM/108+201007.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 In pairing a rock with a tree, it is important to keep the tree from becoming too big for the rock in order to maintain a balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000600113-0R0V2KPZ7J1GZIBAODK9/110+201505.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Chinese penjing are often styled with contorted roots and branches which give them a sense of lively movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541002339922-WD38GG3B1HWO9R9XMURZ/111+201509+%286%29.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The leaves of a Chinese elm are so tiny that if we saw a picture of this tree without the pot, we can easily be fooled into believing this is a much larger tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541010834924-SZXOB2OTDUFZP5OY6TAW/112+201111.jpg Chinese Collection - Nepal Firethorn Pyracantha crenulata In training since 1966 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This forest of firethorn trees produces small red fruits that last through the winter months. In the spring, the trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541011785487-8JFFRZ07Y4V5S613PHJA/114+200803.jpg Chinese Collection - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Penjing means "landscape in a tray." Here we see naturalistic groupings of trees as if in the wild. The white marble container or tray is unique to penjing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541012386840-L5DXZ2A1UI8JG5YXJY2R/115+200307.jpg Chinese Collection - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The Chinese love to add little figurines to their penjing. It helps us imagine what it would be like to sit under this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079359511-EJKG2KHQSEJEDQ38Q57X/116+200803.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 To the Chinese, viewing a penjing of a rock with a tree evokes a more distant and rugged wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079992524-3CQGF0HF5EYKSS5STKEC/117+200803.1.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Root-over-rock style penjing showcases the Chinese love for odd-shaped rocks. The tree has been trained from a young seedling to grow around the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541080472964-LGHA7DKCC7BRC16W1V84/119+200402.jpg Chinese Collection - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541081240020-0NN6EPJIDRSKSHQ4FWF6/120+201009.jpg Chinese Collection - Taiwan-cypress Taiwania cryptomerioides In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085226798-GPSXGPGA45RNW4CNQZEA/123+200703.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The hollow trunk and gnarled branches of this tree imply survival into old age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085809011-A7RXTCOQARC71TR5MO3I/127+200401.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1906 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Many old Chinese paintings depict trees with angular bends like this one. The hollow trunk and exposed surface roots add to its quirky character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086074684-90M79TG9WSR86BRM8ZSL/128+200608.jpg Chinese Collection - Buddhist-pine Podocarpus macrophyllus In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This is an evergreen conifer native to mountainous areas of southern China and Japan. Small berry-like fruits ripen in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541087070565-7BB8JO5F9X99UTW0XDDT/130+201505.jpg Chinese Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This pine was styled by Yee-sun Wu, a master of the Lingnan School of penjing. Curvy lines of the trunk and branches are a characteristic of this school, suggesting a flowing image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086578902-PH80AZCZZAPPD78Z132E/131+201009.jpg Chinese Collection - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 As this pine matures, its bark develops deep fissures and raised sections known as wings or ridges. Look closely at the branches on this tree to see this characteristic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541093612938-R6XS4W3A70PXQ1DPKNSW/132+201111.jpg Chinese Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 2001 Gift of Qingquan Zhao in Honor of Emily Jane McNear, 2001 This landscape scene was created by Chinese penjing master Qingquan Zhao to suggest islands surrounded by water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094309293-2NUTLJL80WLI5SHOSCB2/133+200703.jpg Chinese Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 This tree was trained into a Chinese dragon shape! It is unusual to see a tree in this historical style outside of China, especially one made by a Chinese-American. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094980155-H8EXNIYQ8RJNAFLSBRDA/134+201103.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 To view this tree is to feel the power of the wind. Why is that? The branches appear to grow in one direction as if forced by a strong wind. The bonsai artist creates this illusion by bending the branches into position with the support of aluminum wires. This creates the distinctive windswept style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541096752805-FKR7O01GKFXAM3B1KAZ5/135+201505+%282%29.jpg Chinese Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 With its tall, slender trunk and sparse foliage, this pine is an example of the literati style. It resembles the type of trees featured in the paintings of Chinese literati (scholars.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541103419512-IXI9QDAM0249NA8291DK/139+200410.jpg Chinese Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106042531-PSC0OZFU65JJS8AXAJP6/140+200711.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106646574-2MVAHOK7I5QLSXFSXBKJ/141+201111.jpg Chinese Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106931027-2532J0Z3W49WFS8VCXMJ/142+200703.jpg Chinese Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541107180085-DEUVDC64QM8X6Z2B6HZ3/143+201505.jpg Chinese Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 2004 Gift of Yunhua Hu, 2004 This landscape penjing was created here at the Arboretum by Mr. Hu Yun Hua in 2004. He was the Director of the Penjing Research Center at the Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541108721656-HNZ794W0UDDOBI5JEZWK/519+200610.jpg Chinese Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1955 Gift of Michael Levin, 1999 This is an example of the exposed-root style popular in China. It is inspired by trees growing along riverbanks. When soil is gradually washed away, their roots develop a protective bark like the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541109299121-XA51DAMQI5MAAYERUXVA/522+201505.jpg Chinese Collection - Water-jasmine Wrightia religiosa Training age unknown Gift of Dr. Tang Quoc Kiet, 2002 Water-jasmine is a popular material for bonsai in southeast Asia. This one was imported from Vietnam, where rounded, cloud-shaped foliage pads on bonsai are typical. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/childrens-work daily 0.75 2018-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369790530-TVZU1W74KRHNXC5HSTZV/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%282%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369790530-TVZU1W74KRHNXC5HSTZV/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%282%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369794084-YS644OP9ZHT7QXXJRIDF/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%283%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369796040-XGBE6NV61LT0K45J3CJB/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%284%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369796348-ELJH773ZNZEE5GGJ2GSI/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%285%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369802524-CVRWMWKP2XQJ0B1UREFH/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%286%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369803989-NU9YSKI82UMUCQ4V0IZN/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%287%29.jpg Children's Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532369789756-UDVFEHKHNY2QONC29BXF/Sidwell+Friends+School+2011+%281%29.jpg Children's Work https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/north-american-collection daily 0.75 2018-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402583679-7V2VL2MZPWPXC57WYRCC/Goshin+2014.jpg North American Collection - "Goshin" Chinese Juniper Forest Juniperus chinensis In Training Since 1953 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1984 This is one of the most recognized bonsai in the world. Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402583679-7V2VL2MZPWPXC57WYRCC/Goshin+2014.jpg North American Collection - "Goshin" Chinese Juniper Forest Juniperus chinensis In Training Since 1953 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1984 This is one of the most recognized bonsai in the world. Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402723017-NQK35G9281AUAG6HETVF/202+201007.jpg North American Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1975 Gift of Ted C. Guyger, 1990 Bonsai created from trees collected from the outdoors start out with a thicker, more mature trunk. Before it was pruned, this bonsai was a 23-foot tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540403127241-LLT7V9M90WWIXZ9NFXIP/203+200711.1.jpg North American Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1985 Gift of Brussel Martin, 1990 Forest-style bonsai are often planted on a rock slab with the soil held in place by moss. This creates a natural-looking hillock setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404031885-OA3DTVF41ZXJXVTLJ8IU/204+201110.jpg North American Collection - Drummond's Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii In training since 1974 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298030871-XRT145A03HVE03NF04LU/207+200703.1.jpg North American Collection - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1985 Gift of Harold M. Harvey, 1990 Even though bougainvillea is a vine, it can be grown as a bonsai by continually pruning the long growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298077440-FOI5H2QHDQBR4HRTGELI/IMG_5844.JPG North American Collection - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1960 Gift of Fred & Ernesta Ballard, 1990 This bonsai is trained in the cascade style, in which the tree is trained to imitate those growing from the side of a cliff. Instead of growing upward toward the sun, the trunk and branches are pulled downward by gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404983084-SERXYEPB6XQXXNO1X7DO/211+200605.jpg North American Collection - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1948 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1990 One reason John Naka named this bonsai Gimpo, "Silver Phoenix," was because like the mythical bird rising from ashes, even the ugliest tree can become a majestic bonsai in the hands of a master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298103038-N6SLMCD3EGUOE611X08O/212+201008.JPG North American Collection - Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus In training since 1975 Gift of Mary Madison, 1990 Buttonwood is a native American species from the swamps of Florida. Its naturally twisted trunks make it popular material for tropical bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540405750045-HPKW2ELL84H63BGF1WJV/214+201011+NBF10-27-128.jpg North American Collection - English Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata In training since 1955 Gift of Bertram F. Bruenner, 1990 The artist created the unique twisting trunk on this bonsai by shaping it with wire when it was still a seedling and very pliant. Once the tree matured, the wire could be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406453886-0KWTZTDXSG2KS5IWAMEG/216+200703.jpg North American Collection - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1971 Gift of Mike Uyeno, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406792357-3A176KDLHEFY2UPKQ6AY/217+201008.jpg North American Collection - Natal Fig Ficus natalensis In training since 1976 Gift of David W. Fukumoto, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540408070600-PVZEZKKAQAN8XB4IO67Y/218+200803.jpg North American Collection - Willow-leaf Ficus Ficus salicaria In training since 1974 Gift of Helen C. Souder, 1990 Clump style bonsai are trees that have multiple trunks emanating from a single base. Ficus make good trees for bonsai beginners because they grow quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540468413772-5NTG05Q9Z44TZI5O8DUL/222+Juniperus+californica.jpg North American Collection - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1967 Gift of Kiichi Wayne Takayasu, 1990 This native juniper from the mountains in California is one of the most popular trees to collect for bonsai. California junipers grow slowly, usually over hundreds of years, and have interesting deadwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540469262630-0N9AGPVT4TKMVQELB07Z/224+201402.jpg North American Collection - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1975 Gift of James & Helen Barrett, 1990 This tree has been styled to look like a lone tree hit by lightening, causing the top to die. It was a style made popular by the famous American bonsai master John Naka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540470853308-G8OU199MDME73NHD9L7D/225+200703.jpg North American Collection - Pasture Juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa In training since 1980 Gift of Jack B. Douthitt, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540471823772-TO1L5U5V8L2HGBVBS6BV/226+200304.jpg North American Collection - Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 1975 Gift of Thomas Tecza, 1990 This dwarf type of juniper came to the United States from England about 1900 for use in gardens; however, its small size soon made it a popular choice for beginner bonsai classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472259489-PTSEZXQ5X05Q476AKYFI/228+201606.jpg North American Collection - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizotalis 'Prostrata' In training since 1969 Gift of Kaz & Kiyo Yoneda, 1990 The bonsai artists created the deadwood on this nursery tree in order to make it look like an old juniper collected from the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472463031-8S3IZIGYBAWMMZ0KLU1K/229+200911.jpg North American Collection - Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica In training since 1930 Gift of Yuji Yoshimura, 1990 This tree was started in Japan from a cutting by Yuji’s father, Toshiji Yoshimura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909051377-SK3QMS58IGGWCD5B513E/232+Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+175.jpg North American Collection - Crabapple Malus sp. In training since 1978 Gift of Richard Meszler, 1990 Bonsai artists prefer crabapples over regular apple trees because their smaller fruits are more in keeping with the scale of a bonsai tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540478541508-N25BLT9VFP5DLT1Z1IOU/233+200711.jpg North American Collection - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1963 Gift of Melba Tucker, 1990 Originally created from a 20-foot tree, this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk, which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540479250476-KENLFF6C9QF2MLXLINZF/237+201204.jpg North American Collection - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris In training since 1972 Gift of Roland Folse, 1990 Root-over-rock style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540480564216-02SMU42OOO3EVKJ9VED0/238+201209.jpg North American Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1970 Gift of Daniel Robinson, 1990 A very unusual bonsai! The trunk is an old ponderosa pine, but the grafted branches are Japanese black pine. Bonsai artists consider the 10-inch-long needles of the ponderosa to be out of scale for bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540481394342-YWQDV7BFAEBQFKZDOU61/239+200703.jpg North American Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1950 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 Every summer pines grow new buds at the tips of their branches. In order to maintain a bonsai’s styling, the buds must be removed. Because the buds look like candles, this process is called “candling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540487732831-9DBYIT25YJLK6H48KZZZ/240+200803.jpg North American Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1955 Gift of George Yamaguchi, 1990 Most black pine bonsai are created from mature collected material. This bonsai is unusual because it has been in training since it sprouted from a seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540488888565-6ARTGTBW48AKWCR4ST6J/241+200608.jpg North American Collection - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1964 Gift of Muriel R. Leeds, 1986 Yuji Yoshimura created this bonsai by grafting cork-bark Japanese black pine to Japanese black pine roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540490493979-TT9DYUQFII5YRNOQIOS5/243+200703.jpg North American Collection - Pomegranate Punica granatum In training since 1963 Gift of Alice T. Naka, 1990 One of the goals of bonsai is to make a tree appear older and bigger than it actually is. By severely tapering the trunk, the artist is creating the illusion of a majestic old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540491592425-8JD05X6U3NY65KVREERF/248+201610.jpg North American Collection - Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens In training since 1954 Gift of June M. Chambers, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540492901171-7W42NY8N6I7IS9MKHS8Y/249+201011+NBF10-27-180.jpg North American Collection - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1987 Gift of Guy Guidry, 1990 Before it became a bonsai this tree was 25 feet tall. The trunk of a mature tree provides the wide flare at the base of the tree so desirable in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909135355-D1O28K3A6YULSP8R55M7/250+201408+Bald+cypress+forest.jpg North American Collection - Bald-cypress and Pond-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium In training since 1988 Gift of Jim Fritchey & Dick Wild, 1990 The creators of this forest style bonsai used two different types of cypress collected in southwest Florida, planting them atop a 2000-pound natural rock slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540496024024-QP0U1MLCSMY5V8LWKQ5A/253+201007+Chinese+Elm.jpg North American Collection - Catlin Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' In training since 1988 Gift of Susanne Barrymore, 1990 This forest planting was created from cuttings of a mutant contorted Chinese elm developed as a cultivar specifically for use in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540499967933-RJ752KRCAGGF86AW2LVA/254+200301.jpg North American Collection - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1970 Gift of Marybel Balendonck, 1990 Do you "feel" the wind blowing through this forest? The artist has arranged and styled the trees so they slant to the left, as if in the presence of a steady breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540564351218-VJFPXO7YDUX7MHC31B50/255+201408.1.jpg North American Collection - Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1972 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540572109900-7XT3DWCNIG4V02ZAA8QZ/258+201007.jpg North American Collection Ficus microcarpa 'Kaneshiro' In training since 1975 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 This ficus was hybridized by Hawaii's foremost bonsai master, Haruo Kaneshiro. The styling imitates the natural look of old banyan trees in the tropics, with their aerial roots reaching down to add multiple “trunks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540575456253-7XJEK1X1VB6LZ8YJFW5G/259+201407.jpg North American Collection - Ironwood Casuarina equistifolia In training since 1978 Gift of Edwin S. Nishida, 1990 This tropical tree native to Australia looks like a pine, but unlike pine, its foliage grows continuously and needs to be plucked back to give it a tidy look for a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540577262472-902LH2GYMBLE7U9SPUYG/260+200610.jpg North American Collection - Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia In training since 1973 Gift of Edward Nakanishi, 1990 This tropical tree native to South America flowers in the early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540578765351-MDSLLRLOXCIXT24G04SI/261+200310.jpg North American Collection - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1976 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540579351969-KB4WNV66K6E4GUK366JG/262+201007.jpg North American Collection - Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia In training since 1981 Gift of Arch R. Hawkins, 1996 This North American native was collected in a field in central Texas. The fine twigging and rough silvery bark are most appreciated in winter after the leaves have fallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540580749855-2TNHNB0K8A1EV9X5QV4G/263+201406.jpg North American Collection - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1986 Gift of John Y. Naka, 1997 Interesting trunks like this one are usually found in the wild. John found this coast live oak in 1986 on a cattle ranch about 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299100026-T63RSVOVI4N5ATCL75QN/264+200411.JPG North American Collection - Northern White-cedar Thuja occidentalis In training since 1989 Gift of Toronto Bonsai Society, 1996 Northern white-cedars are the oldest trees in Eastern North America. This tree was collected in Canada and styled to reflect its northern origins where heavy snows leave old trees with multiple broken, dead branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540582757758-CA35CCCHA2GBQT9XVVFP/265+201006.jpg North American Collection - Musk-maple Premna microphylla In training since 1988 Gift of William & Joan Clark, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299142082-XO6L4GKBR34WUOBRISFQ/267+201006+cropped.jpg North American Collection - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1970 Gift of Mas Moriguchi, 1999 Can you imagine walking down the path in this miniature landscape? The artist styled this scene after a redwood forest. By including short trees and little plants he made the tall trees appear to be giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583479253-XC05QTPNWLFG7GA45M4A/268+200703.jpg North American Collection - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1972 Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 Do you see an old olive grove on a rugged coast in the Mediterranean? Like a living postcard, these tray landscapes can conjure up distant places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583972286-8GR3IIZ0W8HNEFKXSO4I/269+201006+%2816%29.jpg North American Collection - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1972 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 2000 You won't find this tree shape in Asian bonsai. The flat-top form is unique to the old bald cypress trees that grow in the southeast wetlands of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540584337680-ID06FQFE5SVPM5IB0Q5P/270+-+Bird%27s+Nest+Spruce-200910.jpg North American Collection - Bird's Nest Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis' In training since 1956 Gift of Philip Tacktill, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832564194-8FG27HUIZZUC5JB3DNEZ/271+200212.jpg North American Collection - Sargent Juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Sherwin Mitchell, 2002 Even though the trunk has a lot of twists and turns, the top of the tree is aligned over the base in a good example of the informal upright bonsai style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832947655-C5JS1VAB21I9CHDWXI2Q/271+200911.jpg North American Collection - American Beech Fagus grandifolia In training since 1979 Gift of Fred H. Mies, 2003 This species is native to eastern North America. Its smooth, silver-gray bark is a nice contrast to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299235280-EXDB9390GPFXML3FUNLG/273+201011+Sweetgum.jpg North American Collection - Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua In training since 1975 Gift of Vaughn Banting, 2003 This native sweetgum tree was collected in Louisiana and styled as a slanting bonsai. Its star-shaped leaves turn brilliant red in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540833804182-K1NQOFPPFQWK4QO3PYNB/274+200908.jpg North American Collection - Montezuma-cypress Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum In training since 1948 Gift of John Y. Naka, 2004 This was the first bonsai John created after moving to Los Angeles in 1946. He gave it to the museum right before he passed away at the age of 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540835788179-5ETA3AVE6Y2MMU1KMB4K/275+200703.jpg North American Collection - Thorny Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1960 Gift of Mike Naka, 2004 The split and gnarly old trunk on this tree conveys the spirit of survival found in very old trees in nature. John Naka found this thorny elaeagnus growing on property to be demolished for freeway construction in southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540836393671-STDSODGRD7UCIJI72L87/276+200406.jpg North American Collection - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1964 Gift of Harry Hirao, 2004 Can you find the "lifeline" on this tree? It is the thin brown line hugging the underside of the deadwood trunk. This living tissue carries water from the roots to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540837739602-TXIWURZD9VPDHTWNAKZZ/277+200410.jpg North American Collection - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1974 Gift of Dan Chiplis, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838625824-RD3UJNAODJA0TGJ1L6FU/278+201008.jpg North American Collection - Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora In training since 1970s Gift of Edward & Jean Smith, 2009 This tropical species has become popular with bonsai artists for the beauty of its multicolored, sleek bark, revealed when the outer bark sheds each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838881409-FJR25Q2AVLG3KREH6JY0/279+201810.jpg North American Collection - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1980 Gift of Janet Lanman, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540900407506-JA19A3EFJ3C5LCR8WPGC/280+201011.jpg North American Collection - Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare In training since 1979 Gift of Jack Fried, 2010 Originally collected in a cow pasture, this privet was styled as a clump bonsai with a uniquely long lower branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540901292153-6C55TBHM0EBQO8PB5Z75/281+%28701%29+201004.jpg North American Collection - Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa In training since 1966 Gift of the U.S. Forest Service, 1980 This ponderosa pine was donated to the museum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Forest Service. It was collected and styled by Dan Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540902183956-G9170AM8W74HALTTI6JS/282+201206+Frank+Goya+saikei.jpg North American Collection - Juniper Saikei Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' and Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 2004 Gift of Frank Goya, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540903117523-IXWFTTO8F524TOR6YXUS/283+201212+%282%29.jpg North American Collection - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1982 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540904245200-XIBC3LXYHFUWEYMZC3ZO/284+201304.jpg North American Collection - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1989 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299888868-VXR8ML0CR82NKGQJX2BM/20141018_092317.jpeg North American Collection - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1975 Gift of Warren Hill, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540907560123-2J71Y7T543WZBATIODF1/287+201503.jpg North American Collection - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' (branches grafted onto Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' trunk) In training since 2006 Gift of Takashi Shimazu, 2015 This bonsai was formed by grafting branches of Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' onto the trunk of a large Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' collected at Kobata Nursery in South Gate, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540911246849-G1TDXBMW20RMM2B6CJXG/289+201610+%283%29.jpg North American Collection - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1989 Gift of Al Nelson, 2016 Collected from a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540913198889-715EL1UNT23JAJB6UO20/292+201710.jpg North American Collection - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 'R.A.F.' 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Valavanis, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540934051905-43946W8Q289LFYP8TGHB/520+201405.jpg North American Collection - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizontalis In training since 1952 Gift of Sydney Porter, Jr., 2011 John Naka styled this bonsai and included it in his first book, Bonsai Techniques. https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/tropicals-collection daily 0.75 2018-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361754946-KDON8CQ8ECQ7I3C1UZM3/Tropicals+%2858%29.jpg Tropicals Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361754946-KDON8CQ8ECQ7I3C1UZM3/Tropicals+%2858%29.jpg Tropicals Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361852007-PIM39D6GM3YTUUXQ8OX1/Tropicals+%2853%29.jpg Tropicals Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361853651-M5XZ5Q8T40SMC33LHK06/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg Tropicals Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361859251-QMXAHDEWE7ZSUTP8FLUH/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg Tropicals Collection https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/chinese-pavilion-dedication daily 0.75 2018-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360753065-QCCSVZMT9UP50R4HYFKV/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_017.jpg Chinese Pavilion Dedication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360753065-QCCSVZMT9UP50R4HYFKV/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_017.jpg Chinese Pavilion Dedication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360753273-U9N71SOSEGQLZKKRF9QX/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_016.jpg Chinese Pavilion Dedication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360772891-SMNUE3Z00QUVJIZ6N92W/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_007.jpg Chinese Pavilion Dedication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360787048-TWJI2BU1JSNASO4QR2LZ/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_013.jpg Chinese Pavilion Dedication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360804171-6IVFQJOP5VJJ68KOF5F8/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_014.jpg Chinese Pavilion Dedication https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/test-with-kendra daily 0.75 2018-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490230181-DMZ0T8DVEE9DU8OSKC67/Azalea+bonsai+%281%29.jpg Test with Kendra - Azalea bonsai in the courtyard The rest of the text Even more text https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490230181-DMZ0T8DVEE9DU8OSKC67/Azalea+bonsai+%281%29.jpg Test with Kendra - Azalea bonsai in the courtyard The rest of the text Even more text https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490237763-NJHOV4ZN8DMTW3BFNXX9/Azalea+bonsai+%283%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490241322-TVKPYMS8Z2XKTLVD0TU8/Azalea+bonsai+%284%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490244255-SRB9VKX5LSV95DC8WYRO/Azalea+bonsai+%285%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490244314-SNGOVA1T9QV4VOKP4297/Azalea+bonsai+%286%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490256021-RMV11VT2V8YLF6DF4OFK/Azalea+bonsai+%288%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490251574-GF0YHI96HESSNU41P0JV/Azalea+bonsai+%289%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490263794-7HGTO2JM7OWFY95ZZ7KX/Azalea+bonsai+%2811%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490265283-EBDVXR386123T51WUGHF/Azalea+bonsai+%2812%29.jpg Test with Kendra https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/test-with-ked daily 0.75 2018-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1538490238553-L51B08RL1IJVXHMAHFEP/Morningstar.jpg test with ked - 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Ikebana International Exhibit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1545158316465-7Z5019LGIFCI1RUJU1LK/Sakura+orihon.jpg Current Events - Sakura Orihon: Diary of a Cherry Blossom Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1545158317692-0QLS6QJ6OIY1VHDPOINO/Falling+into+Winter+-+waterfall+stone.jpg Current Events - Falling into Winter: Viewing Stone Exhibit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1548954572822-GSIOSFFBIAY140WHBCCL/Copy+of+Text+placeholder.jpg Current Events - Photographing Bonsai with Stephen Voss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1548954580994-H7PC9UJT7XTCKV7LO8MI/Text+placeholder+%281%29.jpg Current Events - Drawing Bonsai with Artist Tina Thieme Brown https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/bonsai-by-night daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532401499-QCSE4DHRPE4PR37P0K1O/IMG_7488.jpg Bonsai By Night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532075053-O9AAKDCK9JQDA5F9SJQU/IMG_7572.jpg Bonsai By Night - Moon Gate, Chinese Pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532062824-L1B56T772S1L129CQWAV/IMG_7505.jpg Bonsai By Night - Sargent Juniper, in training since 1905 (Japanese Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532059607-78ZQWZHCINSEQEJB6RCF/IMG_7484.jpg Bonsai By Night - Ezo Spruce, in training since 1939 (Japanese Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532059662-7004IX0IZAL8JLXBI838/IMG_7488.jpg Bonsai By Night - Left: Needle Juniper, in training since 1966 (Japanese Collection). Right: Sargent Juniper, in training since 1905 (Japanese Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532061628-FR2UB2YIBJRAYS2BVM5U/IMG_7499.jpg Bonsai By Night - "Yamaki Pine" Japanese White Pine, in training since 1625 (Japanese Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532062992-TX90DVAF6FNSV46WZRRG/IMG_7507.jpg Bonsai By Night - Japanese Pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532065440-LVI2TPZWZ46VU0TPVDZN/IMG_7511.jpg Bonsai By Night - Trident Maple, in training since 1895 (Japanese Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532065350-JSIVDPIPFE15EYK2W000/IMG_7519.jpg Bonsai By Night - “Goshin” Chinese Juniper, in training since 1953 (North American Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532068234-9NBYY30U93MTHAYWWQ8U/IMG_7528.jpg Bonsai By Night - “Goshin” Chinese Juniper, in training since 1953 (North American Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532068124-5OTRI11RFIJBIDRUMT15/IMG_7535.jpg Bonsai By Night - North American Pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532070402-2Q0YTRL1TET8G4NYJR21/IMG_7539.jpg Bonsai By Night - California Juniper, in training since 1960 (North American Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1698532072741-B3LG6AOAO84NANOQ4EQ9/IMG_7557.jpg Bonsai By Night - Left: Water Jasmine, Age Unknown (Chinese Collection). 