Bonsai nurseries are rarely found in high-rent districts. Many are isolated blocks within residential neighborhoods or semi-rural areas, especially those with agricultural activity nearby. Ishii’s nursery is in the latter category. While there are plenty of nice houses in the area, there’s plenty of farmland too. And great vegetable gardens! Here are some more trees from Ishii’s nursery and a view of his neighborhood.
Wonderful Stewartia
Root base – the knuckles are a sign of age
Chinese Quince
If you’ve ever tried to wire Chinese quince, you’re familiar with how easy it is to snap branches. The alternative? Pulling the branches with twine. After creating bends with initial wiring, future maintenance can be simplified by tying branches down. Note how the twine was spread out (widened) at the base of the branch below to slow the rate at which it cuts in.
Plastic twine
Side view
Another large quince
And another
Root grafts at base of trunk
Quince fruit – they naturally look like the fruit was just smashed onto the end of the branch
Little ume
Kumo, Japanese for spider – these large and colorful creatures were everywhere!
Kinzu
Greenhouses
Vegetable garden
Yum – cabbage, spinach, daikon!
Rice and greenhouses
Nice post. I feel like I have been on a little site seeing trip. I’m a grower at a wholesale tree & shrub nursery in Ontario Canada. Around 1000 acres of containers & field grown plant material. Imagine what a nursey in Japan that size would be worth.