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Kokubunji Bonsai Center

December 25, 2012 by Jonas Dupuich

One of the highlights along our tour of the Kinashi Bonsai District was a visit to the Kokubunji Bonsai Center – and not just because they served udon to visitors. The center functioned like a large nursery with many, many pines and other varieties for sale. Better developed trees were displayed along the perimeter of the center.

Kokubunji Bonsai Center

Kokubunji Bonsai Center

Here’s a closer look at some of these trees (not sure if they were for sale or not).

Black pine

Black pine

White pine

White pine on rock

Cork bark pine

Cork bark pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Trident maple

Trident maple

Azalea

Azalea

White pine

White pine

Yew

Yew

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Ilex serrata

Ilex serrata

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

The rest of the center was a gigantic lot filled with trees. The cork bark pines in particular were priced on the low side as the variety isn’t as popular in Japan as it once was.

Kokubunji Bonsai Center

So many trees to choose from!

Cork bark pine - $240

Cork bark black pine – $240

Cork bark pine - $480

Cork bark black pine – $480

Stones

Stones

Stones

Slabs

And finally, the ever-present garden tanuki.

Tanuki

Tanuki

Happy holidays one and all. Thanks for reading – see you next year!

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  1. japanesepots says

    December 25, 2012 at 4:28 am

    Cool photos and post Jonas. I’ve looked through the website of the center many times, and read about it on the “Bonsai World” Takamatsu website.
    Always love the Tanukis…that one seems sinisterly fertile!

  2. Fred Banuelos says

    December 25, 2012 at 5:32 am

    Thank you Jonas for your suuperb Blog and the enormous amount of time you put into it. Happy Holidays

  3. Connie Hi says

    December 25, 2012 at 9:02 am

    Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing all the photos of Japanese bonsai. Connie from Chicago

  4. Brian VF says

    December 25, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Thanks Jonas, always appreciate your posts. The sure don’t think much of those corkers, do they?
    Merry Christmas!

  5. Daniel Dolan says

    December 26, 2012 at 9:42 am

    Jonas:

    Wonderful photos……………if I lived in Japan I could purchase Akadama inexpensively, study Bonsai with talented experts, purchase Cork Bark Pines for $240……..can’t wait to move.

    My question:

    …..with Bonsai reported to be less and less popular as a recreational and creative activity for the average person……to whom are all these fantastic trees sold?

    Best regards,

    D/D
    Chicago

    • Jonas Dupuich says

      December 26, 2012 at 7:21 pm

      Hi Daniel – good question. I’d guess the market there is pretty much like it is here, with a key difference being there’s more supply than demand these days. I get the impression that there are more nurseries that sell bonsai in Japan than in the US, but that most of these nurseries are not like the famous gardens we often read about. The prices for really good trees in Japan may not be what they were 10 years ago, but they are still high – many trees in the $5,000+ range – by US standards.

  6. Debby Carosi says

    December 27, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    le foto del pino bianco sono meravigliose.

    Complimenti vivissimi !!!

    Debby

  7. John says

    December 29, 2012 at 3:36 am

    Jonas, it is the 29th of December, I am missing my BonsaiTonight fix. You don’t get to have a vacation, we depend on you!

    John
    (just a little humor to end the year. Happy New Years!)

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