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Collections Shohin display in North American Pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1543260671166-NPL2PPEVK6UC3LT5588T/MAP.png Collections Click image to enlarge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360179188-FYBG6QPLGQJNMHBF4PFV/Screen+Shot+2018-07-23+at+11.29.35+AM.png Collections John Creech, Arboretum Director, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Japanese Bonsai collection on July 9, 1976. Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, is seated in middle at right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360421896-A4PZHSWA1JMBM34MJRMH/Voss-JapanesePavilion01.jpg Collections The Japanese Pavilion’s 2018 renovations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186815220-1IZKLSBUWP0VV3HQX0V4/2+200304_002.JPG Collections - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195997320-J212JGO7BRA6SMM0GTEG/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+178.jpg Collections - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 1976 One of the most important elements of a bonsai is the quality of its surface roots. This pine has especially dramatic ones that seem to grab the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186269543-F4YBPISQV2XLCREE11PQ/5+Picea+glehnii.JPG Collections - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1925 Gift of Tokuei Tanaka, 1976 When this tree was collected in Japan, it was probably about 120 years old. It is difficult to know the exact age of a bonsai that first grew in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174728334-HLHE8BOINFDZO3L82NYZ/7+-+Japanese+Cypress+2.jpg Collections - Hinoki-cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa In training since 1875 Gift of Shuhei Nagai, 1976 The way the bonsai artist thinned and shaped the foliage on this tree helps create the appearance of an ancient tree, which is a primary goal in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539183896759-WDIIYUU755TWWUZVGKSM/11+2015.jpg Collections - Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica In training since 1905 Gift of Eisaku Sato, 1976 This bonsai suggests a peaceful garden forest near a place of worship. In Japan, one often finds a temple or shrine nestled within a shady cryptomeria grove in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539193324369-AGN6LUFVHCRY71RLQEH3/12+-+Thorny+Elaeagnus-2.jpg Collections - Thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1825 Gift of Teisuke Takahashi, 1976 Look for berries in the springtime on this flowering and fruiting shrub. Started from a cutting in 1825, this plant has been cultivated as a bonsai through its entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539187799955-JY1ITPM6KB6XFVB9E342/14+201008+Colella+Master_2183.jpg Collections - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii In training since 1905 Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 1976 The design of the museum logo was inspired by this bonsai with its rhythmic lines of dead wood contrasting with green foliage pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539188764682-WG1SCPTC4CXV1323BGQ5/15+2010+Wisteria.jpg Collections - Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda In training since 1925 Gift of Kihei Tamura, 1976 Wisteria does not produce fine twigs, so it takes an especially skilled bonsai artist to create dense foliage when shaping it into a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539175371079-OOL1CQCUEZD4APGMO8OK/16+zelcova.jpg Collections - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1895 Gift of Yoshibumi Itoigawa, 1976 This bonsai is only 4 feet tall, yet it gives the appearance of a giant tree with a thick trunk, powerful surface roots, and tapered branching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174195859-XK8QW4CCF6RS77L2KH9Q/20+2009+cropped.jpg Collections - Toringo crabapple Malus toringo In training since 1905 Gift of Shu’ichi Ueda, 1976 This crabapple has four season interest: white blossoms in spring; bright green leaves in summer; yellow fruits in autumn; and when its leaves fall in winter, the bent and craggy silhouette of an aged tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194165192-9PGS4OKB2VA9N55966XX/23+200611.jpg Collections - Japanese beech Fagus crenata In training since 1946 Gift of Kiyoshi Kawamata, 1976 This is an example of the classical forest style where you feel as if you are inside the forest looking out—the trees nearest you appear un-obstructed and large; the ones in back are smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539178325307-4CBFPGEH0C2YT7NZ7JNH/25+201011+NBF10-27-86.jpg Collections - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1926 Gift of Kiku Shinkai, 1976 Ginkgo bonsai make their best show in autumn when their bright green leaves gradually turn a brilliant golden yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532293966556-05CC8EHQTZW6661WEIP8/26+200711_006.jpg Collections - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1896 Gift of Masayuki Fujio, 1976 Bulbous growths, known as chi chi, typically appear on older ginkgo trees like this bonsai. From these, ariel roots may develop to help the tree survive in times of environmental stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177104016-FKLL6O6P211DEUAN2ZXA/31.jpg Collections - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1875 Gift of Etsusaburo Shiina, 1976 The techniques of bonsai can, in some species, reduce the size of the leaves, but fruit and flowers remain the same size as those on trees growing naturally. This quince produces 5-inch fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177645419-9DHS90NSTPMT2PGCPIPJ/32+200803_001.jpg Collections - Higo camellia Camellia japonica (Higo Group) 'Yamato-nishiki' In training since 1876 Gift of Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumiai, Kyushu Branch (Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative), 1976 The flowers of the Higo camellia are distinctive for the bold sunburst pattern of yellow stamens at the center of the petals. In Japan, these winter blossoms are associated with the bravery of samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539196207082-YRUNJ92PJ55ZNR31X0V5/36+200703.jpg Collections - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1856 Gift of Tanekichi Isozaki, 1976 This masterpiece bonsai shows the artist’s expertise in training a seedling to become a majestic tree with flaring surface roots, a powerful trunk tapering gracefully to the apex, and horizontal branches with finely articulated twigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194563788-FWS3HRHR9C9AV0I7LK2J/37+root+over+rock.jpg Collections - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1916 Gift of Takeo Fukuda, 1976 In this “root-over-rock” style, the artist grew a young plant on top of a rock, gradually removing soil as the roots matured. In nature, maple roots sometimes grasp a rock just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539176069486-A1HVXAXDYJGBJY3TJB5X/40+202011.jpg Collections - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1906 Gift of Ryutaro Azuma, 1976 Japanese maple is one of the finest materials for bonsai because when cultivated as a bonsai it produces smaller leaves than if growing in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195775087-QVSQHFXVXFJD5UVUN672/41+kiyohime.jpg Collections - Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' In training since 1946 Gift of Akiko Matsudaira, 1976 Trees with fine twigs, small leaves, and spreading roots are good matches for smaller bonsai. Certain cultivars with these characteristics, like this one, are favorites for creating miniature scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539173045802-TO9NZYYQNYF8UT4MMBMD/IMG_0498.JPG Collections - Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Gift of Goro Ito, 1976 The slant-style in bonsai represents the forces of nature on mature trees: strong winds, heavy snows, rock slides, or the need to grow towards the light are all reasons for a tree to lean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197386291-CG1KCM1OBWIT6M1L953T/50.jpg Collections - Japanese maple Acer palmatum Yatsubusa Group In training since 1946 Gift of Shintaro Abe, 1976 The small leaves, tiny twigs and strong roots of dwarf maple varieties make them perfect material for the bonsai artist whose goal is to create the illusion of a large, mature tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197266096-JJUM0UAT2PXE664ECRSE/51+-+Japanese+Hemlock-2.jpg Collections - Japanese hemlock Tsuga diversifolia In training since 1926 Gift of Royal Household of Princess Chichibu, Japan, 1976 Japan’s Princess Chichibu (1909-1995) was a well-known patron of the art of bonsai. She donated this hemlock from her royal collection as a part of Japan's Bicentennial gift to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197846416-O26ALTSX9IG8QCAVN1C7/52+201007.jpg Collections - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1895 Gift of Royal Household of Prince Takamatsu, Japan, 1976 One of three trees from the Imperial Family included in Japan’s 1976 Bicentennial gift, this majestic maple is from the collection of Prince Takamatsu (1905-1987) and was trained as a bonsai from a seedling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198208659-ZUBEKRW130N8NSDRKCED/53+201008+Colella+Master_2212.jpg Collections - Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora In training since 1795 Gift of the Imperial Household, Japan, 1976 It was an unprecedented honor for the Emperor of Japan to include a tree from the Imperial Collection as part of his country’s gift to the United States in 1976—none had ever before left Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198667622-RN50H81T6H1FGTY2CY1Y/57+2008.jpg Collections - Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata In training since 1966 Gift of Reiji Takagi, 1998 This tree was originally collected on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bonsai artist has carved the dead portions to resemble naturally weathered dieback on an old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539199368705-JZBYLC4T5A2HUETGJLF4/60+2015+black.jpg Collections - Needle juniper Juniperus rigida In training since 1966 Gift of Governor Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, 1998 Before it became a bonsai, this tree was about 250 years old. It was collected from a rugged coastal area on the Sea of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539257961772-MS3ES124KHLFQ87L1UND/62+201505.jpg Collections - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1939 Gift of Saburo Kato, 1998 This tree, collected and styled by renowned Japanese bonsai master Saburo Kato, was an official gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi to President Clinton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539258313872-5SINZ05GAK7ZQF9OSQ50/63+200610+maple+tree.jpg Collections - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1939 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 A gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi's personal collection, this bonsai has the graceful shape of a maple growing in an open field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295122823-PF9U9YCGY2BPU52PE2VD/68+200611_001.jpg Collections - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1984 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295153246-EPDDZGUPDSKLGZL6FFQ0/69+201011+NBF10-27-81.jpg Collections - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1919 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 This shohin bonsai has been trained from a seedling to grow over a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259652597-BT487ETKNGUZFEXTJTJI/70+200905.jpg Collections - Satsuki azalea 'Korin' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Korin' Training age unknown Gift of Hirozumi Ichihara, 2000 Korin is a type of Satsuki azalea cultivated by bonsai aritsts for its small leaves and flowers. In June, the leaves will not be visible when it is covered in pink blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259799324-PAIMA7BH0Y5C1JFVO6QJ/71+200905.jpg Collections - Satsuki azalea 'Gyoten' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Gyoten' Training age unknown Gift of Shogo Watanabe, 2000 Satsuki azaleas bloom later than most other azaleas and often produce flowers of different colors on the same plant—a prized feature in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539180274104-Q9U2T06F3RJV2QH6PC3N/55+Camellia.jpg Collections Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' In training since 1950 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 The small leaves and flowers of this dwarf camellia make it excellent material for bonsai. Its semi-double pink blossoms usually appear in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260224019-AX395RQZANTD4DZN2M7P/79+200710.jpg Collections - Eurya Eurya emarginata In training since 1970 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 A member of the tea family, this evergreen shrub grows in thickets on mountain slopes, in rock crevices, and along seacoasts in China, Japan, and Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260340555-9H80HGW504TTEVQ73CHH/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+186.jpg Collections - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora 'Koko-no-e' Train age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 The branches of this pine were grafted onto the trunk at 90-degree angles to create a style of bonsai known as formal upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260712124-N7OMA02T42CG4ZFS2VOY/81+200910.jpg Collections - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Training age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 Note that in the slant style of bonsai, though the trunk of the tree is leaning, the design of the branches and foliage provides a feeling of balance and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295496600-4XJOK97OEPZH20BNCB63/82+201207_001.JPG Collections - Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539261965235-9TB6X9QPA8EWZ7Q681LZ/86+201207.jpg Collections - Chinese Emperor-plum Osteomeles boninensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539263488626-WIZ68D2U9035G88QVK8B/87+2004.jpg Collections - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora In training since 1832 Gift of Hassan II, King of Morocco, 1983 This tree was a gift from the King of Morocco, His Majesty Hassan II, to President Ronald Reagan in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539264400343-2IGYG1CRRKPL9OCQEB73/88+201110.jpg Collections - Stewartia, beech, boxwood Stewartia monadelpha, Fagus crenata, Buxus microphylla In training since 2001 Gift of Toshio Kawamoto, 2001 Notice that 3 different types of trees grow together in this type of bonsai called saikei. It is a "living landscape" designed by Japanese artist Kawamoto, who introduced this style after the WWII. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539265194872-L8E0GCA8OYXCK338IS06/89+from+bonsai+bark.jpg Collections - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Doug Paul, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361362539-39AW2CZEGRKSWXMA7VTQ/Screen+Shot+2018-07-23+at+11.47.59+AM.png Collections Chinese Pavilion at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1543261039826-GK690EDHFJXNU3KLOXNW/1996+Chinese+Pavilion+construction.jpg Collections Early construction of the Chinese Pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1543261122489-Q5R8O0GPYB1Z4NVRUFIJ/Janet+Lanman+-+Kusamono+Reception+200707.jpg Collections Janet Lanman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360753065-QCCSVZMT9UP50R4HYFKV/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_017.jpg Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360753273-U9N71SOSEGQLZKKRF9QX/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_016.jpg Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360772891-SMNUE3Z00QUVJIZ6N92W/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_007.jpg Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360787048-TWJI2BU1JSNASO4QR2LZ/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_013.jpg Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532360804171-6IVFQJOP5VJJ68KOF5F8/Opening+Day+-+Chinese+Pavilion+-+International+Pavilion_014.jpg Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg Collections - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540990262970-SF4MMQZ1UTUZ2XPKT6F7/102+200309.jpg Collections - Japanese Boxthorn Serissa japonica In training since 1951 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 Coming from temperate regions in Asia, this species blooms practically all year round. There are usually so many tiny white flowers that it is also known as the "tree of a thousand stars." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540991087252-XG5J3OXUXMHKGXVKU1KU/103+200712.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The trunk of this tree exhibits a flaking bark of grey, pink and tan "camouflage" pattern that explains its other common name--lacebark elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540992804938-2YPFA3G21ZCXFUII08UY/104+200608.jpg Collections - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1906 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540994642647-WXHVPZVORXTD62CWUVN4/106+200803.jpg Collections - Fukien-tea Ehretia microphylla In training since 1956 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540995135071-TNR84F22ZB9GOPS2MABB/107+200910.jpg Collections - Chinese Golden-larch Pseudolarix amabilis In training since 1971 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The golden-larch is a rare and unusual conifer from China that turns bright golden yellow in the fall before dropping its needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000190279-JPXP9MMN7E9QTCYMSNJM/108+201007.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 In pairing a rock with a tree, it is important to keep the tree from becoming too big for the rock in order to maintain a balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000600113-0R0V2KPZ7J1GZIBAODK9/110+201505.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Chinese penjing are often styled with contorted roots and branches which give them a sense of lively movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541002339922-WD38GG3B1HWO9R9XMURZ/111+201509+%286%29.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The leaves of a Chinese elm are so tiny that if we saw a picture of this tree without the pot, we can easily be fooled into believing this is a much larger tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541010834924-SZXOB2OTDUFZP5OY6TAW/112+201111.jpg Collections - Nepal Firethorn Pyracantha crenulata In training since 1966 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This forest of firethorn trees produces small red fruits that last through the winter months. In the spring, the trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541011785487-8JFFRZ07Y4V5S613PHJA/114+200803.jpg Collections - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Penjing means "landscape in a tray." Here we see naturalistic groupings of trees as if in the wild. The white marble container or tray is unique to penjing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541012386840-L5DXZ2A1UI8JG5YXJY2R/115+200307.jpg Collections - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The Chinese love to add little figurines to their penjing. It helps us imagine what it would be like to sit under this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079359511-EJKG2KHQSEJEDQ38Q57X/116+200803.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 To the Chinese, viewing a penjing of a rock with a tree evokes a more distant and rugged wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079992524-3CQGF0HF5EYKSS5STKEC/117+200803.1.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Root-over-rock style penjing showcases the Chinese love for odd-shaped rocks. The tree has been trained from a young seedling to grow around the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541080472964-LGHA7DKCC7BRC16W1V84/119+200402.jpg Collections - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541081240020-0NN6EPJIDRSKSHQ4FWF6/120+201009.jpg Collections - Taiwan-cypress Taiwania cryptomerioides In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085226798-GPSXGPGA45RNW4CNQZEA/123+200703.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The hollow trunk and gnarled branches of this tree imply survival into old age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085809011-A7RXTCOQARC71TR5MO3I/127+200401.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1906 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Many old Chinese paintings depict trees with angular bends like this one. The hollow trunk and exposed surface roots add to its quirky character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086074684-90M79TG9WSR86BRM8ZSL/128+200608.jpg Collections - Buddhist-pine Podocarpus macrophyllus In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This is an evergreen conifer native to mountainous areas of southern China and Japan. Small berry-like fruits ripen in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541087070565-7BB8JO5F9X99UTW0XDDT/130+201505.jpg Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This pine was styled by Yee-sun Wu, a master of the Lingnan School of penjing. Curvy lines of the trunk and branches are a characteristic of this school, suggesting a flowing image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086578902-PH80AZCZZAPPD78Z132E/131+201009.jpg Collections - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 As this pine matures, its bark develops deep fissures and raised sections known as wings or ridges. Look closely at the branches on this tree to see this characteristic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541093612938-R6XS4W3A70PXQ1DPKNSW/132+201111.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 2001 Gift of Qingquan Zhao in Honor of Emily Jane McNear, 2001 This landscape scene was created by Chinese penjing master Qingquan Zhao to suggest islands surrounded by water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094309293-2NUTLJL80WLI5SHOSCB2/133+200703.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 This tree was trained into a Chinese dragon shape! It is unusual to see a tree in this historical style outside of China, especially one made by a Chinese-American. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094980155-H8EXNIYQ8RJNAFLSBRDA/134+201103.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 To view this tree is to feel the power of the wind. Why is that? The branches appear to grow in one direction as if forced by a strong wind. The bonsai artist creates this illusion by bending the branches into position with the support of aluminum wires. This creates the distinctive windswept style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541096752805-FKR7O01GKFXAM3B1KAZ5/135+201505+%282%29.jpg Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 With its tall, slender trunk and sparse foliage, this pine is an example of the literati style. It resembles the type of trees featured in the paintings of Chinese literati (scholars.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541103419512-IXI9QDAM0249NA8291DK/139+200410.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106042531-PSC0OZFU65JJS8AXAJP6/140+200711.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106646574-2MVAHOK7I5QLSXFSXBKJ/141+201111.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106931027-2532J0Z3W49WFS8VCXMJ/142+200703.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541107180085-DEUVDC64QM8X6Z2B6HZ3/143+201505.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 2004 Gift of Yunhua Hu, 2004 This landscape penjing was created here at the Arboretum by Mr. Hu Yun Hua in 2004. He was the Director of the Penjing Research Center at the Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541108721656-HNZ794W0UDDOBI5JEZWK/519+200610.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1955 Gift of Michael Levin, 1999 This is an example of the exposed-root style popular in China. It is inspired by trees growing along riverbanks. When soil is gradually washed away, their roots develop a protective bark like the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541109299121-XA51DAMQI5MAAYERUXVA/522+201505.jpg Collections - Water-jasmine Wrightia religiosa Training age unknown Gift of Dr. Tang Quoc Kiet, 2002 Water-jasmine is a popular material for bonsai in southeast Asia. This one was imported from Vietnam, where rounded, cloud-shaped foliage pads on bonsai are typical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532362135261-MV8DSABIF8EWEXBMS2B2/North+American+Pavilion+-+May+2001_004.jpg Collections North American Pavilion interior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1543261154430-8IHJ5655TJ7VQ6H35JP9/John+Naka+2005.jpg Collections John Naka pictured with "Goshin" at the entrance to the Upper Courtyard (2003) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402583679-7V2VL2MZPWPXC57WYRCC/Goshin+2014.jpg Collections - "Goshin" Chinese Juniper Forest Juniperus chinensis In Training Since 1953 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1984 This is one of the most recognized bonsai in the world. Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402723017-NQK35G9281AUAG6HETVF/202+201007.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1975 Gift of Ted C. Guyger, 1990 Bonsai created from trees collected from the outdoors start out with a thicker, more mature trunk. Before it was pruned, this bonsai was a 23-foot tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540403127241-LLT7V9M90WWIXZ9NFXIP/203+200711.1.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1985 Gift of Brussel Martin, 1990 Forest-style bonsai are often planted on a rock slab with the soil held in place by moss. This creates a natural-looking hillock setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404031885-OA3DTVF41ZXJXVTLJ8IU/204+201110.jpg Collections - Drummond's Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii In training since 1974 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298030871-XRT145A03HVE03NF04LU/207+200703.1.jpg Collections - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1985 Gift of Harold M. Harvey, 1990 Even though bougainvillea is a vine, it can be grown as a bonsai by continually pruning the long growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298077440-FOI5H2QHDQBR4HRTGELI/IMG_5844.JPG Collections - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1960 Gift of Fred & Ernesta Ballard, 1990 This bonsai is trained in the cascade style, in which the tree is trained to imitate those growing from the side of a cliff. Instead of growing upward toward the sun, the trunk and branches are pulled downward by gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404983084-SERXYEPB6XQXXNO1X7DO/211+200605.jpg Collections - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1948 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1990 One reason John Naka named this bonsai Gimpo, "Silver Phoenix," was because like the mythical bird rising from ashes, even the ugliest tree can become a majestic bonsai in the hands of a master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298103038-N6SLMCD3EGUOE611X08O/212+201008.JPG Collections - Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus In training since 1975 Gift of Mary Madison, 1990 Buttonwood is a native American species from the swamps of Florida. Its naturally twisted trunks make it popular material for tropical bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540405750045-HPKW2ELL84H63BGF1WJV/214+201011+NBF10-27-128.jpg Collections - English Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata In training since 1955 Gift of Bertram F. Bruenner, 1990 The artist created the unique twisting trunk on this bonsai by shaping it with wire when it was still a seedling and very pliant. Once the tree matured, the wire could be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406453886-0KWTZTDXSG2KS5IWAMEG/216+200703.jpg Collections - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1971 Gift of Mike Uyeno, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406792357-3A176KDLHEFY2UPKQ6AY/217+201008.jpg Collections - Natal Fig Ficus natalensis In training since 1976 Gift of David W. Fukumoto, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540408070600-PVZEZKKAQAN8XB4IO67Y/218+200803.jpg Collections - Willow-leaf Ficus Ficus salicaria In training since 1974 Gift of Helen C. Souder, 1990 Clump style bonsai are trees that have multiple trunks emanating from a single base. Ficus make good trees for bonsai beginners because they grow quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540468413772-5NTG05Q9Z44TZI5O8DUL/222+Juniperus+californica.jpg Collections - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1967 Gift of Kiichi Wayne Takayasu, 1990 This native juniper from the mountains in California is one of the most popular trees to collect for bonsai. California junipers grow slowly, usually over hundreds of years, and have interesting deadwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540469262630-0N9AGPVT4TKMVQELB07Z/224+201402.jpg Collections - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1975 Gift of James & Helen Barrett, 1990 This tree has been styled to look like a lone tree hit by lightening, causing the top to die. It was a style made popular by the famous American bonsai master John Naka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540470853308-G8OU199MDME73NHD9L7D/225+200703.jpg Collections - Pasture Juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa In training since 1980 Gift of Jack B. Douthitt, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540471823772-TO1L5U5V8L2HGBVBS6BV/226+200304.jpg Collections - Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 1975 Gift of Thomas Tecza, 1990 This dwarf type of juniper came to the United States from England about 1900 for use in gardens; however, its small size soon made it a popular choice for beginner bonsai classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472259489-PTSEZXQ5X05Q476AKYFI/228+201606.jpg Collections - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizotalis 'Prostrata' In training since 1969 Gift of Kaz & Kiyo Yoneda, 1990 The bonsai artists created the deadwood on this nursery tree in order to make it look like an old juniper collected from the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472463031-8S3IZIGYBAWMMZ0KLU1K/229+200911.jpg Collections - Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica In training since 1930 Gift of Yuji Yoshimura, 1990 This tree was started in Japan from a cutting by Yuji’s father, Toshiji Yoshimura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909051377-SK3QMS58IGGWCD5B513E/232+Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+175.jpg Collections - Crabapple Malus sp. In training since 1978 Gift of Richard Meszler, 1990 Bonsai artists prefer crabapples over regular apple trees because their smaller fruits are more in keeping with the scale of a bonsai tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540478541508-N25BLT9VFP5DLT1Z1IOU/233+200711.jpg Collections - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1963 Gift of Melba Tucker, 1990 Originally created from a 20-foot tree, this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk, which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540479250476-KENLFF6C9QF2MLXLINZF/237+201204.jpg Collections - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris In training since 1972 Gift of Roland Folse, 1990 Root-over-rock style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540480564216-02SMU42OOO3EVKJ9VED0/238+201209.jpg Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1970 Gift of Daniel Robinson, 1990 A very unusual bonsai! The trunk is an old ponderosa pine, but the grafted branches are Japanese black pine. Bonsai artists consider the 10-inch-long needles of the ponderosa to be out of scale for bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540481394342-YWQDV7BFAEBQFKZDOU61/239+200703.jpg Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1950 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 Every summer pines grow new buds at the tips of their branches. In order to maintain a bonsai’s styling, the buds must be removed. Because the buds look like candles, this process is called “candling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540487732831-9DBYIT25YJLK6H48KZZZ/240+200803.jpg Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1955 Gift of George Yamaguchi, 1990 Most black pine bonsai are created from mature collected material. This bonsai is unusual because it has been in training since it sprouted from a seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540488888565-6ARTGTBW48AKWCR4ST6J/241+200608.jpg Collections - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1964 Gift of Muriel R. Leeds, 1986 Yuji Yoshimura created this bonsai by grafting cork-bark Japanese black pine to Japanese black pine roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540490493979-TT9DYUQFII5YRNOQIOS5/243+200703.jpg Collections - Pomegranate Punica granatum In training since 1963 Gift of Alice T. Naka, 1990 One of the goals of bonsai is to make a tree appear older and bigger than it actually is. By severely tapering the trunk, the artist is creating the illusion of a majestic old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540491592425-8JD05X6U3NY65KVREERF/248+201610.jpg Collections - Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens In training since 1954 Gift of June M. Chambers, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540492901171-7W42NY8N6I7IS9MKHS8Y/249+201011+NBF10-27-180.jpg Collections - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1987 Gift of Guy Guidry, 1990 Before it became a bonsai this tree was 25 feet tall. The trunk of a mature tree provides the wide flare at the base of the tree so desirable in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909135355-D1O28K3A6YULSP8R55M7/250+201408+Bald+cypress+forest.jpg Collections - Bald-cypress and Pond-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium In training since 1988 Gift of Jim Fritchey & Dick Wild, 1990 The creators of this forest style bonsai used two different types of cypress collected in southwest Florida, planting them atop a 2000-pound natural rock slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540496024024-QP0U1MLCSMY5V8LWKQ5A/253+201007+Chinese+Elm.jpg Collections - Catlin Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' In training since 1988 Gift of Susanne Barrymore, 1990 This forest planting was created from cuttings of a mutant contorted Chinese elm developed as a cultivar specifically for use in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540499967933-RJ752KRCAGGF86AW2LVA/254+200301.jpg