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A Large Korean Hornbeam at the ABAS Annual Show

April 19, 2013 by Jonas Dupuich

One of the standout trees at American Bonsai Society, Sacramento’s, recent exhibit was an old Korean hornbeam.

Korean hornbeam

Korean Hornbeam

It’s a great example of a tree with an unusual feature that provides interest – in this case, a long, straight branch with a big bend.

Hornbeam branch

Big bend

While straight branches are rarely encouraged, their presence doesn’t necessarily detract from a tree’s overall presentation.

A tree on the quite curvy end of the spectrum was a root over rock Japanase maple.

Japanese maple

Root over rock maple

Much more massive was the Sierra juniper below.

Sierra juniper

Sierra juniper

Seeing these trees together underscores how many different styles and varieties were present in the exhibit. In stark contrast to the large Sierra juniper, a literati-style red pine sported a long, slender trunk.

Japanese red pine

Red pine

Azalea

Azalea

A big fish of a stone represents one of the exhibit’s suiseki.

Suiseki

“Tsuru” – to fish

White pine

Japanese five-needle pine

Ginkgo

Ginkgo

Flowering bonsai

White flowering bonsai

Blossoms

White blossoms

Accent

Accent

Texas cedar elm

Texas cedar elm

Chinese elm

Chinese elm

Korean hornbeam

Korean hornbeam

Japanse maple

Japanese maple

Even an orchid made it into the hall.

Orchid

Phalaenopsis

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