Collections - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1970 Gift of Marybel Balendonck, 1990 Do you "feel" the wind blowing through this forest? The artist has arranged and styled the trees so they slant to the left, as if in the presence of a steady breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540564351218-VJFPXO7YDUX7MHC31B50/255+201408.1.jpg Collections - Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1972 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540572109900-7XT3DWCNIG4V02ZAA8QZ/258+201007.jpg Collections Ficus microcarpa 'Kaneshiro' In training since 1975 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 This ficus was hybridized by Hawaii's foremost bonsai master, Haruo Kaneshiro. The styling imitates the natural look of old banyan trees in the tropics, with their aerial roots reaching down to add multiple “trunks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540575456253-7XJEK1X1VB6LZ8YJFW5G/259+201407.jpg Collections - Ironwood Casuarina equistifolia In training since 1978 Gift of Edwin S. Nishida, 1990 This tropical tree native to Australia looks like a pine, but unlike pine, its foliage grows continuously and needs to be plucked back to give it a tidy look for a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540577262472-902LH2GYMBLE7U9SPUYG/260+200610.jpg Collections - Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia In training since 1973 Gift of Edward Nakanishi, 1990 This tropical tree native to South America flowers in the early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540578765351-MDSLLRLOXCIXT24G04SI/261+200310.jpg Collections - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1976 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540579351969-KB4WNV66K6E4GUK366JG/262+201007.jpg Collections - Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia In training since 1981 Gift of Arch R. Hawkins, 1996 This North American native was collected in a field in central Texas. The fine twigging and rough silvery bark are most appreciated in winter after the leaves have fallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540580749855-2TNHNB0K8A1EV9X5QV4G/263+201406.jpg Collections - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1986 Gift of John Y. Naka, 1997 Interesting trunks like this one are usually found in the wild. John found this coast live oak in 1986 on a cattle ranch about 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299100026-T63RSVOVI4N5ATCL75QN/264+200411.JPG Collections - Northern White-cedar Thuja occidentalis In training since 1989 Gift of Toronto Bonsai Society, 1996 Northern white-cedars are the oldest trees in Eastern North America. This tree was collected in Canada and styled to reflect its northern origins where heavy snows leave old trees with multiple broken, dead branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540582757758-CA35CCCHA2GBQT9XVVFP/265+201006.jpg Collections - Musk-maple Premna microphylla In training since 1988 Gift of William & Joan Clark, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299142082-XO6L4GKBR34WUOBRISFQ/267+201006+cropped.jpg Collections - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1970 Gift of Mas Moriguchi, 1999 Can you imagine walking down the path in this miniature landscape? The artist styled this scene after a redwood forest. By including short trees and little plants he made the tall trees appear to be giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583479253-XC05QTPNWLFG7GA45M4A/268+200703.jpg Collections - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1972 Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 Do you see an old olive grove on a rugged coast in the Mediterranean? Like a living postcard, these tray landscapes can conjure up distant places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583972286-8GR3IIZ0W8HNEFKXSO4I/269+201006+%2816%29.jpg Collections - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1972 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 2000 You won't find this tree shape in Asian bonsai. The flat-top form is unique to the old bald cypress trees that grow in the southeast wetlands of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540584337680-ID06FQFE5SVPM5IB0Q5P/270+-+Bird%27s+Nest+Spruce-200910.jpg Collections - Bird's Nest Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis' In training since 1956 Gift of Philip Tacktill, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832564194-8FG27HUIZZUC5JB3DNEZ/271+200212.jpg Collections - Sargent Juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Sherwin Mitchell, 2002 Even though the trunk has a lot of twists and turns, the top of the tree is aligned over the base in a good example of the informal upright bonsai style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832947655-C5JS1VAB21I9CHDWXI2Q/271+200911.jpg Collections - American Beech Fagus grandifolia In training since 1979 Gift of Fred H. Mies, 2003 This species is native to eastern North America. Its smooth, silver-gray bark is a nice contrast to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299235280-EXDB9390GPFXML3FUNLG/273+201011+Sweetgum.jpg Collections - Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua In training since 1975 Gift of Vaughn Banting, 2003 This native sweetgum tree was collected in Louisiana and styled as a slanting bonsai. Its star-shaped leaves turn brilliant red in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540833804182-K1NQOFPPFQWK4QO3PYNB/274+200908.jpg Collections - Montezuma-cypress Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum In training since 1948 Gift of John Y. Naka, 2004 This was the first bonsai John created after moving to Los Angeles in 1946. He gave it to the museum right before he passed away at the age of 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540835788179-5ETA3AVE6Y2MMU1KMB4K/275+200703.jpg Collections - Thorny Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1960 Gift of Mike Naka, 2004 The split and gnarly old trunk on this tree conveys the spirit of survival found in very old trees in nature. John Naka found this thorny elaeagnus growing on property to be demolished for freeway construction in southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540836393671-STDSODGRD7UCIJI72L87/276+200406.jpg Collections - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1964 Gift of Harry Hirao, 2004 Can you find the "lifeline" on this tree? It is the thin brown line hugging the underside of the deadwood trunk. This living tissue carries water from the roots to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540837739602-TXIWURZD9VPDHTWNAKZZ/277+200410.jpg Collections - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1974 Gift of Dan Chiplis, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838625824-RD3UJNAODJA0TGJ1L6FU/278+201008.jpg Collections - Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora In training since 1970s Gift of Edward & Jean Smith, 2009 This tropical species has become popular with bonsai artists for the beauty of its multicolored, sleek bark, revealed when the outer bark sheds each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838881409-FJR25Q2AVLG3KREH6JY0/279+201810.jpg Collections - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1980 Gift of Janet Lanman, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540900407506-JA19A3EFJ3C5LCR8WPGC/280+201011.jpg Collections - Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare In training since 1979 Gift of Jack Fried, 2010 Originally collected in a cow pasture, this privet was styled as a clump bonsai with a uniquely long lower branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540901292153-6C55TBHM0EBQO8PB5Z75/281+%28701%29+201004.jpg Collections - Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa In training since 1966 Gift of the U.S. Forest Service, 1980 This ponderosa pine was donated to the museum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Forest Service. It was collected and styled by Dan Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540902183956-G9170AM8W74HALTTI6JS/282+201206+Frank+Goya+saikei.jpg Collections - Juniper Saikei Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' and Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 2004 Gift of Frank Goya, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540903117523-IXWFTTO8F524TOR6YXUS/283+201212+%282%29.jpg Collections - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1982 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540904245200-XIBC3LXYHFUWEYMZC3ZO/284+201304.jpg Collections - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1989 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299888868-VXR8ML0CR82NKGQJX2BM/20141018_092317.jpeg Collections - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1975 Gift of Warren Hill, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540907560123-2J71Y7T543WZBATIODF1/287+201503.jpg Collections - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' (branches grafted onto Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' trunk) In training since 2006 Gift of Takashi Shimazu, 2015 This bonsai was formed by grafting branches of Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' onto the trunk of a large Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' collected at Kobata Nursery in South Gate, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540911246849-G1TDXBMW20RMM2B6CJXG/289+201610+%283%29.jpg Collections - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1989 Gift of Al Nelson, 2016 Collected from a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540913198889-715EL1UNT23JAJB6UO20/292+201710.jpg Collections - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 'R.A.F.' In training since 1980 Gift of William N. Valavanis, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540934051905-43946W8Q289LFYP8TGHB/520+201405.jpg Collections - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizontalis In training since 1952 Gift of Sydney Porter, Jr., 2011 John Naka styled this bonsai and included it in his first book, Bonsai Techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532363010217-IBIZLVPTYFJ57LYXB7UV/DSCN2188.JPG Collections Mary Mrose Exhibit Gallery at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541164184853-2HC7PWZ2KL2OERSVDZN4/S.1.jpg Collections - Chrysanthemum Stone Neodani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kiyoshi Yanagisawa, 1975 It may look like chrysanthemum flowers have been preserved in this stone; however, the "petals" are really crystals that formed before the surrounding mud hardened into a rock. This stone is unpolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541164443623-LA6I0OWDO17SFZGYWBOZ/S.2a.jpg Collections - Waterpool Stone Sajigawa River, Tottori Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Teiichi Katayama, 1975 This stone recalls rocky coastlines with tidal pools. In Japan, important stones are given names by their owners. This one is called Jitsugetsutan, meaning "Pool of Eternity." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165060209-1TMD636PI5YXH3JT9IIV/S.3.jpg Collections - Mountain Stone Ibigawa River, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Osanaga Kanroji, 1975 Can you imagine hiking on the slopes of this gentle mountain stone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165269371-IS14C1RSG6HE4LMSKQTA/S.4.jpg Collections - Mountain Stream Stone Kifune Shrine area, north of Kyoto, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kunizo Motoki, 1975 The vein of white crystalline material that occurs naturally in this rock gives the impression of a cool stream. The stone's name is Enkakeiryu, meaning "Misty Mountain Stream." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165404389-VTBQ8Z3DC8JQR6AUUJ8Y/S.5a.jpg Collections - Mountain Range Stone Seigaku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Fukujiro Yamagishi, 1975 The treacherous peaks of a rugged mountain range suggested by this stone bring to mind a wilderness untouched by man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165674856-ZSR2X7T26ZQ9E9YX7OXE/S.6.jpg Collections - Mountain Stone Hakkai Mountains, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Katsura Suzuki, 1975 This stone was named Hakkaizan (Mt. Hakkai) because its silhouette resembles the actual mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166004057-2UECQD54T5AD3XBB06IS/S.7+side+a.jpg Collections - Chrysanthemum Stone Neodani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift from the Nippon Suiseki Association (donated by Tanekichi Isozaki), 1976 A gift to President Ford from the Japanese viewing stone society in honor of the U.S. Bicentennial, this stone is well-known in Japan by its poetic name Tsukiyo Kiku, "Mums in the Moonlight." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166115815-F7QM3IK4367KPH8RENDA/S.8.jpg Collections - Tiger-stripe Pattern Stone Setagawa River, Japan Gift of Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, 1998 Striped stones from the Setagawa River are much prized in Japan for their pattern rather than their shape. This stone was a gift for President Clinton when he visited Japan during the Year of the Tiger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166634915-FH87MJ8SZMK4RJG16KUB/S.9.jpg Collections - Waterfall Stone Abegawa River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 The natural white crystals in this rock give you the impression of water cascading down the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166723482-H1E5BN0JYPWKULH2ZFJ4/S.10.jpg Collections - Distant Mountain Stone Setagawa River, Shiba Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 Mountains seen in the hazy distance lose their sharp features and can appear to be gentle rolling hills as in this stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166907063-UQKRI3YCH1HE12IKKFLF/S.11.jpg Collections - Near-View Mountain Stone Naraigawa River, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 Viewing stones displayed in a shallow tray of sand recall islands rising from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541167349653-80NJXUERWC4C92NBNB6Y/S.19.jpg Collections - Mountain Stone Unknown origin in Japan Gift of Jean and Ed Smith, 2010 This mountain stone once belonged to Mr. Masaru Yamaki, a Japanese bonsai master whose centuries-old bonsai was one of the trees donated in honor of our country’s bicentennial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541185804764-ILLXM3J88KUUG1J5CRF1/S.101.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholars' Rock- Taihu Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2001 Taihu stones are known for their bizarre shapes full of holes that were formed by the acidic water of Lake Tai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541185943207-3G1WQQ9XMIO37C75M0L8/S.102.jpg Collections - Mountain Lake Stone - Qixia Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu in memory of Hu Zhaokang (1918-1996), 2001 This stone is sometimes exhibited with water in the "lake" to enhance the realism of the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186096844-FHBPGVMCHJ2GPTWD5MQD/S.103.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholars' Rock- Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2001 Lingbi stones have been collected in China since ancient times. They conjure images of remote mountain grottoes where sages and immortals might dwell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186357095-B2L02UNS34Z1H90NLUWV/S.105a.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Jiulongbi Stone Fujian Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2005 This stone is from the riverbed of the Nine Dragons (Jiulong) River. Its fantastic mountain scenery was created by water erosion over many years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186585478-G0NDMKQPMLABD627KOVY/S.108.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Ying stone Guangdong Province, China Anonymous Gift, 2005 Ying stones are prized for their fantastic shapes and wrinkled texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541187661974-TH8WX0EP78P2PG3861ML/S.109.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Anonymous Gift, 2005 What does this stone remind you of? Do you think of choppy seas or craggy peaks? Viewing stones are just the starting point for your own imagination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188173914-WDHENVI449A1U1SWH2UE/S.301.jpg Collections - Chrysanthemum Stone Hubei Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 The largest in North America (54” tall), this Chinese chrysanthemum stone shows how the surrounding matrix can be carved away to enhance the illusion of flowers emerging from the stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188533845-3NJSA461CJ0VE80W8SGW/S.302.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholar's Rock - Red Taihu Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 This taihu stone is unusual for its red coloring—most taihu stones are gray or white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188805098-VY9AEVGQDTICZ6Q65VYA/S.303.jpg Collections - Chinese Scholar's Rock - Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 Sometimes Chinese scholar's rocks are called spirit stones. They were believed to express the life-force of the earth. Does this stone remind you of movement? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189230972-O03X3ND91R6JCHA2XJGB/S.202.jpg Collections - Near-View Mountain Stone Wyoming Desert, USA Gift of Patrick Coen, 1991 This type of white stone with horizontal layering is unique to American viewing stones. It recalls the mesa rock formations of the American Southwest, carved by wind and water erosion over millions of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189513134-8IIRNUOSP3B24QANAOWZ/S.217.jpg Collections - Near Mountain Stone Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Gift of Jim Hayes, 1996 The red-brown color and craggy, pitted shape of this stone is typical of stones found in Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189674820-FSLSI9GFHJKJRGP2DQQJ/S.226.jpg Collections - Mountain Range Stone Eel River, California, USA Gift of Richard Manning, 1996 The smooth, dark green surface of this stone evokes cool sunny days in the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189888624-DCCL7VZW7KXXFV4HLUM3/S.233.jpg Collections - Abstract Stone Kern River, California, USA Gift of John Y. Naka, 1996 Some may see an image of a waterfall in this stone. Bonsai master John Naka saw the old man in the mountain! He jokingly named this stone 30,000-foot White Beard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190072347-1YAECD4E5YTFJQ8PVHOY/S.244.jpg Collections - Mountain Range Stone Mojave Desert, California, USA Gift of Melba Tucker, 1996 Desert stones often look like they have been polished or buffed. The action of high winds blasting tiny sand particles across the stone's surface creates a natural sheen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190285273-RW8T2WP9IFYFQ98GIUXY/S.245.jpg Collections - Mountain Stone Death Valley, California, USA Gift of Elmer Uchida, 1996 This mountain stone from the desert is a “ventifact”—a stone polished by the sandy desert wind. It was found in the 1960s by one of the first viewing stone collectors in the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190462387-UVC95SA60L8ITAO9MXJJ/S.249.jpg Collections - Image Stone Mojave Desert, California, USA Gift of Mariana Haug, in honor of her mother Melba Tucker, 1997 What do you see pictured in this stone? Melba Tucker saw a woman in a kimono with an elaborate hairstyle, thus she named the stone Geisha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190828875-VKMONVTP4N824Q2DG2MT/S.252.jpg Collections - Shelter Stone Indio, California, USA Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 This stone recalls natural land forms in the American southwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190932283-MFYYBLPVVOQFZO8OSQ0B/S.277.jpg Collections - Mountain Stone Thomes Creek, California, USA Gift of Bob Carlson, 2009 Natural white minerals appear to cling like snow to the top of this mountain stone making it a favorite of winter displays in the Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191215872-TS6K04O25R7UHRS6SJF0/S.707.jpg Collections - Object Stone Pelindaba, Gauteng Province, South Africa Gift of John Y. Naka, 1996 When he saw this stone, bonsai master John Naka was reminded of a Japanese castle sitting atop a high, curved wall. Some people see a lighthouse. What do you see? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191415866-RDR1ALXR0YM6TTX01JAA/S.709.jpg Collections - Mountain View Stone Lukuni Mine, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2004 Malachite in its natural state evokes lush green hills in early summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191723545-SQTECOL5KFYTIYVF6Y37/S.708.jpg Collections - Mountain Stone Giacopiane's Lake, Ligurian Alps, D'Aveto, Italy Gift of Luciana Queirolo Garbini, 2001 This majestic mountain is typical of the type of gray stone found in the Ligurian Alps of Italy. 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The Museum John Naka pruning "Goshin" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1543260361310-8QOFUF77Y1LUM324YVVI/Janet+Lanman+1.jpg The Museum Janet Lanman worked at the Museum for over 40 years, starting in 1985, until her passing in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532390994695-72OXVMI0R8AV6WLW7QGS/Volunteers+6-09+%286%29.jpg The Museum Volunteers working on the trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532390536890-KFJF9GNQDAC2F8O2PXJ6/nbf.james_.photo_.2016.jpg The Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532390800953-J0TOF1ZOGTIU2IR8T6JI/April+2012+II+rotation+2+%2825%29.JPG The Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532390819374-UA2TY3EI2AT0EGGINCVD/IMG_9544.jpg The Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532390832507-TMW53WQQNFULZW0IXQXA/Tokonoma+2.jpg 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588948014210-KXOKYMZAO0U9YDZA70H2/More+trees.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588948113655-POYS1CWLUQVF16VY2X69/Side+collection+another+view.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402583679-7V2VL2MZPWPXC57WYRCC/Goshin+2014.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - "Goshin" Chinese Juniper Forest Juniperus chinensis In Training Since 1953 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1984 This is one of the most recognized bonsai in the world. Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402723017-NQK35G9281AUAG6HETVF/202+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1975 Gift of Ted C. Guyger, 1990 Bonsai created from trees collected from the outdoors start out with a thicker, more mature trunk. Before it was pruned, this bonsai was a 23-foot tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540403127241-LLT7V9M90WWIXZ9NFXIP/203+200711.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1985 Gift of Brussel Martin, 1990 Forest-style bonsai are often planted on a rock slab with the soil held in place by moss. This creates a natural-looking hillock setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404031885-OA3DTVF41ZXJXVTLJ8IU/204+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Drummond's Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii In training since 1974 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298030871-XRT145A03HVE03NF04LU/207+200703.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1985 Gift of Harold M. Harvey, 1990 Even though bougainvillea is a vine, it can be grown as a bonsai by continually pruning the long growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298077440-FOI5H2QHDQBR4HRTGELI/IMG_5844.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1960 Gift of Fred & Ernesta Ballard, 1990 This bonsai is trained in the cascade style, in which the tree is trained to imitate those growing from the side of a cliff. Instead of growing upward toward the sun, the trunk and branches are pulled downward by gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404983084-SERXYEPB6XQXXNO1X7DO/211+200605.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1948 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1990 One reason John Naka named this bonsai Gimpo, "Silver Phoenix," was because like the mythical bird rising from ashes, even the ugliest tree can become a majestic bonsai in the hands of a master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298103038-N6SLMCD3EGUOE611X08O/212+201008.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus In training since 1975 Gift of Mary Madison, 1990 Buttonwood is a native American species from the swamps of Florida. Its naturally twisted trunks make it popular material for tropical bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540405750045-HPKW2ELL84H63BGF1WJV/214+201011+NBF10-27-128.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - English Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata In training since 1955 Gift of Bertram F. Bruenner, 1990 The artist created the unique twisting trunk on this bonsai by shaping it with wire when it was still a seedling and very pliant. Once the tree matured, the wire could be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406453886-0KWTZTDXSG2KS5IWAMEG/216+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1971 Gift of Mike Uyeno, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406792357-3A176KDLHEFY2UPKQ6AY/217+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Natal Fig Ficus natalensis In training since 1976 Gift of David W. Fukumoto, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540408070600-PVZEZKKAQAN8XB4IO67Y/218+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Willow-leaf Ficus Ficus salicaria In training since 1974 Gift of Helen C. Souder, 1990 Clump style bonsai are trees that have multiple trunks emanating from a single base. Ficus make good trees for bonsai beginners because they grow quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540468413772-5NTG05Q9Z44TZI5O8DUL/222+Juniperus+californica.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1967 Gift of Kiichi Wayne Takayasu, 1990 This native juniper from the mountains in California is one of the most popular trees to collect for bonsai. California junipers grow slowly, usually over hundreds of years, and have interesting deadwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540469262630-0N9AGPVT4TKMVQELB07Z/224+201402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1975 Gift of James & Helen Barrett, 1990 This tree has been styled to look like a lone tree hit by lightening, causing the top to die. It was a style made popular by the famous American bonsai master John Naka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540470853308-G8OU199MDME73NHD9L7D/225+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Pasture Juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa In training since 1980 Gift of Jack B. Douthitt, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540471823772-TO1L5U5V8L2HGBVBS6BV/226+200304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 1975 Gift of Thomas Tecza, 1990 This dwarf type of juniper came to the United States from England about 1900 for use in gardens; however, its small size soon made it a popular choice for beginner bonsai classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472259489-PTSEZXQ5X05Q476AKYFI/228+201606.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizotalis 'Prostrata' In training since 1969 Gift of Kaz & Kiyo Yoneda, 1990 The bonsai artists created the deadwood on this nursery tree in order to make it look like an old juniper collected from the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472463031-8S3IZIGYBAWMMZ0KLU1K/229+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica In training since 1930 Gift of Yuji Yoshimura, 1990 This tree was started in Japan from a cutting by Yuji’s father, Toshiji Yoshimura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909051377-SK3QMS58IGGWCD5B513E/232+Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+175.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Crabapple Malus sp. In training since 1978 Gift of Richard Meszler, 1990 Bonsai artists prefer crabapples over regular apple trees because their smaller fruits are more in keeping with the scale of a bonsai tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540478541508-N25BLT9VFP5DLT1Z1IOU/233+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1963 Gift of Melba Tucker, 1990 Originally created from a 20-foot tree, this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk, which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540479250476-KENLFF6C9QF2MLXLINZF/237+201204.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris In training since 1972 Gift of Roland Folse, 1990 Root-over-rock style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540480564216-02SMU42OOO3EVKJ9VED0/238+201209.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1970 Gift of Daniel Robinson, 1990 A very unusual bonsai! The trunk is an old ponderosa pine, but the grafted branches are Japanese black pine. Bonsai artists consider the 10-inch-long needles of the ponderosa to be out of scale for bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540481394342-YWQDV7BFAEBQFKZDOU61/239+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1950 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 Every summer pines grow new buds at the tips of their branches. In order to maintain a bonsai’s styling, the buds must be removed. Because the buds look like candles, this process is called “candling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540487732831-9DBYIT25YJLK6H48KZZZ/240+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1955 Gift of George Yamaguchi, 1990 Most black pine bonsai are created from mature collected material. This bonsai is unusual because it has been in training since it sprouted from a seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540488888565-6ARTGTBW48AKWCR4ST6J/241+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1964 Gift of Muriel R. Leeds, 1986 Yuji Yoshimura created this bonsai by grafting cork-bark Japanese black pine to Japanese black pine roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540490493979-TT9DYUQFII5YRNOQIOS5/243+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Pomegranate Punica granatum In training since 1963 Gift of Alice T. Naka, 1990 One of the goals of bonsai is to make a tree appear older and bigger than it actually is. By severely tapering the trunk, the artist is creating the illusion of a majestic old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540491592425-8JD05X6U3NY65KVREERF/248+201610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens In training since 1954 Gift of June M. Chambers, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540492901171-7W42NY8N6I7IS9MKHS8Y/249+201011+NBF10-27-180.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1987 Gift of Guy Guidry, 1990 Before it became a bonsai this tree was 25 feet tall. The trunk of a mature tree provides the wide flare at the base of the tree so desirable in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909135355-D1O28K3A6YULSP8R55M7/250+201408+Bald+cypress+forest.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Bald-cypress and Pond-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium In training since 1988 Gift of Jim Fritchey & Dick Wild, 1990 The creators of this forest style bonsai used two different types of cypress collected in southwest Florida, planting them atop a 2000-pound natural rock slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540496024024-QP0U1MLCSMY5V8LWKQ5A/253+201007+Chinese+Elm.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Catlin Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' In training since 1988 Gift of Susanne Barrymore, 1990 This forest planting was created from cuttings of a mutant contorted Chinese elm developed as a cultivar specifically for use in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540499967933-RJ752KRCAGGF86AW2LVA/254+200301.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1970 Gift of Marybel Balendonck, 1990 Do you "feel" the wind blowing through this forest? The artist has arranged and styled the trees so they slant to the left, as if in the presence of a steady breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540564351218-VJFPXO7YDUX7MHC31B50/255+201408.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1972 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540572109900-7XT3DWCNIG4V02ZAA8QZ/258+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 Ficus microcarpa 'Kaneshiro' In training since 1975 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 This ficus was hybridized by Hawaii's foremost bonsai master, Haruo Kaneshiro. The styling imitates the natural look of old banyan trees in the tropics, with their aerial roots reaching down to add multiple “trunks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540575456253-7XJEK1X1VB6LZ8YJFW5G/259+201407.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Ironwood Casuarina equistifolia In training since 1978 Gift of Edwin S. Nishida, 1990 This tropical tree native to Australia looks like a pine, but unlike pine, its foliage grows continuously and needs to be plucked back to give it a tidy look for a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540577262472-902LH2GYMBLE7U9SPUYG/260+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia In training since 1973 Gift of Edward Nakanishi, 1990 This tropical tree native to South America flowers in the early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540578765351-MDSLLRLOXCIXT24G04SI/261+200310.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1976 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540579351969-KB4WNV66K6E4GUK366JG/262+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia In training since 1981 Gift of Arch R. Hawkins, 1996 This North American native was collected in a field in central Texas. The fine twigging and rough silvery bark are most appreciated in winter after the leaves have fallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540580749855-2TNHNB0K8A1EV9X5QV4G/263+201406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1986 Gift of John Y. Naka, 1997 Interesting trunks like this one are usually found in the wild. John found this coast live oak in 1986 on a cattle ranch about 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299100026-T63RSVOVI4N5ATCL75QN/264+200411.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Northern White-cedar Thuja occidentalis In training since 1989 Gift of Toronto Bonsai Society, 1996 Northern white-cedars are the oldest trees in Eastern North America. This tree was collected in Canada and styled to reflect its northern origins where heavy snows leave old trees with multiple broken, dead branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540582757758-CA35CCCHA2GBQT9XVVFP/265+201006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Musk-maple Premna microphylla In training since 1988 Gift of William & Joan Clark, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299142082-XO6L4GKBR34WUOBRISFQ/267+201006+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1970 Gift of Mas Moriguchi, 1999 Can you imagine walking down the path in this miniature landscape? The artist styled this scene after a redwood forest. By including short trees and little plants he made the tall trees appear to be giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583479253-XC05QTPNWLFG7GA45M4A/268+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1972 Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 Do you see an old olive grove on a rugged coast in the Mediterranean? Like a living postcard, these tray landscapes can conjure up distant places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583972286-8GR3IIZ0W8HNEFKXSO4I/269+201006+%2816%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1972 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 2000 You won't find this tree shape in Asian bonsai. The flat-top form is unique to the old bald cypress trees that grow in the southeast wetlands of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540584337680-ID06FQFE5SVPM5IB0Q5P/270+-+Bird%27s+Nest+Spruce-200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Bird's Nest Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis' In training since 1956 Gift of Philip Tacktill, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832564194-8FG27HUIZZUC5JB3DNEZ/271+200212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Sargent Juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Sherwin Mitchell, 2002 Even though the trunk has a lot of twists and turns, the top of the tree is aligned over the base in a good example of the informal upright bonsai style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832947655-C5JS1VAB21I9CHDWXI2Q/271+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - American Beech Fagus grandifolia In training since 1979 Gift of Fred H. Mies, 2003 This species is native to eastern North America. Its smooth, silver-gray bark is a nice contrast to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299235280-EXDB9390GPFXML3FUNLG/273+201011+Sweetgum.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua In training since 1975 Gift of Vaughn Banting, 2003 This native sweetgum tree was collected in Louisiana and styled as a slanting bonsai. Its star-shaped leaves turn brilliant red in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540833804182-K1NQOFPPFQWK4QO3PYNB/274+200908.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Montezuma-cypress Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum In training since 1948 Gift of John Y. Naka, 2004 This was the first bonsai John created after moving to Los Angeles in 1946. He gave it to the museum right before he passed away at the age of 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540835788179-5ETA3AVE6Y2MMU1KMB4K/275+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Thorny Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1960 Gift of Mike Naka, 2004 The split and gnarly old trunk on this tree conveys the spirit of survival found in very old trees in nature. John Naka found this thorny elaeagnus growing on property to be demolished for freeway construction in southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540836393671-STDSODGRD7UCIJI72L87/276+200406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1964 Gift of Harry Hirao, 2004 Can you find the "lifeline" on this tree? It is the thin brown line hugging the underside of the deadwood trunk. This living tissue carries water from the roots to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540837739602-TXIWURZD9VPDHTWNAKZZ/277+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1974 Gift of Dan Chiplis, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838625824-RD3UJNAODJA0TGJ1L6FU/278+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora In training since 1970s Gift of Edward & Jean Smith, 2009 This tropical species has become popular with bonsai artists for the beauty of its multicolored, sleek bark, revealed when the outer bark sheds each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838881409-FJR25Q2AVLG3KREH6JY0/279+201810.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1980 Gift of Janet Lanman, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540900407506-JA19A3EFJ3C5LCR8WPGC/280+201011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare In training since 1979 Gift of Jack Fried, 2010 Originally collected in a cow pasture, this privet was styled as a clump bonsai with a uniquely long lower branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540901292153-6C55TBHM0EBQO8PB5Z75/281+%28701%29+201004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa In training since 1966 Gift of the U.S. Forest Service, 1980 This ponderosa pine was donated to the museum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Forest Service. It was collected and styled by Dan Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540902183956-G9170AM8W74HALTTI6JS/282+201206+Frank+Goya+saikei.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Juniper Saikei Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' and Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 2004 Gift of Frank Goya, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540903117523-IXWFTTO8F524TOR6YXUS/283+201212+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1982 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540904245200-XIBC3LXYHFUWEYMZC3ZO/284+201304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1989 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299888868-VXR8ML0CR82NKGQJX2BM/20141018_092317.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1975 Gift of Warren Hill, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540907560123-2J71Y7T543WZBATIODF1/287+201503.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' (branches grafted onto Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' trunk) In training since 2006 Gift of Takashi Shimazu, 2015 This bonsai was formed by grafting branches of Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' onto the trunk of a large Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' collected at Kobata Nursery in South Gate, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540911246849-G1TDXBMW20RMM2B6CJXG/289+201610+%283%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1989 Gift of Al Nelson, 2016 Collected from a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540913198889-715EL1UNT23JAJB6UO20/292+201710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 'R.A.F.' In training since 1980 Gift of William N. Valavanis, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540934051905-43946W8Q289LFYP8TGHB/520+201405.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizontalis In training since 1952 Gift of Sydney Porter, Jr., 2011 John Naka styled this bonsai and included it in his first book, Bonsai Techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540990262970-SF4MMQZ1UTUZ2XPKT6F7/102+200309.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Boxthorn Serissa japonica In training since 1951 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 Coming from temperate regions in Asia, this species blooms practically all year round. There are usually so many tiny white flowers that it is also known as the "tree of a thousand stars." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540991087252-XG5J3OXUXMHKGXVKU1KU/103+200712.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The trunk of this tree exhibits a flaking bark of grey, pink and tan "camouflage" pattern that explains its other common name--lacebark elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540992804938-2YPFA3G21ZCXFUII08UY/104+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1906 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540994642647-WXHVPZVORXTD62CWUVN4/106+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Fukien-tea Ehretia microphylla In training since 1956 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540995135071-TNR84F22ZB9GOPS2MABB/107+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Golden-larch Pseudolarix amabilis In training since 1971 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The golden-larch is a rare and unusual conifer from China that turns bright golden yellow in the fall before dropping its needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000190279-JPXP9MMN7E9QTCYMSNJM/108+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 In pairing a rock with a tree, it is important to keep the tree from becoming too big for the rock in order to maintain a balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000600113-0R0V2KPZ7J1GZIBAODK9/110+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Chinese penjing are often styled with contorted roots and branches which give them a sense of lively movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541002339922-WD38GG3B1HWO9R9XMURZ/111+201509+%286%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The leaves of a Chinese elm are so tiny that if we saw a picture of this tree without the pot, we can easily be fooled into believing this is a much larger tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541010834924-SZXOB2OTDUFZP5OY6TAW/112+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Nepal Firethorn Pyracantha crenulata In training since 1966 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This forest of firethorn trees produces small red fruits that last through the winter months. In the spring, the trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541011785487-8JFFRZ07Y4V5S613PHJA/114+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Penjing means "landscape in a tray." Here we see naturalistic groupings of trees as if in the wild. The white marble container or tray is unique to penjing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541012386840-L5DXZ2A1UI8JG5YXJY2R/115+200307.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The Chinese love to add little figurines to their penjing. It helps us imagine what it would be like to sit under this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079359511-EJKG2KHQSEJEDQ38Q57X/116+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 To the Chinese, viewing a penjing of a rock with a tree evokes a more distant and rugged wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079992524-3CQGF0HF5EYKSS5STKEC/117+200803.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Root-over-rock style penjing showcases the Chinese love for odd-shaped rocks. The tree has been trained from a young seedling to grow around the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541080472964-LGHA7DKCC7BRC16W1V84/119+200402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541081240020-0NN6EPJIDRSKSHQ4FWF6/120+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Taiwan-cypress Taiwania cryptomerioides In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085226798-GPSXGPGA45RNW4CNQZEA/123+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The hollow trunk and gnarled branches of this tree imply survival into old age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085809011-A7RXTCOQARC71TR5MO3I/127+200401.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1906 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Many old Chinese paintings depict trees with angular bends like this one. The hollow trunk and exposed surface roots add to its quirky character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086074684-90M79TG9WSR86BRM8ZSL/128+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Buddhist-pine Podocarpus macrophyllus In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This is an evergreen conifer native to mountainous areas of southern China and Japan. Small berry-like fruits ripen in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541087070565-7BB8JO5F9X99UTW0XDDT/130+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This pine was styled by Yee-sun Wu, a master of the Lingnan School of penjing. Curvy lines of the trunk and branches are a characteristic of this school, suggesting a flowing image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086578902-PH80AZCZZAPPD78Z132E/131+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 As this pine matures, its bark develops deep fissures and raised sections known as wings or ridges. Look closely at the branches on this tree to see this characteristic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541093612938-R6XS4W3A70PXQ1DPKNSW/132+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 2001 Gift of Qingquan Zhao in Honor of Emily Jane McNear, 2001 This landscape scene was created by Chinese penjing master Qingquan Zhao to suggest islands surrounded by water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094309293-2NUTLJL80WLI5SHOSCB2/133+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 This tree was trained into a Chinese dragon shape! It is unusual to see a tree in this historical style outside of China, especially one made by a Chinese-American. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094980155-H8EXNIYQ8RJNAFLSBRDA/134+201103.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 To view this tree is to feel the power of the wind. Why is that? The branches appear to grow in one direction as if forced by a strong wind. The bonsai artist creates this illusion by bending the branches into position with the support of aluminum wires. This creates the distinctive windswept style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541096752805-FKR7O01GKFXAM3B1KAZ5/135+201505+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 With its tall, slender trunk and sparse foliage, this pine is an example of the literati style. It resembles the type of trees featured in the paintings of Chinese literati (scholars.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541103419512-IXI9QDAM0249NA8291DK/139+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106042531-PSC0OZFU65JJS8AXAJP6/140+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106646574-2MVAHOK7I5QLSXFSXBKJ/141+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106931027-2532J0Z3W49WFS8VCXMJ/142+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541107180085-DEUVDC64QM8X6Z2B6HZ3/143+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 2004 Gift of Yunhua Hu, 2004 This landscape penjing was created here at the Arboretum by Mr. Hu Yun Hua in 2004. He was the Director of the Penjing Research Center at the Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541108721656-HNZ794W0UDDOBI5JEZWK/519+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1955 Gift of Michael Levin, 1999 This is an example of the exposed-root style popular in China. It is inspired by trees growing along riverbanks. When soil is gradually washed away, their roots develop a protective bark like the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541109299121-XA51DAMQI5MAAYERUXVA/522+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Water-jasmine Wrightia religiosa Training age unknown Gift of Dr. Tang Quoc Kiet, 2002 Water-jasmine is a popular material for bonsai in southeast Asia. This one was imported from Vietnam, where rounded, cloud-shaped foliage pads on bonsai are typical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186815220-1IZKLSBUWP0VV3HQX0V4/2+200304_002.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195997320-J212JGO7BRA6SMM0GTEG/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+178.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 1976 One of the most important elements of a bonsai is the quality of its surface roots. This pine has especially dramatic ones that seem to grab the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186269543-F4YBPISQV2XLCREE11PQ/5+Picea+glehnii.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1925 Gift of Tokuei Tanaka, 1976 When this tree was collected in Japan, it was probably about 120 years old. It is difficult to know the exact age of a bonsai that first grew in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174728334-HLHE8BOINFDZO3L82NYZ/7+-+Japanese+Cypress+2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Hinoki-cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa In training since 1875 Gift of Shuhei Nagai, 1976 The way the bonsai artist thinned and shaped the foliage on this tree helps create the appearance of an ancient tree, which is a primary goal in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539183896759-WDIIYUU755TWWUZVGKSM/11+2015.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica In training since 1905 Gift of Eisaku Sato, 1976 This bonsai suggests a peaceful garden forest near a place of worship. In Japan, one often finds a temple or shrine nestled within a shady cryptomeria grove in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539193324369-AGN6LUFVHCRY71RLQEH3/12+-+Thorny+Elaeagnus-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1825 Gift of Teisuke Takahashi, 1976 Look for berries in the springtime on this flowering and fruiting shrub. Started from a cutting in 1825, this plant has been cultivated as a bonsai through its entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539187799955-JY1ITPM6KB6XFVB9E342/14+201008+Colella+Master_2183.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii In training since 1905 Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 1976 The design of the museum logo was inspired by this bonsai with its rhythmic lines of dead wood contrasting with green foliage pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539188764682-WG1SCPTC4CXV1323BGQ5/15+2010+Wisteria.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda In training since 1925 Gift of Kihei Tamura, 1976 Wisteria does not produce fine twigs, so it takes an especially skilled bonsai artist to create dense foliage when shaping it into a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539175371079-OOL1CQCUEZD4APGMO8OK/16+zelcova.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1895 Gift of Yoshibumi Itoigawa, 1976 This bonsai is only 4 feet tall, yet it gives the appearance of a giant tree with a thick trunk, powerful surface roots, and tapered branching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174195859-XK8QW4CCF6RS77L2KH9Q/20+2009+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Toringo crabapple Malus toringo In training since 1905 Gift of Shu’ichi Ueda, 1976 This crabapple has four season interest: white blossoms in spring; bright green leaves in summer; yellow fruits in autumn; and when its leaves fall in winter, the bent and craggy silhouette of an aged tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194165192-9PGS4OKB2VA9N55966XX/23+200611.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese beech Fagus crenata In training since 1946 Gift of Kiyoshi Kawamata, 1976 This is an example of the classical forest style where you feel as if you are inside the forest looking out—the trees nearest you appear un-obstructed and large; the ones in back are smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539178325307-4CBFPGEH0C2YT7NZ7JNH/25+201011+NBF10-27-86.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1926 Gift of Kiku Shinkai, 1976 Ginkgo bonsai make their best show in autumn when their bright green leaves gradually turn a brilliant golden yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532293966556-05CC8EHQTZW6661WEIP8/26+200711_006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1896 Gift of Masayuki Fujio, 1976 Bulbous growths, known as chi chi, typically appear on older ginkgo trees like this bonsai. From these, ariel roots may develop to help the tree survive in times of environmental stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177104016-FKLL6O6P211DEUAN2ZXA/31.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1875 Gift of Etsusaburo Shiina, 1976 The techniques of bonsai can, in some species, reduce the size of the leaves, but fruit and flowers remain the same size as those on trees growing naturally. This quince produces 5-inch fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177645419-9DHS90NSTPMT2PGCPIPJ/32+200803_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Higo camellia Camellia japonica (Higo Group) 'Yamato-nishiki' In training since 1876 Gift of Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumiai, Kyushu Branch (Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative), 1976 The flowers of the Higo camellia are distinctive for the bold sunburst pattern of yellow stamens at the center of the petals. In Japan, these winter blossoms are associated with the bravery of samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539196207082-YRUNJ92PJ55ZNR31X0V5/36+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1856 Gift of Tanekichi Isozaki, 1976 This masterpiece bonsai shows the artist’s expertise in training a seedling to become a majestic tree with flaring surface roots, a powerful trunk tapering gracefully to the apex, and horizontal branches with finely articulated twigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194563788-FWS3HRHR9C9AV0I7LK2J/37+root+over+rock.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1916 Gift of Takeo Fukuda, 1976 In this “root-over-rock” style, the artist grew a young plant on top of a rock, gradually removing soil as the roots matured. In nature, maple roots sometimes grasp a rock just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539176069486-A1HVXAXDYJGBJY3TJB5X/40+202011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1906 Gift of Ryutaro Azuma, 1976 Japanese maple is one of the finest materials for bonsai because when cultivated as a bonsai it produces smaller leaves than if growing in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195775087-QVSQHFXVXFJD5UVUN672/41+kiyohime.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' In training since 1946 Gift of Akiko Matsudaira, 1976 Trees with fine twigs, small leaves, and spreading roots are good matches for smaller bonsai. Certain cultivars with these characteristics, like this one, are favorites for creating miniature scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539173045802-TO9NZYYQNYF8UT4MMBMD/IMG_0498.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Gift of Goro Ito, 1976 The slant-style in bonsai represents the forces of nature on mature trees: strong winds, heavy snows, rock slides, or the need to grow towards the light are all reasons for a tree to lean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197386291-CG1KCM1OBWIT6M1L953T/50.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum Yatsubusa Group In training since 1946 Gift of Shintaro Abe, 1976 The small leaves, tiny twigs and strong roots of dwarf maple varieties make them perfect material for the bonsai artist whose goal is to create the illusion of a large, mature tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197266096-JJUM0UAT2PXE664ECRSE/51+-+Japanese+Hemlock-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese hemlock Tsuga diversifolia In training since 1926 Gift of Royal Household of Princess Chichibu, Japan, 1976 Japan’s Princess Chichibu (1909-1995) was a well-known patron of the art of bonsai. She donated this hemlock from her royal collection as a part of Japan's Bicentennial gift to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197846416-O26ALTSX9IG8QCAVN1C7/52+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1895 Gift of Royal Household of Prince Takamatsu, Japan, 1976 One of three trees from the Imperial Family included in Japan’s 1976 Bicentennial gift, this majestic maple is from the collection of Prince Takamatsu (1905-1987) and was trained as a bonsai from a seedling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198208659-ZUBEKRW130N8NSDRKCED/53+201008+Colella+Master_2212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora In training since 1795 Gift of the Imperial Household, Japan, 1976 It was an unprecedented honor for the Emperor of Japan to include a tree from the Imperial Collection as part of his country’s gift to the United States in 1976—none had ever before left Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198667622-RN50H81T6H1FGTY2CY1Y/57+2008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata In training since 1966 Gift of Reiji Takagi, 1998 This tree was originally collected on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bonsai artist has carved the dead portions to resemble naturally weathered dieback on an old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539199368705-JZBYLC4T5A2HUETGJLF4/60+2015+black.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Needle juniper Juniperus rigida In training since 1966 Gift of Governor Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, 1998 Before it became a bonsai, this tree was about 250 years old. It was collected from a rugged coastal area on the Sea of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539257961772-MS3ES124KHLFQ87L1UND/62+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1939 Gift of Saburo Kato, 1998 This tree, collected and styled by renowned Japanese bonsai master Saburo Kato, was an official gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi to President Clinton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539258313872-5SINZ05GAK7ZQF9OSQ50/63+200610+maple+tree.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1939 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 A gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi's personal collection, this bonsai has the graceful shape of a maple growing in an open field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295122823-PF9U9YCGY2BPU52PE2VD/68+200611_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1984 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295153246-EPDDZGUPDSKLGZL6FFQ0/69+201011+NBF10-27-81.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1919 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 This shohin bonsai has been trained from a seedling to grow over a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259652597-BT487ETKNGUZFEXTJTJI/70+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Satsuki azalea 'Korin' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Korin' Training age unknown Gift of Hirozumi Ichihara, 2000 Korin is a type of Satsuki azalea cultivated by bonsai aritsts for its small leaves and flowers. In June, the leaves will not be visible when it is covered in pink blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259799324-PAIMA7BH0Y5C1JFVO6QJ/71+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Satsuki azalea 'Gyoten' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Gyoten' Training age unknown Gift of Shogo Watanabe, 2000 Satsuki azaleas bloom later than most other azaleas and often produce flowers of different colors on the same plant—a prized feature in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539180274104-Q9U2T06F3RJV2QH6PC3N/55+Camellia.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' In training since 1950 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 The small leaves and flowers of this dwarf camellia make it excellent material for bonsai. Its semi-double pink blossoms usually appear in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260224019-AX395RQZANTD4DZN2M7P/79+200710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Eurya Eurya emarginata In training since 1970 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 A member of the tea family, this evergreen shrub grows in thickets on mountain slopes, in rock crevices, and along seacoasts in China, Japan, and Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260340555-9H80HGW504TTEVQ73CHH/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+186.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora 'Koko-no-e' Train age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 The branches of this pine were grafted onto the trunk at 90-degree angles to create a style of bonsai known as formal upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260712124-N7OMA02T42CG4ZFS2VOY/81+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Training age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 Note that in the slant style of bonsai, though the trunk of the tree is leaning, the design of the branches and foliage provides a feeling of balance and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295496600-4XJOK97OEPZH20BNCB63/82+201207_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539261965235-9TB6X9QPA8EWZ7Q681LZ/86+201207.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Chinese Emperor-plum Osteomeles boninensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539263488626-WIZ68D2U9035G88QVK8B/87+2004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora In training since 1832 Gift of Hassan II, King of Morocco, 1983 This tree was a gift from the King of Morocco, His Majesty Hassan II, to President Ronald Reagan in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539264400343-2IGYG1CRRKPL9OCQEB73/88+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Stewartia, beech, boxwood Stewartia monadelpha, Fagus crenata, Buxus microphylla In training since 2001 Gift of Toshio Kawamoto, 2001 Notice that 3 different types of trees grow together in this type of bonsai called saikei. It is a "living landscape" designed by Japanese artist Kawamoto, who introduced this style after the WWII. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539265194872-L8E0GCA8OYXCK338IS06/89+from+bonsai+bark.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Doug Paul, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361754946-KDON8CQ8ECQ7I3C1UZM3/Tropicals+%2858%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361852007-PIM39D6GM3YTUUXQ8OX1/Tropicals+%2853%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361853651-M5XZ5Q8T40SMC33LHK06/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361859251-QMXAHDEWE7ZSUTP8FLUH/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883746720-433NN9T0ZX1NS2ZOT0BL/BONSAI+BLOG+%285%29.png World Bonsai Day 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883858107-3WQ0LM8IOYGYND72FFVG/BONSAI+BLOG+%286%29.png World Bonsai Day 2020 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/blog daily 0.75 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1592760184726-O1FD3Q2L3380NXL420O6/Screenshot+2020-04-22+at+2.50.48+PM.png Blog https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/virtual-collection daily 0.75 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1605744434542-OUZR5B4A26TIZ5DHKDPR/8+zoom.png Virtual Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1606769722418-I8Q10GW521KM5YIMTAM6/BlackPineJuniperMaple_StephenVoss.png Virtual Collection - 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Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402723017-NQK35G9281AUAG6HETVF/202+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1975 Gift of Ted C. Guyger, 1990 Bonsai created from trees collected from the outdoors start out with a thicker, more mature trunk. Before it was pruned, this bonsai was a 23-foot tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540403127241-LLT7V9M90WWIXZ9NFXIP/203+200711.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1985 Gift of Brussel Martin, 1990 Forest-style bonsai are often planted on a rock slab with the soil held in place by moss. This creates a natural-looking hillock setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404031885-OA3DTVF41ZXJXVTLJ8IU/204+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Drummond's Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii In training since 1974 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298030871-XRT145A03HVE03NF04LU/207+200703.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1985 Gift of Harold M. Harvey, 1990 Even though bougainvillea is a vine, it can be grown as a bonsai by continually pruning the long growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298077440-FOI5H2QHDQBR4HRTGELI/IMG_5844.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1960 Gift of Fred & Ernesta Ballard, 1990 This bonsai is trained in the cascade style, in which the tree is trained to imitate those growing from the side of a cliff. Instead of growing upward toward the sun, the trunk and branches are pulled downward by gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404983084-SERXYEPB6XQXXNO1X7DO/211+200605.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1948 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1990 One reason John Naka named this bonsai Gimpo, "Silver Phoenix," was because like the mythical bird rising from ashes, even the ugliest tree can become a majestic bonsai in the hands of a master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298103038-N6SLMCD3EGUOE611X08O/212+201008.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus In training since 1975 Gift of Mary Madison, 1990 Buttonwood is a native American species from the swamps of Florida. Its naturally twisted trunks make it popular material for tropical bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540405750045-HPKW2ELL84H63BGF1WJV/214+201011+NBF10-27-128.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - English Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata In training since 1955 Gift of Bertram F. Bruenner, 1990 The artist created the unique twisting trunk on this bonsai by shaping it with wire when it was still a seedling and very pliant. Once the tree matured, the wire could be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406453886-0KWTZTDXSG2KS5IWAMEG/216+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1971 Gift of Mike Uyeno, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406792357-3A176KDLHEFY2UPKQ6AY/217+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Natal Fig Ficus natalensis In training since 1976 Gift of David W. Fukumoto, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540408070600-PVZEZKKAQAN8XB4IO67Y/218+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Willow-leaf Ficus Ficus salicaria In training since 1974 Gift of Helen C. Souder, 1990 Clump style bonsai are trees that have multiple trunks emanating from a single base. Ficus make good trees for bonsai beginners because they grow quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540468413772-5NTG05Q9Z44TZI5O8DUL/222+Juniperus+californica.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1967 Gift of Kiichi Wayne Takayasu, 1990 This native juniper from the mountains in California is one of the most popular trees to collect for bonsai. California junipers grow slowly, usually over hundreds of years, and have interesting deadwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540469262630-0N9AGPVT4TKMVQELB07Z/224+201402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1975 Gift of James & Helen Barrett, 1990 This tree has been styled to look like a lone tree hit by lightening, causing the top to die. It was a style made popular by the famous American bonsai master John Naka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540470853308-G8OU199MDME73NHD9L7D/225+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Pasture Juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa In training since 1980 Gift of Jack B. Douthitt, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540471823772-TO1L5U5V8L2HGBVBS6BV/226+200304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 1975 Gift of Thomas Tecza, 1990 This dwarf type of juniper came to the United States from England about 1900 for use in gardens; however, its small size soon made it a popular choice for beginner bonsai classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472259489-PTSEZXQ5X05Q476AKYFI/228+201606.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizotalis 'Prostrata' In training since 1969 Gift of Kaz & Kiyo Yoneda, 1990 The bonsai artists created the deadwood on this nursery tree in order to make it look like an old juniper collected from the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472463031-8S3IZIGYBAWMMZ0KLU1K/229+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica In training since 1930 Gift of Yuji Yoshimura, 1990 This tree was started in Japan from a cutting by Yuji’s father, Toshiji Yoshimura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909051377-SK3QMS58IGGWCD5B513E/232+Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+175.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Crabapple Malus sp. In training since 1978 Gift of Richard Meszler, 1990 Bonsai artists prefer crabapples over regular apple trees because their smaller fruits are more in keeping with the scale of a bonsai tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540478541508-N25BLT9VFP5DLT1Z1IOU/233+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1963 Gift of Melba Tucker, 1990 Originally created from a 20-foot tree, this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk, which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540479250476-KENLFF6C9QF2MLXLINZF/237+201204.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris In training since 1972 Gift of Roland Folse, 1990 Root-over-rock style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540480564216-02SMU42OOO3EVKJ9VED0/238+201209.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1970 Gift of Daniel Robinson, 1990 A very unusual bonsai! The trunk is an old ponderosa pine, but the grafted branches are Japanese black pine. Bonsai artists consider the 10-inch-long needles of the ponderosa to be out of scale for bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540481394342-YWQDV7BFAEBQFKZDOU61/239+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1950 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 Every summer pines grow new buds at the tips of their branches. In order to maintain a bonsai’s styling, the buds must be removed. Because the buds look like candles, this process is called “candling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540487732831-9DBYIT25YJLK6H48KZZZ/240+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1955 Gift of George Yamaguchi, 1990 Most black pine bonsai are created from mature collected material. This bonsai is unusual because it has been in training since it sprouted from a seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540488888565-6ARTGTBW48AKWCR4ST6J/241+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1964 Gift of Muriel R. Leeds, 1986 Yuji Yoshimura created this bonsai by grafting cork-bark Japanese black pine to Japanese black pine roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540490493979-TT9DYUQFII5YRNOQIOS5/243+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Pomegranate Punica granatum In training since 1963 Gift of Alice T. Naka, 1990 One of the goals of bonsai is to make a tree appear older and bigger than it actually is. By severely tapering the trunk, the artist is creating the illusion of a majestic old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540491592425-8JD05X6U3NY65KVREERF/248+201610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens In training since 1954 Gift of June M. Chambers, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540492901171-7W42NY8N6I7IS9MKHS8Y/249+201011+NBF10-27-180.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1987 Gift of Guy Guidry, 1990 Before it became a bonsai this tree was 25 feet tall. The trunk of a mature tree provides the wide flare at the base of the tree so desirable in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909135355-D1O28K3A6YULSP8R55M7/250+201408+Bald+cypress+forest.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Bald-cypress and Pond-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium In training since 1988 Gift of Jim Fritchey & Dick Wild, 1990 The creators of this forest style bonsai used two different types of cypress collected in southwest Florida, planting them atop a 2000-pound natural rock slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540496024024-QP0U1MLCSMY5V8LWKQ5A/253+201007+Chinese+Elm.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Catlin Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' In training since 1988 Gift of Susanne Barrymore, 1990 This forest planting was created from cuttings of a mutant contorted Chinese elm developed as a cultivar specifically for use in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540499967933-RJ752KRCAGGF86AW2LVA/254+200301.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1970 Gift of Marybel Balendonck, 1990 Do you "feel" the wind blowing through this forest? The artist has arranged and styled the trees so they slant to the left, as if in the presence of a steady breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540564351218-VJFPXO7YDUX7MHC31B50/255+201408.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1972 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540572109900-7XT3DWCNIG4V02ZAA8QZ/258+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 Ficus microcarpa 'Kaneshiro' In training since 1975 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 This ficus was hybridized by Hawaii's foremost bonsai master, Haruo Kaneshiro. The styling imitates the natural look of old banyan trees in the tropics, with their aerial roots reaching down to add multiple “trunks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540575456253-7XJEK1X1VB6LZ8YJFW5G/259+201407.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Ironwood Casuarina equistifolia In training since 1978 Gift of Edwin S. Nishida, 1990 This tropical tree native to Australia looks like a pine, but unlike pine, its foliage grows continuously and needs to be plucked back to give it a tidy look for a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540577262472-902LH2GYMBLE7U9SPUYG/260+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia In training since 1973 Gift of Edward Nakanishi, 1990 This tropical tree native to South America flowers in the early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540578765351-MDSLLRLOXCIXT24G04SI/261+200310.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1976 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540579351969-KB4WNV66K6E4GUK366JG/262+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia In training since 1981 Gift of Arch R. Hawkins, 1996 This North American native was collected in a field in central Texas. The fine twigging and rough silvery bark are most appreciated in winter after the leaves have fallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540580749855-2TNHNB0K8A1EV9X5QV4G/263+201406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1986 Gift of John Y. Naka, 1997 Interesting trunks like this one are usually found in the wild. John found this coast live oak in 1986 on a cattle ranch about 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299100026-T63RSVOVI4N5ATCL75QN/264+200411.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Northern White-cedar Thuja occidentalis In training since 1989 Gift of Toronto Bonsai Society, 1996 Northern white-cedars are the oldest trees in Eastern North America. This tree was collected in Canada and styled to reflect its northern origins where heavy snows leave old trees with multiple broken, dead branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540582757758-CA35CCCHA2GBQT9XVVFP/265+201006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Musk-maple Premna microphylla In training since 1988 Gift of William & Joan Clark, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299142082-XO6L4GKBR34WUOBRISFQ/267+201006+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1970 Gift of Mas Moriguchi, 1999 Can you imagine walking down the path in this miniature landscape? The artist styled this scene after a redwood forest. By including short trees and little plants he made the tall trees appear to be giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583479253-XC05QTPNWLFG7GA45M4A/268+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1972 Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 Do you see an old olive grove on a rugged coast in the Mediterranean? Like a living postcard, these tray landscapes can conjure up distant places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583972286-8GR3IIZ0W8HNEFKXSO4I/269+201006+%2816%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1972 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 2000 You won't find this tree shape in Asian bonsai. The flat-top form is unique to the old bald cypress trees that grow in the southeast wetlands of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540584337680-ID06FQFE5SVPM5IB0Q5P/270+-+Bird%27s+Nest+Spruce-200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Bird's Nest Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis' In training since 1956 Gift of Philip Tacktill, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832564194-8FG27HUIZZUC5JB3DNEZ/271+200212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Sargent Juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Sherwin Mitchell, 2002 Even though the trunk has a lot of twists and turns, the top of the tree is aligned over the base in a good example of the informal upright bonsai style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832947655-C5JS1VAB21I9CHDWXI2Q/271+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - American Beech Fagus grandifolia In training since 1979 Gift of Fred H. Mies, 2003 This species is native to eastern North America. Its smooth, silver-gray bark is a nice contrast to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299235280-EXDB9390GPFXML3FUNLG/273+201011+Sweetgum.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua In training since 1975 Gift of Vaughn Banting, 2003 This native sweetgum tree was collected in Louisiana and styled as a slanting bonsai. Its star-shaped leaves turn brilliant red in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540833804182-K1NQOFPPFQWK4QO3PYNB/274+200908.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Montezuma-cypress Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum In training since 1948 Gift of John Y. Naka, 2004 This was the first bonsai John created after moving to Los Angeles in 1946. He gave it to the museum right before he passed away at the age of 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540835788179-5ETA3AVE6Y2MMU1KMB4K/275+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Thorny Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1960 Gift of Mike Naka, 2004 The split and gnarly old trunk on this tree conveys the spirit of survival found in very old trees in nature. John Naka found this thorny elaeagnus growing on property to be demolished for freeway construction in southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540836393671-STDSODGRD7UCIJI72L87/276+200406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1964 Gift of Harry Hirao, 2004 Can you find the "lifeline" on this tree? It is the thin brown line hugging the underside of the deadwood trunk. This living tissue carries water from the roots to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540837739602-TXIWURZD9VPDHTWNAKZZ/277+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1974 Gift of Dan Chiplis, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838625824-RD3UJNAODJA0TGJ1L6FU/278+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora In training since 1970s Gift of Edward & Jean Smith, 2009 This tropical species has become popular with bonsai artists for the beauty of its multicolored, sleek bark, revealed when the outer bark sheds each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838881409-FJR25Q2AVLG3KREH6JY0/279+201810.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1980 Gift of Janet Lanman, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540900407506-JA19A3EFJ3C5LCR8WPGC/280+201011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare In training since 1979 Gift of Jack Fried, 2010 Originally collected in a cow pasture, this privet was styled as a clump bonsai with a uniquely long lower branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540901292153-6C55TBHM0EBQO8PB5Z75/281+%28701%29+201004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa In training since 1966 Gift of the U.S. Forest Service, 1980 This ponderosa pine was donated to the museum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Forest Service. It was collected and styled by Dan Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540902183956-G9170AM8W74HALTTI6JS/282+201206+Frank+Goya+saikei.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Juniper Saikei Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' and Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 2004 Gift of Frank Goya, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540903117523-IXWFTTO8F524TOR6YXUS/283+201212+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1982 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540904245200-XIBC3LXYHFUWEYMZC3ZO/284+201304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1989 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299888868-VXR8ML0CR82NKGQJX2BM/20141018_092317.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1975 Gift of Warren Hill, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540907560123-2J71Y7T543WZBATIODF1/287+201503.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' (branches grafted onto Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' trunk) In training since 2006 Gift of Takashi Shimazu, 2015 This bonsai was formed by grafting branches of Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' onto the trunk of a large Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' collected at Kobata Nursery in South Gate, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540911246849-G1TDXBMW20RMM2B6CJXG/289+201610+%283%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1989 Gift of Al Nelson, 2016 Collected from a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540913198889-715EL1UNT23JAJB6UO20/292+201710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 'R.A.F.' In training since 1980 Gift of William N. Valavanis, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540934051905-43946W8Q289LFYP8TGHB/520+201405.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizontalis In training since 1952 Gift of Sydney Porter, Jr., 2011 John Naka styled this bonsai and included it in his first book, Bonsai Techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540990262970-SF4MMQZ1UTUZ2XPKT6F7/102+200309.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Boxthorn Serissa japonica In training since 1951 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 Coming from temperate regions in Asia, this species blooms practically all year round. There are usually so many tiny white flowers that it is also known as the "tree of a thousand stars." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540991087252-XG5J3OXUXMHKGXVKU1KU/103+200712.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The trunk of this tree exhibits a flaking bark of grey, pink and tan "camouflage" pattern that explains its other common name--lacebark elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540992804938-2YPFA3G21ZCXFUII08UY/104+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1906 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540994642647-WXHVPZVORXTD62CWUVN4/106+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Fukien-tea Ehretia microphylla In training since 1956 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540995135071-TNR84F22ZB9GOPS2MABB/107+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Golden-larch Pseudolarix amabilis In training since 1971 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The golden-larch is a rare and unusual conifer from China that turns bright golden yellow in the fall before dropping its needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000190279-JPXP9MMN7E9QTCYMSNJM/108+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 In pairing a rock with a tree, it is important to keep the tree from becoming too big for the rock in order to maintain a balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000600113-0R0V2KPZ7J1GZIBAODK9/110+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Chinese penjing are often styled with contorted roots and branches which give them a sense of lively movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541002339922-WD38GG3B1HWO9R9XMURZ/111+201509+%286%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The leaves of a Chinese elm are so tiny that if we saw a picture of this tree without the pot, we can easily be fooled into believing this is a much larger tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541010834924-SZXOB2OTDUFZP5OY6TAW/112+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Nepal Firethorn Pyracantha crenulata In training since 1966 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This forest of firethorn trees produces small red fruits that last through the winter months. In the spring, the trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541011785487-8JFFRZ07Y4V5S613PHJA/114+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Penjing means "landscape in a tray." Here we see naturalistic groupings of trees as if in the wild. The white marble container or tray is unique to penjing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541012386840-L5DXZ2A1UI8JG5YXJY2R/115+200307.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The Chinese love to add little figurines to their penjing. It helps us imagine what it would be like to sit under this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079359511-EJKG2KHQSEJEDQ38Q57X/116+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 To the Chinese, viewing a penjing of a rock with a tree evokes a more distant and rugged wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079992524-3CQGF0HF5EYKSS5STKEC/117+200803.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Root-over-rock style penjing showcases the Chinese love for odd-shaped rocks. The tree has been trained from a young seedling to grow around the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541080472964-LGHA7DKCC7BRC16W1V84/119+200402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541081240020-0NN6EPJIDRSKSHQ4FWF6/120+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Taiwan-cypress Taiwania cryptomerioides In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085226798-GPSXGPGA45RNW4CNQZEA/123+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The hollow trunk and gnarled branches of this tree imply survival into old age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085809011-A7RXTCOQARC71TR5MO3I/127+200401.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1906 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Many old Chinese paintings depict trees with angular bends like this one. The hollow trunk and exposed surface roots add to its quirky character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086074684-90M79TG9WSR86BRM8ZSL/128+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Buddhist-pine Podocarpus macrophyllus In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This is an evergreen conifer native to mountainous areas of southern China and Japan. Small berry-like fruits ripen in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541087070565-7BB8JO5F9X99UTW0XDDT/130+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This pine was styled by Yee-sun Wu, a master of the Lingnan School of penjing. Curvy lines of the trunk and branches are a characteristic of this school, suggesting a flowing image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086578902-PH80AZCZZAPPD78Z132E/131+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 As this pine matures, its bark develops deep fissures and raised sections known as wings or ridges. Look closely at the branches on this tree to see this characteristic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541093612938-R6XS4W3A70PXQ1DPKNSW/132+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 2001 Gift of Qingquan Zhao in Honor of Emily Jane McNear, 2001 This landscape scene was created by Chinese penjing master Qingquan Zhao to suggest islands surrounded by water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094309293-2NUTLJL80WLI5SHOSCB2/133+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 This tree was trained into a Chinese dragon shape! It is unusual to see a tree in this historical style outside of China, especially one made by a Chinese-American. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094980155-H8EXNIYQ8RJNAFLSBRDA/134+201103.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 To view this tree is to feel the power of the wind. Why is that? The branches appear to grow in one direction as if forced by a strong wind. The bonsai artist creates this illusion by bending the branches into position with the support of aluminum wires. This creates the distinctive windswept style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541096752805-FKR7O01GKFXAM3B1KAZ5/135+201505+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 With its tall, slender trunk and sparse foliage, this pine is an example of the literati style. It resembles the type of trees featured in the paintings of Chinese literati (scholars.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541103419512-IXI9QDAM0249NA8291DK/139+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106042531-PSC0OZFU65JJS8AXAJP6/140+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106646574-2MVAHOK7I5QLSXFSXBKJ/141+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106931027-2532J0Z3W49WFS8VCXMJ/142+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541107180085-DEUVDC64QM8X6Z2B6HZ3/143+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 2004 Gift of Yunhua Hu, 2004 This landscape penjing was created here at the Arboretum by Mr. Hu Yun Hua in 2004. He was the Director of the Penjing Research Center at the Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541108721656-HNZ794W0UDDOBI5JEZWK/519+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1955 Gift of Michael Levin, 1999 This is an example of the exposed-root style popular in China. It is inspired by trees growing along riverbanks. When soil is gradually washed away, their roots develop a protective bark like the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541109299121-XA51DAMQI5MAAYERUXVA/522+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Water-jasmine Wrightia religiosa Training age unknown Gift of Dr. Tang Quoc Kiet, 2002 Water-jasmine is a popular material for bonsai in southeast Asia. This one was imported from Vietnam, where rounded, cloud-shaped foliage pads on bonsai are typical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186815220-1IZKLSBUWP0VV3HQX0V4/2+200304_002.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195997320-J212JGO7BRA6SMM0GTEG/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+178.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 1976 One of the most important elements of a bonsai is the quality of its surface roots. This pine has especially dramatic ones that seem to grab the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186269543-F4YBPISQV2XLCREE11PQ/5+Picea+glehnii.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1925 Gift of Tokuei Tanaka, 1976 When this tree was collected in Japan, it was probably about 120 years old. It is difficult to know the exact age of a bonsai that first grew in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174728334-HLHE8BOINFDZO3L82NYZ/7+-+Japanese+Cypress+2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Hinoki-cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa In training since 1875 Gift of Shuhei Nagai, 1976 The way the bonsai artist thinned and shaped the foliage on this tree helps create the appearance of an ancient tree, which is a primary goal in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539183896759-WDIIYUU755TWWUZVGKSM/11+2015.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica In training since 1905 Gift of Eisaku Sato, 1976 This bonsai suggests a peaceful garden forest near a place of worship. In Japan, one often finds a temple or shrine nestled within a shady cryptomeria grove in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539193324369-AGN6LUFVHCRY71RLQEH3/12+-+Thorny+Elaeagnus-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1825 Gift of Teisuke Takahashi, 1976 Look for berries in the springtime on this flowering and fruiting shrub. Started from a cutting in 1825, this plant has been cultivated as a bonsai through its entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539187799955-JY1ITPM6KB6XFVB9E342/14+201008+Colella+Master_2183.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii In training since 1905 Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 1976 The design of the museum logo was inspired by this bonsai with its rhythmic lines of dead wood contrasting with green foliage pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539188764682-WG1SCPTC4CXV1323BGQ5/15+2010+Wisteria.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda In training since 1925 Gift of Kihei Tamura, 1976 Wisteria does not produce fine twigs, so it takes an especially skilled bonsai artist to create dense foliage when shaping it into a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539175371079-OOL1CQCUEZD4APGMO8OK/16+zelcova.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1895 Gift of Yoshibumi Itoigawa, 1976 This bonsai is only 4 feet tall, yet it gives the appearance of a giant tree with a thick trunk, powerful surface roots, and tapered branching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174195859-XK8QW4CCF6RS77L2KH9Q/20+2009+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Toringo crabapple Malus toringo In training since 1905 Gift of Shu’ichi Ueda, 1976 This crabapple has four season interest: white blossoms in spring; bright green leaves in summer; yellow fruits in autumn; and when its leaves fall in winter, the bent and craggy silhouette of an aged tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194165192-9PGS4OKB2VA9N55966XX/23+200611.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese beech Fagus crenata In training since 1946 Gift of Kiyoshi Kawamata, 1976 This is an example of the classical forest style where you feel as if you are inside the forest looking out—the trees nearest you appear un-obstructed and large; the ones in back are smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539178325307-4CBFPGEH0C2YT7NZ7JNH/25+201011+NBF10-27-86.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1926 Gift of Kiku Shinkai, 1976 Ginkgo bonsai make their best show in autumn when their bright green leaves gradually turn a brilliant golden yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532293966556-05CC8EHQTZW6661WEIP8/26+200711_006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1896 Gift of Masayuki Fujio, 1976 Bulbous growths, known as chi chi, typically appear on older ginkgo trees like this bonsai. From these, ariel roots may develop to help the tree survive in times of environmental stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177104016-FKLL6O6P211DEUAN2ZXA/31.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1875 Gift of Etsusaburo Shiina, 1976 The techniques of bonsai can, in some species, reduce the size of the leaves, but fruit and flowers remain the same size as those on trees growing naturally. This quince produces 5-inch fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177645419-9DHS90NSTPMT2PGCPIPJ/32+200803_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Higo camellia Camellia japonica (Higo Group) 'Yamato-nishiki' In training since 1876 Gift of Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumiai, Kyushu Branch (Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative), 1976 The flowers of the Higo camellia are distinctive for the bold sunburst pattern of yellow stamens at the center of the petals. In Japan, these winter blossoms are associated with the bravery of samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539196207082-YRUNJ92PJ55ZNR31X0V5/36+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1856 Gift of Tanekichi Isozaki, 1976 This masterpiece bonsai shows the artist’s expertise in training a seedling to become a majestic tree with flaring surface roots, a powerful trunk tapering gracefully to the apex, and horizontal branches with finely articulated twigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194563788-FWS3HRHR9C9AV0I7LK2J/37+root+over+rock.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1916 Gift of Takeo Fukuda, 1976 In this “root-over-rock” style, the artist grew a young plant on top of a rock, gradually removing soil as the roots matured. In nature, maple roots sometimes grasp a rock just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539176069486-A1HVXAXDYJGBJY3TJB5X/40+202011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1906 Gift of Ryutaro Azuma, 1976 Japanese maple is one of the finest materials for bonsai because when cultivated as a bonsai it produces smaller leaves than if growing in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195775087-QVSQHFXVXFJD5UVUN672/41+kiyohime.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' In training since 1946 Gift of Akiko Matsudaira, 1976 Trees with fine twigs, small leaves, and spreading roots are good matches for smaller bonsai. Certain cultivars with these characteristics, like this one, are favorites for creating miniature scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539173045802-TO9NZYYQNYF8UT4MMBMD/IMG_0498.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Gift of Goro Ito, 1976 The slant-style in bonsai represents the forces of nature on mature trees: strong winds, heavy snows, rock slides, or the need to grow towards the light are all reasons for a tree to lean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197386291-CG1KCM1OBWIT6M1L953T/50.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum Yatsubusa Group In training since 1946 Gift of Shintaro Abe, 1976 The small leaves, tiny twigs and strong roots of dwarf maple varieties make them perfect material for the bonsai artist whose goal is to create the illusion of a large, mature tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197266096-JJUM0UAT2PXE664ECRSE/51+-+Japanese+Hemlock-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese hemlock Tsuga diversifolia In training since 1926 Gift of Royal Household of Princess Chichibu, Japan, 1976 Japan’s Princess Chichibu (1909-1995) was a well-known patron of the art of bonsai. She donated this hemlock from her royal collection as a part of Japan's Bicentennial gift to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197846416-O26ALTSX9IG8QCAVN1C7/52+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1895 Gift of Royal Household of Prince Takamatsu, Japan, 1976 One of three trees from the Imperial Family included in Japan’s 1976 Bicentennial gift, this majestic maple is from the collection of Prince Takamatsu (1905-1987) and was trained as a bonsai from a seedling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198208659-ZUBEKRW130N8NSDRKCED/53+201008+Colella+Master_2212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora In training since 1795 Gift of the Imperial Household, Japan, 1976 It was an unprecedented honor for the Emperor of Japan to include a tree from the Imperial Collection as part of his country’s gift to the United States in 1976—none had ever before left Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198667622-RN50H81T6H1FGTY2CY1Y/57+2008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata In training since 1966 Gift of Reiji Takagi, 1998 This tree was originally collected on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bonsai artist has carved the dead portions to resemble naturally weathered dieback on an old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539199368705-JZBYLC4T5A2HUETGJLF4/60+2015+black.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Needle juniper Juniperus rigida In training since 1966 Gift of Governor Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, 1998 Before it became a bonsai, this tree was about 250 years old. It was collected from a rugged coastal area on the Sea of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539257961772-MS3ES124KHLFQ87L1UND/62+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1939 Gift of Saburo Kato, 1998 This tree, collected and styled by renowned Japanese bonsai master Saburo Kato, was an official gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi to President Clinton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539258313872-5SINZ05GAK7ZQF9OSQ50/63+200610+maple+tree.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1939 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 A gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi's personal collection, this bonsai has the graceful shape of a maple growing in an open field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295122823-PF9U9YCGY2BPU52PE2VD/68+200611_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1984 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295153246-EPDDZGUPDSKLGZL6FFQ0/69+201011+NBF10-27-81.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1919 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 This shohin bonsai has been trained from a seedling to grow over a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259652597-BT487ETKNGUZFEXTJTJI/70+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Satsuki azalea 'Korin' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Korin' Training age unknown Gift of Hirozumi Ichihara, 2000 Korin is a type of Satsuki azalea cultivated by bonsai aritsts for its small leaves and flowers. In June, the leaves will not be visible when it is covered in pink blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259799324-PAIMA7BH0Y5C1JFVO6QJ/71+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Satsuki azalea 'Gyoten' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Gyoten' Training age unknown Gift of Shogo Watanabe, 2000 Satsuki azaleas bloom later than most other azaleas and often produce flowers of different colors on the same plant—a prized feature in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539180274104-Q9U2T06F3RJV2QH6PC3N/55+Camellia.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' In training since 1950 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 The small leaves and flowers of this dwarf camellia make it excellent material for bonsai. Its semi-double pink blossoms usually appear in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260224019-AX395RQZANTD4DZN2M7P/79+200710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Eurya Eurya emarginata In training since 1970 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 A member of the tea family, this evergreen shrub grows in thickets on mountain slopes, in rock crevices, and along seacoasts in China, Japan, and Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260340555-9H80HGW504TTEVQ73CHH/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+186.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora 'Koko-no-e' Train age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 The branches of this pine were grafted onto the trunk at 90-degree angles to create a style of bonsai known as formal upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260712124-N7OMA02T42CG4ZFS2VOY/81+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Training age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 Note that in the slant style of bonsai, though the trunk of the tree is leaning, the design of the branches and foliage provides a feeling of balance and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295496600-4XJOK97OEPZH20BNCB63/82+201207_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539261965235-9TB6X9QPA8EWZ7Q681LZ/86+201207.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Chinese Emperor-plum Osteomeles boninensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539263488626-WIZ68D2U9035G88QVK8B/87+2004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora In training since 1832 Gift of Hassan II, King of Morocco, 1983 This tree was a gift from the King of Morocco, His Majesty Hassan II, to President Ronald Reagan in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539264400343-2IGYG1CRRKPL9OCQEB73/88+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Stewartia, beech, boxwood Stewartia monadelpha, Fagus crenata, Buxus microphylla In training since 2001 Gift of Toshio Kawamoto, 2001 Notice that 3 different types of trees grow together in this type of bonsai called saikei. It is a "living landscape" designed by Japanese artist Kawamoto, who introduced this style after the WWII. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539265194872-L8E0GCA8OYXCK338IS06/89+from+bonsai+bark.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Doug Paul, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361754946-KDON8CQ8ECQ7I3C1UZM3/Tropicals+%2858%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361852007-PIM39D6GM3YTUUXQ8OX1/Tropicals+%2853%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361853651-M5XZ5Q8T40SMC33LHK06/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361859251-QMXAHDEWE7ZSUTP8FLUH/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883746720-433NN9T0ZX1NS2ZOT0BL/BONSAI+BLOG+%285%29.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883858107-3WQ0LM8IOYGYND72FFVG/BONSAI+BLOG+%286%29.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248473520-S6XHW1SQI9NDTMNI6SMU/4.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248495335-KUEO812CD7QMB6YO554U/BONSAI+BLOG-4.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248475002-NV7W43VPY9PSJJT1Z82Y/6.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248495476-WL9YAZTT3Q608ZCB980R/BONSAI+BLOG.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248625999-X5BP1LISNEDBDYG25M3D/BONSAI+BLOG-5.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620249005276-K1Z0T2H5Q7IVDQZ2YV8W/IMG-1797.jpg World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620249002857-MBA428TOODRYHKY6ONVJ/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-05-04%2Bat%2B12.03.00%2BPM.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620249078683-WBNYRPZHVYBZCP643RUE/Screen+Shot+2021-05-05+at+5.10.57+PM.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620249004858-D6KVZR9O8OVBLT7B6TW1/image_67113729.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620246818026-Y5GL2GH7YOS8TLQLA2AS/BONSAI+BLOG-2.png World Bonsai Day 2021 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/naka daily 0.75 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1628207147214-D0LV4IH6DBB9Q4JLE91Q/goshin_natarb_2003.jpg John Naka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1628206675571-1WXIXS8ZMRRZJJ6IGV96/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-10-16%2Bat%2B8.59.02%2BPM.png John Naka - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883010465-LEU5CI5TV4XNKZ5HO2GD/BONSAI+BLOG+%283%29.png World Bonsai Day 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620250747056-KW2DENHAIBT25Y6MI9YO/BONSAI+BLOG-6.png World Bonsai Day 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1652377894807-M1PVDQ5KTTN7WDHTDTDH/900-3.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1652377894894-10VOUWAOOOWOXBT2IWFA/900-2.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883344762-IZP3JE1DIFSP0AG2IITB/BONSAI+BLOG+%287%29.png World Bonsai Day 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402583679-7V2VL2MZPWPXC57WYRCC/Goshin+2014.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - "Goshin" Chinese Juniper Forest Juniperus chinensis In Training Since 1953 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1984 This is one of the most recognized bonsai in the world. Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402723017-NQK35G9281AUAG6HETVF/202+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1975 Gift of Ted C. Guyger, 1990 Bonsai created from trees collected from the outdoors start out with a thicker, more mature trunk. Before it was pruned, this bonsai was a 23-foot tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540403127241-LLT7V9M90WWIXZ9NFXIP/203+200711.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1985 Gift of Brussel Martin, 1990 Forest-style bonsai are often planted on a rock slab with the soil held in place by moss. This creates a natural-looking hillock setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404031885-OA3DTVF41ZXJXVTLJ8IU/204+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Drummond's Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii In training since 1974 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298030871-XRT145A03HVE03NF04LU/207+200703.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1985 Gift of Harold M. Harvey, 1990 Even though bougainvillea is a vine, it can be grown as a bonsai by continually pruning the long growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298077440-FOI5H2QHDQBR4HRTGELI/IMG_5844.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1960 Gift of Fred & Ernesta Ballard, 1990 This bonsai is trained in the cascade style, in which the tree is trained to imitate those growing from the side of a cliff. Instead of growing upward toward the sun, the trunk and branches are pulled downward by gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404983084-SERXYEPB6XQXXNO1X7DO/211+200605.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1948 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1990 One reason John Naka named this bonsai Gimpo, "Silver Phoenix," was because like the mythical bird rising from ashes, even the ugliest tree can become a majestic bonsai in the hands of a master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298103038-N6SLMCD3EGUOE611X08O/212+201008.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus In training since 1975 Gift of Mary Madison, 1990 Buttonwood is a native American species from the swamps of Florida. Its naturally twisted trunks make it popular material for tropical bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540405750045-HPKW2ELL84H63BGF1WJV/214+201011+NBF10-27-128.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - English Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata In training since 1955 Gift of Bertram F. Bruenner, 1990 The artist created the unique twisting trunk on this bonsai by shaping it with wire when it was still a seedling and very pliant. Once the tree matured, the wire could be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406453886-0KWTZTDXSG2KS5IWAMEG/216+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1971 Gift of Mike Uyeno, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406792357-3A176KDLHEFY2UPKQ6AY/217+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Natal Fig Ficus natalensis In training since 1976 Gift of David W. Fukumoto, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540408070600-PVZEZKKAQAN8XB4IO67Y/218+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Willow-leaf Ficus Ficus salicaria In training since 1974 Gift of Helen C. Souder, 1990 Clump style bonsai are trees that have multiple trunks emanating from a single base. Ficus make good trees for bonsai beginners because they grow quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540468413772-5NTG05Q9Z44TZI5O8DUL/222+Juniperus+californica.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1967 Gift of Kiichi Wayne Takayasu, 1990 This native juniper from the mountains in California is one of the most popular trees to collect for bonsai. California junipers grow slowly, usually over hundreds of years, and have interesting deadwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540469262630-0N9AGPVT4TKMVQELB07Z/224+201402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1975 Gift of James & Helen Barrett, 1990 This tree has been styled to look like a lone tree hit by lightening, causing the top to die. It was a style made popular by the famous American bonsai master John Naka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540470853308-G8OU199MDME73NHD9L7D/225+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Pasture Juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa In training since 1980 Gift of Jack B. Douthitt, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540471823772-TO1L5U5V8L2HGBVBS6BV/226+200304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 1975 Gift of Thomas Tecza, 1990 This dwarf type of juniper came to the United States from England about 1900 for use in gardens; however, its small size soon made it a popular choice for beginner bonsai classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472259489-PTSEZXQ5X05Q476AKYFI/228+201606.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizotalis 'Prostrata' In training since 1969 Gift of Kaz & Kiyo Yoneda, 1990 The bonsai artists created the deadwood on this nursery tree in order to make it look like an old juniper collected from the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472463031-8S3IZIGYBAWMMZ0KLU1K/229+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica In training since 1930 Gift of Yuji Yoshimura, 1990 This tree was started in Japan from a cutting by Yuji’s father, Toshiji Yoshimura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909051377-SK3QMS58IGGWCD5B513E/232+Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+175.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Crabapple Malus sp. In training since 1978 Gift of Richard Meszler, 1990 Bonsai artists prefer crabapples over regular apple trees because their smaller fruits are more in keeping with the scale of a bonsai tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540478541508-N25BLT9VFP5DLT1Z1IOU/233+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1963 Gift of Melba Tucker, 1990 Originally created from a 20-foot tree, this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk, which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540479250476-KENLFF6C9QF2MLXLINZF/237+201204.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris In training since 1972 Gift of Roland Folse, 1990 Root-over-rock style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540480564216-02SMU42OOO3EVKJ9VED0/238+201209.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1970 Gift of Daniel Robinson, 1990 A very unusual bonsai! The trunk is an old ponderosa pine, but the grafted branches are Japanese black pine. Bonsai artists consider the 10-inch-long needles of the ponderosa to be out of scale for bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540481394342-YWQDV7BFAEBQFKZDOU61/239+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1950 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 Every summer pines grow new buds at the tips of their branches. In order to maintain a bonsai’s styling, the buds must be removed. Because the buds look like candles, this process is called “candling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540487732831-9DBYIT25YJLK6H48KZZZ/240+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1955 Gift of George Yamaguchi, 1990 Most black pine bonsai are created from mature collected material. This bonsai is unusual because it has been in training since it sprouted from a seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540488888565-6ARTGTBW48AKWCR4ST6J/241+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1964 Gift of Muriel R. Leeds, 1986 Yuji Yoshimura created this bonsai by grafting cork-bark Japanese black pine to Japanese black pine roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540490493979-TT9DYUQFII5YRNOQIOS5/243+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Pomegranate Punica granatum In training since 1963 Gift of Alice T. Naka, 1990 One of the goals of bonsai is to make a tree appear older and bigger than it actually is. By severely tapering the trunk, the artist is creating the illusion of a majestic old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540491592425-8JD05X6U3NY65KVREERF/248+201610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens In training since 1954 Gift of June M. Chambers, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540492901171-7W42NY8N6I7IS9MKHS8Y/249+201011+NBF10-27-180.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1987 Gift of Guy Guidry, 1990 Before it became a bonsai this tree was 25 feet tall. The trunk of a mature tree provides the wide flare at the base of the tree so desirable in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909135355-D1O28K3A6YULSP8R55M7/250+201408+Bald+cypress+forest.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Bald-cypress and Pond-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium In training since 1988 Gift of Jim Fritchey & Dick Wild, 1990 The creators of this forest style bonsai used two different types of cypress collected in southwest Florida, planting them atop a 2000-pound natural rock slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540496024024-QP0U1MLCSMY5V8LWKQ5A/253+201007+Chinese+Elm.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Catlin Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' In training since 1988 Gift of Susanne Barrymore, 1990 This forest planting was created from cuttings of a mutant contorted Chinese elm developed as a cultivar specifically for use in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540499967933-RJ752KRCAGGF86AW2LVA/254+200301.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1970 Gift of Marybel Balendonck, 1990 Do you "feel" the wind blowing through this forest? The artist has arranged and styled the trees so they slant to the left, as if in the presence of a steady breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540564351218-VJFPXO7YDUX7MHC31B50/255+201408.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1972 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540572109900-7XT3DWCNIG4V02ZAA8QZ/258+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 Ficus microcarpa 'Kaneshiro' In training since 1975 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 This ficus was hybridized by Hawaii's foremost bonsai master, Haruo Kaneshiro. The styling imitates the natural look of old banyan trees in the tropics, with their aerial roots reaching down to add multiple “trunks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540575456253-7XJEK1X1VB6LZ8YJFW5G/259+201407.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Ironwood Casuarina equistifolia In training since 1978 Gift of Edwin S. Nishida, 1990 This tropical tree native to Australia looks like a pine, but unlike pine, its foliage grows continuously and needs to be plucked back to give it a tidy look for a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540577262472-902LH2GYMBLE7U9SPUYG/260+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia In training since 1973 Gift of Edward Nakanishi, 1990 This tropical tree native to South America flowers in the early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540578765351-MDSLLRLOXCIXT24G04SI/261+200310.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1976 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540579351969-KB4WNV66K6E4GUK366JG/262+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia In training since 1981 Gift of Arch R. Hawkins, 1996 This North American native was collected in a field in central Texas. The fine twigging and rough silvery bark are most appreciated in winter after the leaves have fallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540580749855-2TNHNB0K8A1EV9X5QV4G/263+201406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1986 Gift of John Y. Naka, 1997 Interesting trunks like this one are usually found in the wild. John found this coast live oak in 1986 on a cattle ranch about 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299100026-T63RSVOVI4N5ATCL75QN/264+200411.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Northern White-cedar Thuja occidentalis In training since 1989 Gift of Toronto Bonsai Society, 1996 Northern white-cedars are the oldest trees in Eastern North America. This tree was collected in Canada and styled to reflect its northern origins where heavy snows leave old trees with multiple broken, dead branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540582757758-CA35CCCHA2GBQT9XVVFP/265+201006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Musk-maple Premna microphylla In training since 1988 Gift of William & Joan Clark, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299142082-XO6L4GKBR34WUOBRISFQ/267+201006+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1970 Gift of Mas Moriguchi, 1999 Can you imagine walking down the path in this miniature landscape? The artist styled this scene after a redwood forest. By including short trees and little plants he made the tall trees appear to be giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583479253-XC05QTPNWLFG7GA45M4A/268+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1972 Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 Do you see an old olive grove on a rugged coast in the Mediterranean? Like a living postcard, these tray landscapes can conjure up distant places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583972286-8GR3IIZ0W8HNEFKXSO4I/269+201006+%2816%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1972 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 2000 You won't find this tree shape in Asian bonsai. The flat-top form is unique to the old bald cypress trees that grow in the southeast wetlands of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540584337680-ID06FQFE5SVPM5IB0Q5P/270+-+Bird%27s+Nest+Spruce-200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Bird's Nest Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis' In training since 1956 Gift of Philip Tacktill, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832564194-8FG27HUIZZUC5JB3DNEZ/271+200212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Sargent Juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Sherwin Mitchell, 2002 Even though the trunk has a lot of twists and turns, the top of the tree is aligned over the base in a good example of the informal upright bonsai style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832947655-C5JS1VAB21I9CHDWXI2Q/271+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - American Beech Fagus grandifolia In training since 1979 Gift of Fred H. Mies, 2003 This species is native to eastern North America. Its smooth, silver-gray bark is a nice contrast to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299235280-EXDB9390GPFXML3FUNLG/273+201011+Sweetgum.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua In training since 1975 Gift of Vaughn Banting, 2003 This native sweetgum tree was collected in Louisiana and styled as a slanting bonsai. Its star-shaped leaves turn brilliant red in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540833804182-K1NQOFPPFQWK4QO3PYNB/274+200908.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Montezuma-cypress Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum In training since 1948 Gift of John Y. Naka, 2004 This was the first bonsai John created after moving to Los Angeles in 1946. He gave it to the museum right before he passed away at the age of 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540835788179-5ETA3AVE6Y2MMU1KMB4K/275+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Thorny Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1960 Gift of Mike Naka, 2004 The split and gnarly old trunk on this tree conveys the spirit of survival found in very old trees in nature. John Naka found this thorny elaeagnus growing on property to be demolished for freeway construction in southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540836393671-STDSODGRD7UCIJI72L87/276+200406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1964 Gift of Harry Hirao, 2004 Can you find the "lifeline" on this tree? It is the thin brown line hugging the underside of the deadwood trunk. This living tissue carries water from the roots to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540837739602-TXIWURZD9VPDHTWNAKZZ/277+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1974 Gift of Dan Chiplis, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838625824-RD3UJNAODJA0TGJ1L6FU/278+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora In training since 1970s Gift of Edward & Jean Smith, 2009 This tropical species has become popular with bonsai artists for the beauty of its multicolored, sleek bark, revealed when the outer bark sheds each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838881409-FJR25Q2AVLG3KREH6JY0/279+201810.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1980 Gift of Janet Lanman, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540900407506-JA19A3EFJ3C5LCR8WPGC/280+201011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare In training since 1979 Gift of Jack Fried, 2010 Originally collected in a cow pasture, this privet was styled as a clump bonsai with a uniquely long lower branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540901292153-6C55TBHM0EBQO8PB5Z75/281+%28701%29+201004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa In training since 1966 Gift of the U.S. Forest Service, 1980 This ponderosa pine was donated to the museum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Forest Service. It was collected and styled by Dan Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540902183956-G9170AM8W74HALTTI6JS/282+201206+Frank+Goya+saikei.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Juniper Saikei Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' and Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 2004 Gift of Frank Goya, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540903117523-IXWFTTO8F524TOR6YXUS/283+201212+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1982 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540904245200-XIBC3LXYHFUWEYMZC3ZO/284+201304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1989 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299888868-VXR8ML0CR82NKGQJX2BM/20141018_092317.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1975 Gift of Warren Hill, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540907560123-2J71Y7T543WZBATIODF1/287+201503.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' (branches grafted onto Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' trunk) In training since 2006 Gift of Takashi Shimazu, 2015 This bonsai was formed by grafting branches of Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' onto the trunk of a large Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' collected at Kobata Nursery in South Gate, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540911246849-G1TDXBMW20RMM2B6CJXG/289+201610+%283%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1989 Gift of Al Nelson, 2016 Collected from a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540913198889-715EL1UNT23JAJB6UO20/292+201710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 'R.A.F.' In training since 1980 Gift of William N. Valavanis, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540934051905-43946W8Q289LFYP8TGHB/520+201405.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizontalis In training since 1952 Gift of Sydney Porter, Jr., 2011 John Naka styled this bonsai and included it in his first book, Bonsai Techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540990262970-SF4MMQZ1UTUZ2XPKT6F7/102+200309.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Boxthorn Serissa japonica In training since 1951 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 Coming from temperate regions in Asia, this species blooms practically all year round. There are usually so many tiny white flowers that it is also known as the "tree of a thousand stars." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540991087252-XG5J3OXUXMHKGXVKU1KU/103+200712.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The trunk of this tree exhibits a flaking bark of grey, pink and tan "camouflage" pattern that explains its other common name--lacebark elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540992804938-2YPFA3G21ZCXFUII08UY/104+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1906 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540994642647-WXHVPZVORXTD62CWUVN4/106+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Fukien-tea Ehretia microphylla In training since 1956 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540995135071-TNR84F22ZB9GOPS2MABB/107+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Golden-larch Pseudolarix amabilis In training since 1971 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The golden-larch is a rare and unusual conifer from China that turns bright golden yellow in the fall before dropping its needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000190279-JPXP9MMN7E9QTCYMSNJM/108+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 In pairing a rock with a tree, it is important to keep the tree from becoming too big for the rock in order to maintain a balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000600113-0R0V2KPZ7J1GZIBAODK9/110+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Chinese penjing are often styled with contorted roots and branches which give them a sense of lively movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541002339922-WD38GG3B1HWO9R9XMURZ/111+201509+%286%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The leaves of a Chinese elm are so tiny that if we saw a picture of this tree without the pot, we can easily be fooled into believing this is a much larger tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541010834924-SZXOB2OTDUFZP5OY6TAW/112+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Nepal Firethorn Pyracantha crenulata In training since 1966 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This forest of firethorn trees produces small red fruits that last through the winter months. In the spring, the trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541011785487-8JFFRZ07Y4V5S613PHJA/114+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Penjing means "landscape in a tray." Here we see naturalistic groupings of trees as if in the wild. The white marble container or tray is unique to penjing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541012386840-L5DXZ2A1UI8JG5YXJY2R/115+200307.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The Chinese love to add little figurines to their penjing. It helps us imagine what it would be like to sit under this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079359511-EJKG2KHQSEJEDQ38Q57X/116+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 To the Chinese, viewing a penjing of a rock with a tree evokes a more distant and rugged wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079992524-3CQGF0HF5EYKSS5STKEC/117+200803.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Root-over-rock style penjing showcases the Chinese love for odd-shaped rocks. The tree has been trained from a young seedling to grow around the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541080472964-LGHA7DKCC7BRC16W1V84/119+200402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541081240020-0NN6EPJIDRSKSHQ4FWF6/120+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Taiwan-cypress Taiwania cryptomerioides In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085226798-GPSXGPGA45RNW4CNQZEA/123+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The hollow trunk and gnarled branches of this tree imply survival into old age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085809011-A7RXTCOQARC71TR5MO3I/127+200401.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1906 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Many old Chinese paintings depict trees with angular bends like this one. The hollow trunk and exposed surface roots add to its quirky character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086074684-90M79TG9WSR86BRM8ZSL/128+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Buddhist-pine Podocarpus macrophyllus In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This is an evergreen conifer native to mountainous areas of southern China and Japan. Small berry-like fruits ripen in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541087070565-7BB8JO5F9X99UTW0XDDT/130+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This pine was styled by Yee-sun Wu, a master of the Lingnan School of penjing. Curvy lines of the trunk and branches are a characteristic of this school, suggesting a flowing image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086578902-PH80AZCZZAPPD78Z132E/131+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 As this pine matures, its bark develops deep fissures and raised sections known as wings or ridges. Look closely at the branches on this tree to see this characteristic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541093612938-R6XS4W3A70PXQ1DPKNSW/132+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 2001 Gift of Qingquan Zhao in Honor of Emily Jane McNear, 2001 This landscape scene was created by Chinese penjing master Qingquan Zhao to suggest islands surrounded by water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094309293-2NUTLJL80WLI5SHOSCB2/133+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 This tree was trained into a Chinese dragon shape! It is unusual to see a tree in this historical style outside of China, especially one made by a Chinese-American. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094980155-H8EXNIYQ8RJNAFLSBRDA/134+201103.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 To view this tree is to feel the power of the wind. Why is that? The branches appear to grow in one direction as if forced by a strong wind. The bonsai artist creates this illusion by bending the branches into position with the support of aluminum wires. This creates the distinctive windswept style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541096752805-FKR7O01GKFXAM3B1KAZ5/135+201505+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 With its tall, slender trunk and sparse foliage, this pine is an example of the literati style. It resembles the type of trees featured in the paintings of Chinese literati (scholars.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541103419512-IXI9QDAM0249NA8291DK/139+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106042531-PSC0OZFU65JJS8AXAJP6/140+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106646574-2MVAHOK7I5QLSXFSXBKJ/141+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106931027-2532J0Z3W49WFS8VCXMJ/142+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541107180085-DEUVDC64QM8X6Z2B6HZ3/143+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 2004 Gift of Yunhua Hu, 2004 This landscape penjing was created here at the Arboretum by Mr. Hu Yun Hua in 2004. He was the Director of the Penjing Research Center at the Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541108721656-HNZ794W0UDDOBI5JEZWK/519+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1955 Gift of Michael Levin, 1999 This is an example of the exposed-root style popular in China. It is inspired by trees growing along riverbanks. When soil is gradually washed away, their roots develop a protective bark like the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541109299121-XA51DAMQI5MAAYERUXVA/522+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Water-jasmine Wrightia religiosa Training age unknown Gift of Dr. Tang Quoc Kiet, 2002 Water-jasmine is a popular material for bonsai in southeast Asia. This one was imported from Vietnam, where rounded, cloud-shaped foliage pads on bonsai are typical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186815220-1IZKLSBUWP0VV3HQX0V4/2+200304_002.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195997320-J212JGO7BRA6SMM0GTEG/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+178.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 1976 One of the most important elements of a bonsai is the quality of its surface roots. This pine has especially dramatic ones that seem to grab the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186269543-F4YBPISQV2XLCREE11PQ/5+Picea+glehnii.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1925 Gift of Tokuei Tanaka, 1976 When this tree was collected in Japan, it was probably about 120 years old. It is difficult to know the exact age of a bonsai that first grew in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174728334-HLHE8BOINFDZO3L82NYZ/7+-+Japanese+Cypress+2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Hinoki-cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa In training since 1875 Gift of Shuhei Nagai, 1976 The way the bonsai artist thinned and shaped the foliage on this tree helps create the appearance of an ancient tree, which is a primary goal in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539183896759-WDIIYUU755TWWUZVGKSM/11+2015.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica In training since 1905 Gift of Eisaku Sato, 1976 This bonsai suggests a peaceful garden forest near a place of worship. In Japan, one often finds a temple or shrine nestled within a shady cryptomeria grove in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539193324369-AGN6LUFVHCRY71RLQEH3/12+-+Thorny+Elaeagnus-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1825 Gift of Teisuke Takahashi, 1976 Look for berries in the springtime on this flowering and fruiting shrub. Started from a cutting in 1825, this plant has been cultivated as a bonsai through its entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539187799955-JY1ITPM6KB6XFVB9E342/14+201008+Colella+Master_2183.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii In training since 1905 Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 1976 The design of the museum logo was inspired by this bonsai with its rhythmic lines of dead wood contrasting with green foliage pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539188764682-WG1SCPTC4CXV1323BGQ5/15+2010+Wisteria.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda In training since 1925 Gift of Kihei Tamura, 1976 Wisteria does not produce fine twigs, so it takes an especially skilled bonsai artist to create dense foliage when shaping it into a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539175371079-OOL1CQCUEZD4APGMO8OK/16+zelcova.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1895 Gift of Yoshibumi Itoigawa, 1976 This bonsai is only 4 feet tall, yet it gives the appearance of a giant tree with a thick trunk, powerful surface roots, and tapered branching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174195859-XK8QW4CCF6RS77L2KH9Q/20+2009+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Toringo crabapple Malus toringo In training since 1905 Gift of Shu’ichi Ueda, 1976 This crabapple has four season interest: white blossoms in spring; bright green leaves in summer; yellow fruits in autumn; and when its leaves fall in winter, the bent and craggy silhouette of an aged tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194165192-9PGS4OKB2VA9N55966XX/23+200611.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese beech Fagus crenata In training since 1946 Gift of Kiyoshi Kawamata, 1976 This is an example of the classical forest style where you feel as if you are inside the forest looking out—the trees nearest you appear un-obstructed and large; the ones in back are smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539178325307-4CBFPGEH0C2YT7NZ7JNH/25+201011+NBF10-27-86.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1926 Gift of Kiku Shinkai, 1976 Ginkgo bonsai make their best show in autumn when their bright green leaves gradually turn a brilliant golden yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532293966556-05CC8EHQTZW6661WEIP8/26+200711_006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1896 Gift of Masayuki Fujio, 1976 Bulbous growths, known as chi chi, typically appear on older ginkgo trees like this bonsai. From these, ariel roots may develop to help the tree survive in times of environmental stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177104016-FKLL6O6P211DEUAN2ZXA/31.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1875 Gift of Etsusaburo Shiina, 1976 The techniques of bonsai can, in some species, reduce the size of the leaves, but fruit and flowers remain the same size as those on trees growing naturally. This quince produces 5-inch fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177645419-9DHS90NSTPMT2PGCPIPJ/32+200803_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Higo camellia Camellia japonica (Higo Group) 'Yamato-nishiki' In training since 1876 Gift of Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumiai, Kyushu Branch (Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative), 1976 The flowers of the Higo camellia are distinctive for the bold sunburst pattern of yellow stamens at the center of the petals. In Japan, these winter blossoms are associated with the bravery of samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539196207082-YRUNJ92PJ55ZNR31X0V5/36+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1856 Gift of Tanekichi Isozaki, 1976 This masterpiece bonsai shows the artist’s expertise in training a seedling to become a majestic tree with flaring surface roots, a powerful trunk tapering gracefully to the apex, and horizontal branches with finely articulated twigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194563788-FWS3HRHR9C9AV0I7LK2J/37+root+over+rock.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1916 Gift of Takeo Fukuda, 1976 In this “root-over-rock” style, the artist grew a young plant on top of a rock, gradually removing soil as the roots matured. In nature, maple roots sometimes grasp a rock just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539176069486-A1HVXAXDYJGBJY3TJB5X/40+202011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1906 Gift of Ryutaro Azuma, 1976 Japanese maple is one of the finest materials for bonsai because when cultivated as a bonsai it produces smaller leaves than if growing in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195775087-QVSQHFXVXFJD5UVUN672/41+kiyohime.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' In training since 1946 Gift of Akiko Matsudaira, 1976 Trees with fine twigs, small leaves, and spreading roots are good matches for smaller bonsai. Certain cultivars with these characteristics, like this one, are favorites for creating miniature scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539173045802-TO9NZYYQNYF8UT4MMBMD/IMG_0498.JPG World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Gift of Goro Ito, 1976 The slant-style in bonsai represents the forces of nature on mature trees: strong winds, heavy snows, rock slides, or the need to grow towards the light are all reasons for a tree to lean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197386291-CG1KCM1OBWIT6M1L953T/50.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum Yatsubusa Group In training since 1946 Gift of Shintaro Abe, 1976 The small leaves, tiny twigs and strong roots of dwarf maple varieties make them perfect material for the bonsai artist whose goal is to create the illusion of a large, mature tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197266096-JJUM0UAT2PXE664ECRSE/51+-+Japanese+Hemlock-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese hemlock Tsuga diversifolia In training since 1926 Gift of Royal Household of Princess Chichibu, Japan, 1976 Japan’s Princess Chichibu (1909-1995) was a well-known patron of the art of bonsai. She donated this hemlock from her royal collection as a part of Japan's Bicentennial gift to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197846416-O26ALTSX9IG8QCAVN1C7/52+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1895 Gift of Royal Household of Prince Takamatsu, Japan, 1976 One of three trees from the Imperial Family included in Japan’s 1976 Bicentennial gift, this majestic maple is from the collection of Prince Takamatsu (1905-1987) and was trained as a bonsai from a seedling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198208659-ZUBEKRW130N8NSDRKCED/53+201008+Colella+Master_2212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora In training since 1795 Gift of the Imperial Household, Japan, 1976 It was an unprecedented honor for the Emperor of Japan to include a tree from the Imperial Collection as part of his country’s gift to the United States in 1976—none had ever before left Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198667622-RN50H81T6H1FGTY2CY1Y/57+2008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata In training since 1966 Gift of Reiji Takagi, 1998 This tree was originally collected on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bonsai artist has carved the dead portions to resemble naturally weathered dieback on an old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539199368705-JZBYLC4T5A2HUETGJLF4/60+2015+black.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Needle juniper Juniperus rigida In training since 1966 Gift of Governor Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, 1998 Before it became a bonsai, this tree was about 250 years old. It was collected from a rugged coastal area on the Sea of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539257961772-MS3ES124KHLFQ87L1UND/62+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1939 Gift of Saburo Kato, 1998 This tree, collected and styled by renowned Japanese bonsai master Saburo Kato, was an official gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi to President Clinton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539258313872-5SINZ05GAK7ZQF9OSQ50/63+200610+maple+tree.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1939 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 A gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi's personal collection, this bonsai has the graceful shape of a maple growing in an open field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295122823-PF9U9YCGY2BPU52PE2VD/68+200611_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1984 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295153246-EPDDZGUPDSKLGZL6FFQ0/69+201011+NBF10-27-81.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1919 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 This shohin bonsai has been trained from a seedling to grow over a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259652597-BT487ETKNGUZFEXTJTJI/70+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Satsuki azalea 'Korin' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Korin' Training age unknown Gift of Hirozumi Ichihara, 2000 Korin is a type of Satsuki azalea cultivated by bonsai aritsts for its small leaves and flowers. In June, the leaves will not be visible when it is covered in pink blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259799324-PAIMA7BH0Y5C1JFVO6QJ/71+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 - Satsuki azalea 'Gyoten' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Gyoten' Training age unknown Gift of Shogo Watanabe, 2000 Satsuki azaleas bloom later than most other azaleas and often produce flowers of different colors on the same plant—a prized feature in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539180274104-Q9U2T06F3RJV2QH6PC3N/55+Camellia.jpg World Bonsai Day 2022 Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' In training since 1950 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 The small leaves and flowers of this dwarf camellia make it excellent material for bonsai. 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"Goshin" Chinese Juniper Forest Juniperus chinensis In Training Since 1953 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1984 This is one of the most recognized bonsai in the world. Bonsai master John Naka created his forest with 11 trees—one for each of his grandchildren—and named it Goshin, meaning "protector of the spirit." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540402723017-NQK35G9281AUAG6HETVF/202+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1975 Gift of Ted C. Guyger, 1990 Bonsai created from trees collected from the outdoors start out with a thicker, more mature trunk. Before it was pruned, this bonsai was a 23-foot tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540403127241-LLT7V9M90WWIXZ9NFXIP/203+200711.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1985 Gift of Brussel Martin, 1990 Forest-style bonsai are often planted on a rock slab with the soil held in place by moss. This creates a natural-looking hillock setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404031885-OA3DTVF41ZXJXVTLJ8IU/204+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Drummond's Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii In training since 1974 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298030871-XRT145A03HVE03NF04LU/207+200703.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1985 Gift of Harold M. Harvey, 1990 Even though bougainvillea is a vine, it can be grown as a bonsai by continually pruning the long growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298077440-FOI5H2QHDQBR4HRTGELI/IMG_5844.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1960 Gift of Fred & Ernesta Ballard, 1990 This bonsai is trained in the cascade style, in which the tree is trained to imitate those growing from the side of a cliff. Instead of growing upward toward the sun, the trunk and branches are pulled downward by gravity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540404983084-SERXYEPB6XQXXNO1X7DO/211+200605.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group In training since 1948 Gift of John Yoshio Naka, 1990 One reason John Naka named this bonsai Gimpo, "Silver Phoenix," was because like the mythical bird rising from ashes, even the ugliest tree can become a majestic bonsai in the hands of a master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532298103038-N6SLMCD3EGUOE611X08O/212+201008.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus In training since 1975 Gift of Mary Madison, 1990 Buttonwood is a native American species from the swamps of Florida. Its naturally twisted trunks make it popular material for tropical bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540405750045-HPKW2ELL84H63BGF1WJV/214+201011+NBF10-27-128.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - English Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata In training since 1955 Gift of Bertram F. Bruenner, 1990 The artist created the unique twisting trunk on this bonsai by shaping it with wire when it was still a seedling and very pliant. Once the tree matured, the wire could be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406453886-0KWTZTDXSG2KS5IWAMEG/216+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1971 Gift of Mike Uyeno, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540406792357-3A176KDLHEFY2UPKQ6AY/217+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Natal Fig Ficus natalensis In training since 1976 Gift of David W. Fukumoto, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540408070600-PVZEZKKAQAN8XB4IO67Y/218+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Willow-leaf Ficus Ficus salicaria In training since 1974 Gift of Helen C. Souder, 1990 Clump style bonsai are trees that have multiple trunks emanating from a single base. Ficus make good trees for bonsai beginners because they grow quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540468413772-5NTG05Q9Z44TZI5O8DUL/222+Juniperus+californica.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1967 Gift of Kiichi Wayne Takayasu, 1990 This native juniper from the mountains in California is one of the most popular trees to collect for bonsai. California junipers grow slowly, usually over hundreds of years, and have interesting deadwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540469262630-0N9AGPVT4TKMVQELB07Z/224+201402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1975 Gift of James & Helen Barrett, 1990 This tree has been styled to look like a lone tree hit by lightening, causing the top to die. It was a style made popular by the famous American bonsai master John Naka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540470853308-G8OU199MDME73NHD9L7D/225+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Pasture Juniper Juniperus communis var. depressa In training since 1980 Gift of Jack B. Douthitt, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540471823772-TO1L5U5V8L2HGBVBS6BV/226+200304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 1975 Gift of Thomas Tecza, 1990 This dwarf type of juniper came to the United States from England about 1900 for use in gardens; however, its small size soon made it a popular choice for beginner bonsai classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472259489-PTSEZXQ5X05Q476AKYFI/228+201606.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizotalis 'Prostrata' In training since 1969 Gift of Kaz & Kiyo Yoneda, 1990 The bonsai artists created the deadwood on this nursery tree in order to make it look like an old juniper collected from the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540472463031-8S3IZIGYBAWMMZ0KLU1K/229+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica In training since 1930 Gift of Yuji Yoshimura, 1990 This tree was started in Japan from a cutting by Yuji’s father, Toshiji Yoshimura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909051377-SK3QMS58IGGWCD5B513E/232+Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+175.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Crabapple Malus sp. In training since 1978 Gift of Richard Meszler, 1990 Bonsai artists prefer crabapples over regular apple trees because their smaller fruits are more in keeping with the scale of a bonsai tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540478541508-N25BLT9VFP5DLT1Z1IOU/233+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1963 Gift of Melba Tucker, 1990 Originally created from a 20-foot tree, this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk, which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540479250476-KENLFF6C9QF2MLXLINZF/237+201204.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris In training since 1972 Gift of Roland Folse, 1990 Root-over-rock style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540480564216-02SMU42OOO3EVKJ9VED0/238+201209.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1970 Gift of Daniel Robinson, 1990 A very unusual bonsai! The trunk is an old ponderosa pine, but the grafted branches are Japanese black pine. Bonsai artists consider the 10-inch-long needles of the ponderosa to be out of scale for bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540481394342-YWQDV7BFAEBQFKZDOU61/239+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1950 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 Every summer pines grow new buds at the tips of their branches. In order to maintain a bonsai’s styling, the buds must be removed. Because the buds look like candles, this process is called “candling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540487732831-9DBYIT25YJLK6H48KZZZ/240+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1955 Gift of George Yamaguchi, 1990 Most black pine bonsai are created from mature collected material. This bonsai is unusual because it has been in training since it sprouted from a seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540488888565-6ARTGTBW48AKWCR4ST6J/241+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1964 Gift of Muriel R. Leeds, 1986 Yuji Yoshimura created this bonsai by grafting cork-bark Japanese black pine to Japanese black pine roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540490493979-TT9DYUQFII5YRNOQIOS5/243+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Pomegranate Punica granatum In training since 1963 Gift of Alice T. Naka, 1990 One of the goals of bonsai is to make a tree appear older and bigger than it actually is. By severely tapering the trunk, the artist is creating the illusion of a majestic old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540491592425-8JD05X6U3NY65KVREERF/248+201610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens In training since 1954 Gift of June M. Chambers, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540492901171-7W42NY8N6I7IS9MKHS8Y/249+201011+NBF10-27-180.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1987 Gift of Guy Guidry, 1990 Before it became a bonsai this tree was 25 feet tall. The trunk of a mature tree provides the wide flare at the base of the tree so desirable in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540909135355-D1O28K3A6YULSP8R55M7/250+201408+Bald+cypress+forest.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Bald-cypress and Pond-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum and Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium In training since 1988 Gift of Jim Fritchey & Dick Wild, 1990 The creators of this forest style bonsai used two different types of cypress collected in southwest Florida, planting them atop a 2000-pound natural rock slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540496024024-QP0U1MLCSMY5V8LWKQ5A/253+201007+Chinese+Elm.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Catlin Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' In training since 1988 Gift of Susanne Barrymore, 1990 This forest planting was created from cuttings of a mutant contorted Chinese elm developed as a cultivar specifically for use in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540499967933-RJ752KRCAGGF86AW2LVA/254+200301.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1970 Gift of Marybel Balendonck, 1990 Do you "feel" the wind blowing through this forest? The artist has arranged and styled the trees so they slant to the left, as if in the presence of a steady breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540564351218-VJFPXO7YDUX7MHC31B50/255+201408.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1972 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1990 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540572109900-7XT3DWCNIG4V02ZAA8QZ/258+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 Ficus microcarpa 'Kaneshiro' In training since 1975 Gift of Haruo Kaneshiro, 1990 This ficus was hybridized by Hawaii's foremost bonsai master, Haruo Kaneshiro. The styling imitates the natural look of old banyan trees in the tropics, with their aerial roots reaching down to add multiple “trunks.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540575456253-7XJEK1X1VB6LZ8YJFW5G/259+201407.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Ironwood Casuarina equistifolia In training since 1978 Gift of Edwin S. Nishida, 1990 This tropical tree native to Australia looks like a pine, but unlike pine, its foliage grows continuously and needs to be plucked back to give it a tidy look for a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540577262472-902LH2GYMBLE7U9SPUYG/260+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Brazilian Peppertree Schinus terebinthifolia In training since 1973 Gift of Edward Nakanishi, 1990 This tropical tree native to South America flowers in the early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540578765351-MDSLLRLOXCIXT24G04SI/261+200310.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1976 Gift of Doris W. Froning, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540579351969-KB4WNV66K6E4GUK366JG/262+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia In training since 1981 Gift of Arch R. Hawkins, 1996 This North American native was collected in a field in central Texas. The fine twigging and rough silvery bark are most appreciated in winter after the leaves have fallen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540580749855-2TNHNB0K8A1EV9X5QV4G/263+201406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1986 Gift of John Y. Naka, 1997 Interesting trunks like this one are usually found in the wild. John found this coast live oak in 1986 on a cattle ranch about 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299100026-T63RSVOVI4N5ATCL75QN/264+200411.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Northern White-cedar Thuja occidentalis In training since 1989 Gift of Toronto Bonsai Society, 1996 Northern white-cedars are the oldest trees in Eastern North America. This tree was collected in Canada and styled to reflect its northern origins where heavy snows leave old trees with multiple broken, dead branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540582757758-CA35CCCHA2GBQT9XVVFP/265+201006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Musk-maple Premna microphylla In training since 1988 Gift of William & Joan Clark, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299142082-XO6L4GKBR34WUOBRISFQ/267+201006+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' In training since 1970 Gift of Mas Moriguchi, 1999 Can you imagine walking down the path in this miniature landscape? The artist styled this scene after a redwood forest. By including short trees and little plants he made the tall trees appear to be giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583479253-XC05QTPNWLFG7GA45M4A/268+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Olive Olea europaea In training since 1972 Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 Do you see an old olive grove on a rugged coast in the Mediterranean? Like a living postcard, these tray landscapes can conjure up distant places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540583972286-8GR3IIZ0W8HNEFKXSO4I/269+201006+%2816%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Bald-cypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum In training since 1972 Gift of Vaughn L. Banting, 2000 You won't find this tree shape in Asian bonsai. The flat-top form is unique to the old bald cypress trees that grow in the southeast wetlands of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540584337680-ID06FQFE5SVPM5IB0Q5P/270+-+Bird%27s+Nest+Spruce-200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Bird's Nest Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Nidiformis' In training since 1956 Gift of Philip Tacktill, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832564194-8FG27HUIZZUC5JB3DNEZ/271+200212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Sargent Juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Sherwin Mitchell, 2002 Even though the trunk has a lot of twists and turns, the top of the tree is aligned over the base in a good example of the informal upright bonsai style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540832947655-C5JS1VAB21I9CHDWXI2Q/271+200911.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - American Beech Fagus grandifolia In training since 1979 Gift of Fred H. Mies, 2003 This species is native to eastern North America. Its smooth, silver-gray bark is a nice contrast to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299235280-EXDB9390GPFXML3FUNLG/273+201011+Sweetgum.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua In training since 1975 Gift of Vaughn Banting, 2003 This native sweetgum tree was collected in Louisiana and styled as a slanting bonsai. Its star-shaped leaves turn brilliant red in the fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540833804182-K1NQOFPPFQWK4QO3PYNB/274+200908.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Montezuma-cypress Taxodium distichum var. mexicanum In training since 1948 Gift of John Y. Naka, 2004 This was the first bonsai John created after moving to Los Angeles in 1946. He gave it to the museum right before he passed away at the age of 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540835788179-5ETA3AVE6Y2MMU1KMB4K/275+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Thorny Elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1960 Gift of Mike Naka, 2004 The split and gnarly old trunk on this tree conveys the spirit of survival found in very old trees in nature. John Naka found this thorny elaeagnus growing on property to be demolished for freeway construction in southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540836393671-STDSODGRD7UCIJI72L87/276+200406.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1964 Gift of Harry Hirao, 2004 Can you find the "lifeline" on this tree? It is the thin brown line hugging the underside of the deadwood trunk. This living tissue carries water from the roots to the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540837739602-TXIWURZD9VPDHTWNAKZZ/277+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1974 Gift of Dan Chiplis, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838625824-RD3UJNAODJA0TGJ1L6FU/278+201008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora In training since 1970s Gift of Edward & Jean Smith, 2009 This tropical species has become popular with bonsai artists for the beauty of its multicolored, sleek bark, revealed when the outer bark sheds each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540838881409-FJR25Q2AVLG3KREH6JY0/279+201810.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1980 Gift of Janet Lanman, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540900407506-JA19A3EFJ3C5LCR8WPGC/280+201011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare In training since 1979 Gift of Jack Fried, 2010 Originally collected in a cow pasture, this privet was styled as a clump bonsai with a uniquely long lower branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540901292153-6C55TBHM0EBQO8PB5Z75/281+%28701%29+201004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa In training since 1966 Gift of the U.S. Forest Service, 1980 This ponderosa pine was donated to the museum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Forest Service. It was collected and styled by Dan Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540902183956-G9170AM8W74HALTTI6JS/282+201206+Frank+Goya+saikei.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Juniper Saikei Juniperus chinensis 'Femina' and Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' In training since 2004 Gift of Frank Goya, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540903117523-IXWFTTO8F524TOR6YXUS/283+201212+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1982 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540904245200-XIBC3LXYHFUWEYMZC3ZO/284+201304.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - California Juniper Juniperus californica In training since 1989 Gift of Sze-ern Kuo, 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532299888868-VXR8ML0CR82NKGQJX2BM/20141018_092317.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1975 Gift of Warren Hill, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540907560123-2J71Y7T543WZBATIODF1/287+201503.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' (branches grafted onto Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' trunk) In training since 2006 Gift of Takashi Shimazu, 2015 This bonsai was formed by grafting branches of Juniperus chinensis 'Itoigawa' onto the trunk of a large Juniperus horizontalis 'Prostrata' collected at Kobata Nursery in South Gate, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540911246849-G1TDXBMW20RMM2B6CJXG/289+201610+%283%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Coast Live Oak Quercus agrifolia In training since 1989 Gift of Al Nelson, 2016 Collected from a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540913198889-715EL1UNT23JAJB6UO20/292+201710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris 'R.A.F.' In training since 1980 Gift of William N. Valavanis, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540934051905-43946W8Q289LFYP8TGHB/520+201405.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Prostrate Juniper Juniperus horizontalis In training since 1952 Gift of Sydney Porter, Jr., 2011 John Naka styled this bonsai and included it in his first book, Bonsai Techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540989263642-ZWBC4MEVXMB6CGEU4LG2/101+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Hackberry Celtis sinensis In training since 1946 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 This is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. When the tree is bare in the winter you can appreciate the zig-zag effect of the pruning style beloved of Chinese penjing artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540990262970-SF4MMQZ1UTUZ2XPKT6F7/102+200309.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Boxthorn Serissa japonica In training since 1951 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 Coming from temperate regions in Asia, this species blooms practically all year round. There are usually so many tiny white flowers that it is also known as the "tree of a thousand stars." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540991087252-XG5J3OXUXMHKGXVKU1KU/103+200712.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The trunk of this tree exhibits a flaking bark of grey, pink and tan "camouflage" pattern that explains its other common name--lacebark elm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540992804938-2YPFA3G21ZCXFUII08UY/104+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa In training since 1906 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540994642647-WXHVPZVORXTD62CWUVN4/106+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Fukien-tea Ehretia microphylla In training since 1956 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1540995135071-TNR84F22ZB9GOPS2MABB/107+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Golden-larch Pseudolarix amabilis In training since 1971 Gift of Shu-ying Lui, 1986 The golden-larch is a rare and unusual conifer from China that turns bright golden yellow in the fall before dropping its needles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000190279-JPXP9MMN7E9QTCYMSNJM/108+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 In pairing a rock with a tree, it is important to keep the tree from becoming too big for the rock in order to maintain a balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541000600113-0R0V2KPZ7J1GZIBAODK9/110+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Chinese penjing are often styled with contorted roots and branches which give them a sense of lively movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541002339922-WD38GG3B1HWO9R9XMURZ/111+201509+%286%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The leaves of a Chinese elm are so tiny that if we saw a picture of this tree without the pot, we can easily be fooled into believing this is a much larger tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541010834924-SZXOB2OTDUFZP5OY6TAW/112+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Nepal Firethorn Pyracantha crenulata In training since 1966 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This forest of firethorn trees produces small red fruits that last through the winter months. In the spring, the trees are covered with fragrant white blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541011785487-8JFFRZ07Y4V5S613PHJA/114+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1961 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Penjing means "landscape in a tray." Here we see naturalistic groupings of trees as if in the wild. The white marble container or tray is unique to penjing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541012386840-L5DXZ2A1UI8JG5YXJY2R/115+200307.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Pauper's-tea Sageretia thea In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The Chinese love to add little figurines to their penjing. It helps us imagine what it would be like to sit under this tall tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079359511-EJKG2KHQSEJEDQ38Q57X/116+200803.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 To the Chinese, viewing a penjing of a rock with a tree evokes a more distant and rugged wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541079992524-3CQGF0HF5EYKSS5STKEC/117+200803.1.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1951 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Root-over-rock style penjing showcases the Chinese love for odd-shaped rocks. The tree has been trained from a young seedling to grow around the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541080472964-LGHA7DKCC7BRC16W1V84/119+200402.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541081240020-0NN6EPJIDRSKSHQ4FWF6/120+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Taiwan-cypress Taiwania cryptomerioides In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085226798-GPSXGPGA45RNW4CNQZEA/123+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1946 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 The hollow trunk and gnarled branches of this tree imply survival into old age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541085809011-A7RXTCOQARC71TR5MO3I/127+200401.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 1906 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 Many old Chinese paintings depict trees with angular bends like this one. The hollow trunk and exposed surface roots add to its quirky character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086074684-90M79TG9WSR86BRM8ZSL/128+200608.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Buddhist-pine Podocarpus macrophyllus In training since 1956 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This is an evergreen conifer native to mountainous areas of southern China and Japan. Small berry-like fruits ripen in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541087070565-7BB8JO5F9X99UTW0XDDT/130+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 This pine was styled by Yee-sun Wu, a master of the Lingnan School of penjing. Curvy lines of the trunk and branches are a characteristic of this school, suggesting a flowing image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541086578902-PH80AZCZZAPPD78Z132E/131+201009.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Cork-bark Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Corticosa Group In training since 1936 Gift of Yee-sun Wu, 1986 As this pine matures, its bark develops deep fissures and raised sections known as wings or ridges. Look closely at the branches on this tree to see this characteristic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541093612938-R6XS4W3A70PXQ1DPKNSW/132+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 2001 Gift of Qingquan Zhao in Honor of Emily Jane McNear, 2001 This landscape scene was created by Chinese penjing master Qingquan Zhao to suggest islands surrounded by water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094309293-2NUTLJL80WLI5SHOSCB2/133+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 This tree was trained into a Chinese dragon shape! It is unusual to see a tree in this historical style outside of China, especially one made by a Chinese-American. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541094980155-H8EXNIYQ8RJNAFLSBRDA/134+201103.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 To view this tree is to feel the power of the wind. Why is that? The branches appear to grow in one direction as if forced by a strong wind. The bonsai artist creates this illusion by bending the branches into position with the support of aluminum wires. This creates the distinctive windswept style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541096752805-FKR7O01GKFXAM3B1KAZ5/135+201505+%282%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 With its tall, slender trunk and sparse foliage, this pine is an example of the literati style. It resembles the type of trees featured in the paintings of Chinese literati (scholars.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541103419512-IXI9QDAM0249NA8291DK/139+200410.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106042531-PSC0OZFU65JJS8AXAJP6/140+200711.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Training years unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106646574-2MVAHOK7I5QLSXFSXBKJ/141+201111.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541106931027-2532J0Z3W49WFS8VCXMJ/142+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Training age unknown Gift of Stanley Chinn, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541107180085-DEUVDC64QM8X6Z2B6HZ3/143+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia In training since 2004 Gift of Yunhua Hu, 2004 This landscape penjing was created here at the Arboretum by Mr. Hu Yun Hua in 2004. He was the Director of the Penjing Research Center at the Shanghai Botanical Garden in China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541108721656-HNZ794W0UDDOBI5JEZWK/519+200610.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident Maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1955 Gift of Michael Levin, 1999 This is an example of the exposed-root style popular in China. It is inspired by trees growing along riverbanks. When soil is gradually washed away, their roots develop a protective bark like the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541109299121-XA51DAMQI5MAAYERUXVA/522+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Water-jasmine Wrightia religiosa Training age unknown Gift of Dr. Tang Quoc Kiet, 2002 Water-jasmine is a popular material for bonsai in southeast Asia. This one was imported from Vietnam, where rounded, cloud-shaped foliage pads on bonsai are typical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532272346846-H2E28OCRPZM1Z48CY148/1+200306_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii In training since 1895 Gift of Saichi Suzuki, 1976 The Japanese bonsai gift to the United States in honor of our bicentennial included 50 trees to represent the states, one of which had to be the same age as the country. This bonsai was chosen as the first tree because it was believed to be about 200 years old at the time of the dedication in 1976. It was originally collected from the Atsumi peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186815220-1IZKLSBUWP0VV3HQX0V4/2+200304_002.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora ‘Miyajima’ In training since 1625 Gift of Masaru Yamaki, 1976 This is the oldest bonsai in the Museum and was in the same family in Japan from the time it was created almost 400 years ago until gifted to the U.S. in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195997320-J212JGO7BRA6SMM0GTEG/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+178.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 1976 One of the most important elements of a bonsai is the quality of its surface roots. This pine has especially dramatic ones that seem to grab the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539186269543-F4YBPISQV2XLCREE11PQ/5+Picea+glehnii.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1925 Gift of Tokuei Tanaka, 1976 When this tree was collected in Japan, it was probably about 120 years old. It is difficult to know the exact age of a bonsai that first grew in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174728334-HLHE8BOINFDZO3L82NYZ/7+-+Japanese+Cypress+2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Hinoki-cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa In training since 1875 Gift of Shuhei Nagai, 1976 The way the bonsai artist thinned and shaped the foliage on this tree helps create the appearance of an ancient tree, which is a primary goal in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539183896759-WDIIYUU755TWWUZVGKSM/11+2015.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica In training since 1905 Gift of Eisaku Sato, 1976 This bonsai suggests a peaceful garden forest near a place of worship. In Japan, one often finds a temple or shrine nestled within a shady cryptomeria grove in the countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539193324369-AGN6LUFVHCRY71RLQEH3/12+-+Thorny+Elaeagnus-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens In training since 1825 Gift of Teisuke Takahashi, 1976 Look for berries in the springtime on this flowering and fruiting shrub. Started from a cutting in 1825, this plant has been cultivated as a bonsai through its entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539187799955-JY1ITPM6KB6XFVB9E342/14+201008+Colella+Master_2183.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii In training since 1905 Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 1976 The design of the museum logo was inspired by this bonsai with its rhythmic lines of dead wood contrasting with green foliage pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539188764682-WG1SCPTC4CXV1323BGQ5/15+2010+Wisteria.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda In training since 1925 Gift of Kihei Tamura, 1976 Wisteria does not produce fine twigs, so it takes an especially skilled bonsai artist to create dense foliage when shaping it into a bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539175371079-OOL1CQCUEZD4APGMO8OK/16+zelcova.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1895 Gift of Yoshibumi Itoigawa, 1976 This bonsai is only 4 feet tall, yet it gives the appearance of a giant tree with a thick trunk, powerful surface roots, and tapered branching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539174195859-XK8QW4CCF6RS77L2KH9Q/20+2009+cropped.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Toringo crabapple Malus toringo In training since 1905 Gift of Shu’ichi Ueda, 1976 This crabapple has four season interest: white blossoms in spring; bright green leaves in summer; yellow fruits in autumn; and when its leaves fall in winter, the bent and craggy silhouette of an aged tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194165192-9PGS4OKB2VA9N55966XX/23+200611.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese beech Fagus crenata In training since 1946 Gift of Kiyoshi Kawamata, 1976 This is an example of the classical forest style where you feel as if you are inside the forest looking out—the trees nearest you appear un-obstructed and large; the ones in back are smaller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539178325307-4CBFPGEH0C2YT7NZ7JNH/25+201011+NBF10-27-86.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1926 Gift of Kiku Shinkai, 1976 Ginkgo bonsai make their best show in autumn when their bright green leaves gradually turn a brilliant golden yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532293966556-05CC8EHQTZW6661WEIP8/26+200711_006.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba In training since 1896 Gift of Masayuki Fujio, 1976 Bulbous growths, known as chi chi, typically appear on older ginkgo trees like this bonsai. From these, ariel roots may develop to help the tree survive in times of environmental stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177104016-FKLL6O6P211DEUAN2ZXA/31.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese-quince Pseudocydonia sinensis In training since 1875 Gift of Etsusaburo Shiina, 1976 The techniques of bonsai can, in some species, reduce the size of the leaves, but fruit and flowers remain the same size as those on trees growing naturally. This quince produces 5-inch fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539177645419-9DHS90NSTPMT2PGCPIPJ/32+200803_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Higo camellia Camellia japonica (Higo Group) 'Yamato-nishiki' In training since 1876 Gift of Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumiai, Kyushu Branch (Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative), 1976 The flowers of the Higo camellia are distinctive for the bold sunburst pattern of yellow stamens at the center of the petals. In Japan, these winter blossoms are associated with the bravery of samurai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539196207082-YRUNJ92PJ55ZNR31X0V5/36+200703.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1856 Gift of Tanekichi Isozaki, 1976 This masterpiece bonsai shows the artist’s expertise in training a seedling to become a majestic tree with flaring surface roots, a powerful trunk tapering gracefully to the apex, and horizontal branches with finely articulated twigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539194563788-FWS3HRHR9C9AV0I7LK2J/37+root+over+rock.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1916 Gift of Takeo Fukuda, 1976 In this “root-over-rock” style, the artist grew a young plant on top of a rock, gradually removing soil as the roots matured. In nature, maple roots sometimes grasp a rock just like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539176069486-A1HVXAXDYJGBJY3TJB5X/40+202011.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1906 Gift of Ryutaro Azuma, 1976 Japanese maple is one of the finest materials for bonsai because when cultivated as a bonsai it produces smaller leaves than if growing in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539195775087-QVSQHFXVXFJD5UVUN672/41+kiyohime.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' In training since 1946 Gift of Akiko Matsudaira, 1976 Trees with fine twigs, small leaves, and spreading roots are good matches for smaller bonsai. Certain cultivars with these characteristics, like this one, are favorites for creating miniature scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539173045802-TO9NZYYQNYF8UT4MMBMD/IMG_0498.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii Gift of Goro Ito, 1976 The slant-style in bonsai represents the forces of nature on mature trees: strong winds, heavy snows, rock slides, or the need to grow towards the light are all reasons for a tree to lean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197386291-CG1KCM1OBWIT6M1L953T/50.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum Yatsubusa Group In training since 1946 Gift of Shintaro Abe, 1976 The small leaves, tiny twigs and strong roots of dwarf maple varieties make them perfect material for the bonsai artist whose goal is to create the illusion of a large, mature tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197266096-JJUM0UAT2PXE664ECRSE/51+-+Japanese+Hemlock-2.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese hemlock Tsuga diversifolia In training since 1926 Gift of Royal Household of Princess Chichibu, Japan, 1976 Japan’s Princess Chichibu (1909-1995) was a well-known patron of the art of bonsai. She donated this hemlock from her royal collection as a part of Japan's Bicentennial gift to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539197846416-O26ALTSX9IG8QCAVN1C7/52+201007.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1895 Gift of Royal Household of Prince Takamatsu, Japan, 1976 One of three trees from the Imperial Family included in Japan’s 1976 Bicentennial gift, this majestic maple is from the collection of Prince Takamatsu (1905-1987) and was trained as a bonsai from a seedling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198208659-ZUBEKRW130N8NSDRKCED/53+201008+Colella+Master_2212.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora In training since 1795 Gift of the Imperial Household, Japan, 1976 It was an unprecedented honor for the Emperor of Japan to include a tree from the Imperial Collection as part of his country’s gift to the United States in 1976—none had ever before left Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539198667622-RN50H81T6H1FGTY2CY1Y/57+2008.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata In training since 1966 Gift of Reiji Takagi, 1998 This tree was originally collected on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bonsai artist has carved the dead portions to resemble naturally weathered dieback on an old tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539199368705-JZBYLC4T5A2HUETGJLF4/60+2015+black.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Needle juniper Juniperus rigida In training since 1966 Gift of Governor Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, 1998 Before it became a bonsai, this tree was about 250 years old. It was collected from a rugged coastal area on the Sea of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539257961772-MS3ES124KHLFQ87L1UND/62+201505.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Red Ezo spruce Picea glehnii In training since 1939 Gift of Saburo Kato, 1998 This tree, collected and styled by renowned Japanese bonsai master Saburo Kato, was an official gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi to President Clinton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539258313872-5SINZ05GAK7ZQF9OSQ50/63+200610+maple+tree.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese maple Acer palmatum In training since 1939 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 A gift from Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi's personal collection, this bonsai has the graceful shape of a maple growing in an open field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295122823-PF9U9YCGY2BPU52PE2VD/68+200611_001.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata In training since 1984 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295153246-EPDDZGUPDSKLGZL6FFQ0/69+201011+NBF10-27-81.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Trident maple Acer buergerianum In training since 1919 Gift of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, 1999 This shohin bonsai has been trained from a seedling to grow over a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259652597-BT487ETKNGUZFEXTJTJI/70+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Satsuki azalea 'Korin' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Korin' Training age unknown Gift of Hirozumi Ichihara, 2000 Korin is a type of Satsuki azalea cultivated by bonsai aritsts for its small leaves and flowers. In June, the leaves will not be visible when it is covered in pink blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539259799324-PAIMA7BH0Y5C1JFVO6QJ/71+200905.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Satsuki azalea 'Gyoten' Rhododendron (Satsuki Group) 'Gyoten' Training age unknown Gift of Shogo Watanabe, 2000 Satsuki azaleas bloom later than most other azaleas and often produce flowers of different colors on the same plant—a prized feature in bonsai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539180274104-Q9U2T06F3RJV2QH6PC3N/55+Camellia.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' In training since 1950 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 The small leaves and flowers of this dwarf camellia make it excellent material for bonsai. Its semi-double pink blossoms usually appear in November. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260224019-AX395RQZANTD4DZN2M7P/79+200710.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Eurya Eurya emarginata In training since 1970 Gift of Susumu Nakamura, 2000 A member of the tea family, this evergreen shrub grows in thickets on mountain slopes, in rock crevices, and along seacoasts in China, Japan, and Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260340555-9H80HGW504TTEVQ73CHH/Photoshoot+%232+Oct+06+186.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora 'Koko-no-e' Train age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 The branches of this pine were grafted onto the trunk at 90-degree angles to create a style of bonsai known as formal upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539260712124-N7OMA02T42CG4ZFS2VOY/81+200910.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Training age unknown Gift of Daizo Iwasaki, 2004 Note that in the slant style of bonsai, though the trunk of the tree is leaning, the design of the branches and foliage provides a feeling of balance and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532295496600-4XJOK97OEPZH20BNCB63/82+201207_001.JPG World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539261965235-9TB6X9QPA8EWZ7Q681LZ/86+201207.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Chinese Emperor-plum Osteomeles boninensis Training age unknown Gift of All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539263488626-WIZ68D2U9035G88QVK8B/87+2004.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora In training since 1832 Gift of Hassan II, King of Morocco, 1983 This tree was a gift from the King of Morocco, His Majesty Hassan II, to President Ronald Reagan in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539264400343-2IGYG1CRRKPL9OCQEB73/88+201110.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Stewartia, beech, boxwood Stewartia monadelpha, Fagus crenata, Buxus microphylla In training since 2001 Gift of Toshio Kawamoto, 2001 Notice that 3 different types of trees grow together in this type of bonsai called saikei. It is a "living landscape" designed by Japanese artist Kawamoto, who introduced this style after the WWII. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1539265194872-L8E0GCA8OYXCK338IS06/89+from+bonsai+bark.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Sargent juniper Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii Training age unknown Gift of Doug Paul, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361754946-KDON8CQ8ECQ7I3C1UZM3/Tropicals+%2858%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361852007-PIM39D6GM3YTUUXQ8OX1/Tropicals+%2853%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361853651-M5XZ5Q8T40SMC33LHK06/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532361859251-QMXAHDEWE7ZSUTP8FLUH/Tropicals+%2849%29.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883746720-433NN9T0ZX1NS2ZOT0BL/BONSAI+BLOG+%285%29.png World Bonsai Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248475002-NV7W43VPY9PSJJT1Z82Y/6.png World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/c0dd6826-bd85-4d3f-b83d-9bfde138b3ad/DSC_5412.jpg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/63d709fe-7d7b-4cb9-b244-808677cccf45/Screen+Shot+2022-05-12+at+12.39.09+PM.png World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620248495335-KUEO812CD7QMB6YO554U/BONSAI+BLOG-4.png World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/08766f18-3fe1-45fb-aed2-34d623fb3ba1/WBD%2BScavenger%2BHunt.png World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1588883858107-3WQ0LM8IOYGYND72FFVG/BONSAI+BLOG+%286%29.png World Bonsai Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/eadc0b05-a9cf-4922-a1e1-259c4674fdcf/BONSAI+BLOG-2.png World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/2c614fac-d507-4f4d-9248-febd7004f1c4/900.jpeg World Bonsai Day 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1620246818026-Y5GL2GH7YOS8TLQLA2AS/BONSAI+BLOG-2.png World Bonsai Day 2023 https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/viewingstones daily 0.75 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/186187bc-5d67-4552-b65c-beb61310b470/5491-5x7+copy.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1545155281271-B89B5WY53BF4AIDADQR3/Falling+into+Winter+-+waterfall+stone.jpg Viewing Stones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1532363010217-IBIZLVPTYFJ57LYXB7UV/DSCN2188.JPG Viewing Stones - Make it stand out Mary Mrose Exhibit Gallery at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541164184853-2HC7PWZ2KL2OERSVDZN4/S.1.jpg Viewing Stones - Chrysanthemum Stone Neodani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kiyoshi Yanagisawa, 1975 It may look like chrysanthemum flowers have been preserved in this stone; however, the "petals" are really crystals that formed before the surrounding mud hardened into a rock. This stone is unpolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541164443623-LA6I0OWDO17SFZGYWBOZ/S.2a.jpg Viewing Stones - Waterpool Stone Sajigawa River, Tottori Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Teiichi Katayama, 1975 This stone recalls rocky coastlines with tidal pools. In Japan, important stones are given names by their owners. This one is called Jitsugetsutan, meaning "Pool of Eternity." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165060209-1TMD636PI5YXH3JT9IIV/S.3.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stone Ibigawa River, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Osanaga Kanroji, 1975 Can you imagine hiking on the slopes of this gentle mountain stone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165269371-IS14C1RSG6HE4LMSKQTA/S.4.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stream Stone Kifune Shrine area, north of Kyoto, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Kunizo Motoki, 1975 The vein of white crystalline material that occurs naturally in this rock gives the impression of a cool stream. The stone's name is Enkakeiryu, meaning "Misty Mountain Stream." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165404389-VTBQ8Z3DC8JQR6AUUJ8Y/S.5a.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Range Stone Seigaku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Fukujiro Yamagishi, 1975 The treacherous peaks of a rugged mountain range suggested by this stone bring to mind a wilderness untouched by man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541165674856-ZSR2X7T26ZQ9E9YX7OXE/S.6.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stone Hakkai Mountains, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift of Katsura Suzuki, 1975 This stone was named Hakkaizan (Mt. Hakkai) because its silhouette resembles the actual mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166004057-2UECQD54T5AD3XBB06IS/S.7+side+a.jpg Viewing Stones - Chrysanthemum Stone Neodani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Bicentennial Gift from the Nippon Suiseki Association (donated by Tanekichi Isozaki), 1976 A gift to President Ford from the Japanese viewing stone society in honor of the U.S. Bicentennial, this stone is well-known in Japan by its poetic name Tsukiyo Kiku, "Mums in the Moonlight." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166115815-F7QM3IK4367KPH8RENDA/S.8.jpg Viewing Stones - Tiger-stripe Pattern Stone Setagawa River, Japan Gift of Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, 1998 Striped stones from the Setagawa River are much prized in Japan for their pattern rather than their shape. This stone was a gift for President Clinton when he visited Japan during the Year of the Tiger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166634915-FH87MJ8SZMK4RJG16KUB/S.9.jpg Viewing Stones - Waterfall Stone Abegawa River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 The natural white crystals in this rock give you the impression of water cascading down the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166723482-H1E5BN0JYPWKULH2ZFJ4/S.10.jpg Viewing Stones - Distant Mountain Stone Setagawa River, Shiba Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 Mountains seen in the hazy distance lose their sharp features and can appear to be gentle rolling hills as in this stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541166907063-UQKRI3YCH1HE12IKKFLF/S.11.jpg Viewing Stones - Near-View Mountain Stone Naraigawa River, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Gift of Kenichi Oguchi, 2001 Viewing stones displayed in a shallow tray of sand recall islands rising from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541167349653-80NJXUERWC4C92NBNB6Y/S.19.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stone Unknown origin in Japan Gift of Jean and Ed Smith, 2010 This mountain stone once belonged to Mr. Masaru Yamaki, a Japanese bonsai master whose centuries-old bonsai was one of the trees donated in honor of our country’s bicentennial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541185804764-ILLXM3J88KUUG1J5CRF1/S.101.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholars' Rock- Taihu Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2001 Taihu stones are known for their bizarre shapes full of holes that were formed by the acidic water of Lake Tai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541185943207-3G1WQQ9XMIO37C75M0L8/S.102.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Lake Stone - Qixia Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu in memory of Hu Zhaokang (1918-1996), 2001 This stone is sometimes exhibited with water in the "lake" to enhance the realism of the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186096844-FHBPGVMCHJ2GPTWD5MQD/S.103.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholars' Rock- Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2001 Lingbi stones have been collected in China since ancient times. They conjure images of remote mountain grottoes where sages and immortals might dwell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186357095-B2L02UNS34Z1H90NLUWV/S.105a.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Jiulongbi Stone Fujian Province, China Gift of Kemin Hu, 2005 This stone is from the riverbed of the Nine Dragons (Jiulong) River. Its fantastic mountain scenery was created by water erosion over many years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541186585478-G0NDMKQPMLABD627KOVY/S.108.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Ying stone Guangdong Province, China Anonymous Gift, 2005 Ying stones are prized for their fantastic shapes and wrinkled texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541187661974-TH8WX0EP78P2PG3861ML/S.109.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholar's Rock, Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Anonymous Gift, 2005 What does this stone remind you of? Do you think of choppy seas or craggy peaks? Viewing stones are just the starting point for your own imagination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188173914-WDHENVI449A1U1SWH2UE/S.301.jpg Viewing Stones - Chrysanthemum Stone Hubei Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 The largest in North America (54” tall), this Chinese chrysanthemum stone shows how the surrounding matrix can be carved away to enhance the illusion of flowers emerging from the stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188533845-3NJSA461CJ0VE80W8SGW/S.302.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholar's Rock - Red Taihu Stone Jiangsu Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 This taihu stone is unusual for its red coloring—most taihu stones are gray or white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541188805098-VY9AEVGQDTICZ6Q65VYA/S.303.jpg Viewing Stones - Chinese Scholar's Rock - Lingbi Stone Lingbi, Anhui Province, China Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2005 Sometimes Chinese scholar's rocks are called spirit stones. They were believed to express the life-force of the earth. Does this stone remind you of movement? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189230972-O03X3ND91R6JCHA2XJGB/S.202.jpg Viewing Stones - Near-View Mountain Stone Wyoming Desert, USA Gift of Patrick Coen, 1991 This type of white stone with horizontal layering is unique to American viewing stones. It recalls the mesa rock formations of the American Southwest, carved by wind and water erosion over millions of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189513134-8IIRNUOSP3B24QANAOWZ/S.217.jpg Viewing Stones - Near Mountain Stone Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Gift of Jim Hayes, 1996 The red-brown color and craggy, pitted shape of this stone is typical of stones found in Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189674820-FSLSI9GFHJKJRGP2DQQJ/S.226.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Range Stone Eel River, California, USA Gift of Richard Manning, 1996 The smooth, dark green surface of this stone evokes cool sunny days in the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541189888624-DCCL7VZW7KXXFV4HLUM3/S.233.jpg Viewing Stones - Abstract Stone Kern River, California, USA Gift of John Y. Naka, 1996 Some may see an image of a waterfall in this stone. Bonsai master John Naka saw the old man in the mountain! He jokingly named this stone 30,000-foot White Beard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190072347-1YAECD4E5YTFJQ8PVHOY/S.244.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Range Stone Mojave Desert, California, USA Gift of Melba Tucker, 1996 Desert stones often look like they have been polished or buffed. The action of high winds blasting tiny sand particles across the stone's surface creates a natural sheen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190285273-RW8T2WP9IFYFQ98GIUXY/S.245.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stone Death Valley, California, USA Gift of Elmer Uchida, 1996 This mountain stone from the desert is a “ventifact”—a stone polished by the sandy desert wind. It was found in the 1960s by one of the first viewing stone collectors in the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190462387-UVC95SA60L8ITAO9MXJJ/S.249.jpg Viewing Stones - Image Stone Mojave Desert, California, USA Gift of Mariana Haug, in honor of her mother Melba Tucker, 1997 What do you see pictured in this stone? Melba Tucker saw a woman in a kimono with an elaborate hairstyle, thus she named the stone Geisha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190828875-VKMONVTP4N824Q2DG2MT/S.252.jpg Viewing Stones - Shelter Stone Indio, California, USA Gift of Melba Tucker, 2000 This stone recalls natural land forms in the American southwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541190932283-MFYYBLPVVOQFZO8OSQ0B/S.277.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stone Thomes Creek, California, USA Gift of Bob Carlson, 2009 Natural white minerals appear to cling like snow to the top of this mountain stone making it a favorite of winter displays in the Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191215872-TS6K04O25R7UHRS6SJF0/S.707.jpg Viewing Stones - Object Stone Pelindaba, Gauteng Province, South Africa Gift of John Y. Naka, 1996 When he saw this stone, bonsai master John Naka was reminded of a Japanese castle sitting atop a high, curved wall. Some people see a lighthouse. What do you see? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191415866-RDR1ALXR0YM6TTX01JAA/S.709.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain View Stone Lukuni Mine, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Gift of Ralph W. Johnson, 2004 Malachite in its natural state evokes lush green hills in early summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191723545-SQTECOL5KFYTIYVF6Y37/S.708.jpg Viewing Stones - Mountain Stone Giacopiane's Lake, Ligurian Alps, D'Aveto, Italy Gift of Luciana Queirolo Garbini, 2001 This majestic mountain is typical of the type of gray stone found in the Ligurian Alps of Italy. However, this particular stone became so celebrated in Europe, it came to be called La Bella (The Beauty.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1541191627250-120YOISIIFGUEZEFM0S2/S.702.jpg Viewing Stones - Dwelling Stone Ciniru River Valley, Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia Gift of Ismail Saleh, The Indonesian Suiseki Association, 1994 Can you imagine climbing up to find shelter within one of the caves in this dwelling stone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035883091-80H3TMA3RWNMLS7ZBF3W/Stone003-1.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035890546-LA1W4ZB3G5DZC66E5J6G/Stone003-3.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035910801-6G1CNLMWLV4Z50RZG5TF/Stone017.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035944907-M4IVUV1K5QFEXVB4PTJC/Stone032-01-rev2.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671035976469-67GGBUL4NIJENDCBJW27/Stone032-02.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036013151-IKJIPV0NL6TY0ZICFYKE/Stone032-11.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036003388-GXH42XLLQHU5BZX8K3YA/Stone041.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036049850-42BQNAIF32NXEQZOMM6Y/Stone043-1.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036053172-LBA0D3WZV49IJRM9ZX6H/Stone043-3.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036077481-9J1WI00T2TK31T4ADWIX/Stone044.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036075819-SDR1NV4MUWUYKHPX4JVV/Stone047-01.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036090899-9NW1FGHDVYRB0YRVG3LS/Stone049-1.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036101240-GZO05EJ49IFYSFI5E9Y5/Stone049-2.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036113869-TYNZQ8VW99KPFLRPH4GI/Stone058-1.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036123526-LJMDPVRTPF17D4CKMGAH/Stone058-2.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036141634-AIDJ4DEGGYAHAX8PAKE6/Stone059-1.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036144759-OP7PW0FVSBH5U7EIKECF/Stone064.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036164080-9GLJ5UWLWY86NBF3FMIA/Stone080.jpg Viewing Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/1671036163873-PWYWILEAEGP2MYRYX3FH/Stone111.jpg Viewing Stones https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/wbd24 daily 0.75 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/d1511c79-c072-45de-a12b-7bbef1201c5b/Heading%285%29.png World Bonsai Day 2024 Nick Lenz’s “Penelope” (pictured) will be on special display at the Museum May 10-12, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b3a44a7e17ba3cdbff49f51/be5d4ce0-6b3b-493b-a6e8-541177b503de/WBD-Proclamation-2024.png World Bonsai Day 2024 - IT’S OFFICIAL! Special this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued an official proclamation marking May 11, 2024 World Bonsai Day in Washington, DC. Starting at 10:30am there will be an opening ceremony at the Exhibitions Gallery with Ben De Guzman, Director of the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, as well officials from The National Bonsai Foundation, U.S. National Arboretum and Potomac Bonsai Association, plus PBA's Festival Official Guest Artist Sergio Cuan. 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